Analyst

Are you passionate about the chance to bring your analysis experience to a world class organization that is leading the way in both content and technology to serve and protect our citizens home and abroad?  Do you have the skills necessary provide research and expertise to the national security community, the US military, law enforcement, and the private sector? Then Thomson Reuters Special Services (TRSS) is looking for you!

Positions are located in the following cities:

McLean, Virginia

Washington, D.C.

About the Role
In this opportunity as an Analyst, you will be responsible for performing a wide range of work, from due diligence assessments to threat management reports. We leverage openly available data and our own proprietary holdings to develop relevant, insightful products.

• Produce regularly scheduled and ad hoc due diligence reports to clients as required.
• Become a practitioner of the latest in research and analytic methodologies, and an expert in TRSS proprietary data and technology solutions who effectively communicates actionable insights through a variety of media.  
• Become familiar with common data collection, cleaning, analysis, and visualization technologies including, but not limited to, Python, R, SQL, Cypher, Power BI, Tableau, etc.) to effectively collaborate with TRSS tech partners and influence the development of custom products and analytical tools. 
• Understand and apply concepts in data processing such as data structures, sourcing, quality, entity recognition and extraction, and transformation.
• Understand and apply concepts associated with data modeling, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) and their application in client workflows.
• Have comfort with ambiguity and fluid client situations with proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Provide insightful, well-researched analysis and guidance to clients bases on rigorous, in- depth analysis using public records, proprietary data, and open source data.
• Work closely with both client managers and fellow TRSS analysts to develop strong collaborative practices.
• Demonstrate personal accountability and ownership of work, with an emphasis on exhibiting success in accomplishing progressively more complex tasks, projects, and collaborations.
• Participate in analytic development at TRSS, to include mentorship, training and developing analytic best practices.

About You
You are a fit for the role of Analyst, if your background includes:

• Position is contingent on the candidate’s ability to clear a customer specific background investigation.
• This position will have access to highly sensitive public record information and as a result, all new hires and current employees in positions of this level will be subject to periodic background checks.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, relevant military or prior USG experience equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
• One or more years previous experience relating to research and analysis, especially in the area of commercial due diligence.
• Understanding of corporate risk management and ability to utilize data to assess risk.
• Strong reading and formal writing skills, with demonstrated ability in composition and source evaluation.
• Strong critical thinking skills and attention to detail, with a demonstrated high proficiency using open source and research database tools, with emphasis on incorporating multiple data streams into a single deliverable.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. national security clearance
• U.S. Citizenship essential to comply with government contract/agency or department of Federal Government requirements

OPTIONAL

• Foreign language skills (Spanish, Chinese, or Russian).
• Programming and technical skills.
• Previous experience with network analysis and/or social network analysis tools and methodologies.

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What's in it For You?
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected

• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

• Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward. 

Accessibility 

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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