Portfolio Manager, Thomson Reuters
Sector Head, Reuters Events
2-3 days a week in office (Canada Square, London)
Financial news and financial data provider
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Financial news and financial data provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
2-3 days a week in office (Canada Square, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help professionals advance their businesses and gain competitive advantage with the trusted answers only we can provide.
Role
Who you are
- The desire to combine your commercial acumen with your leadership skills to effectively manage a team of conference producers in our sustainable business portfolio
- Demonstrable experience of managing a team to commercial success
- Great communication skills with a collaborative mindset
- A keen interest in managing and developing a team and its portfolio. You’ll be accountable for the personal development of your team and we’re looking for someone that wants to use their experience in the events industry to grow the skill-sets of the wider team
What the job involves
- Reuters Events are looking for a Portfolio Manager (AKA Sector Head) to lead a team and ensure the commercial success of their conference and content portfolios, specialising in the Sustainable Business sector.
- Our Sustainable Business conferences are renowned among professionals working in this space and are known for outlining how companies can transition business to one that supports the delivery of a clean and inclusive future
- Our events, reports, magazine and other outputs are helping companies forge the new partnerships and identify the new investments that will help companies address their social and environmental impacts - setting a new standard for 'sustainable' business
- Lead the sustainable business division and develop both the strategic and commercial management of our portfolio’s global series of events
- Have responsibility and take accountability for the sustainable business sector's strategy and successful delivery of each project
- Lead on business planning, identify new opportunities, manage research teams and build new ideas into our continually evolving business model
- You’ll be key to launching new events within our sustainable business portfolio and will ensure that our world-class events meet industry needs, deliver a great customer experience and achieve our performance goals
- Line manage and train a team of Conference Producers, overseeing team performance, resourcing and development
- You’ll use your leadership and problem-solving skills to develop your team’s skillsets and manage the planning of their personal development
- You will be supported by the senior leadership team to oversee your sector and ensure quality control, people management, resourcing and performance
- Collaborate closely with Event Operations to ensure that budgets are met, and event spend is optimised
- Work with sales leads and marketing management to support on sales and marketing output
- As part of the role you’ll be working closely with our Event Operations, Sales and Marketing teams to ensure that budgets are met and that event spend is optimised, that our events are generating the required revenue through multiple channels and ensuring that our events are reaching the right people in the right way
- To work collaboratively with teams across the business to deliver events successfully and think of strategic ways in which we can enhance our portfolio in line with what our customers want
Application process
- Please Note: Completed applications must be submitted by 23:59 on Sunday 29th September 2024. Early applications are encouraged
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Thomson Reuters is reinventing the way professionals work. The multinational media conglomerate provides answers that help professionals make better decisions to run smarter businesses. It targets those in complicated sectors that move society forward; tax, law, compliance, government, and media.
Founded over 165 years ago, the company is now powered by thousands of international journalists. This bandwidth guarantees speed, impartiality, and insight that have helped Thomson Reuters retain its position a market leader. To stay competitive with companies founded in the digital era, Thomson Reuters places emphasis on helping clients reinvent themselves for the newly disruptive digital age.
As well as investing in the coverage of growth markets India and China, and embarking on a number of fintech acquisitions, Thomson Reuters announced an expansion of its long-term partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group in 2023. Together, they plan to enhance the value of financial and market news services to LSEG customers, whilst delivering a superior experience to professionals around the world.
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back within 2 weeks
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Global careers
- Flexibility
- Work that matters
- Employee appreciation & recognition
- 2 paid volunteer days
- Learning and development
- Parental leave
- Social events and activities
- 2 mental health days off
Company values
- Trust
- Partnership
- Innovation
- Performance
Company HQ
Wellington Place, Toronto, ON
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Leadership
Steve Hasker
(President & CEO, not founder)Previously served as Senior Advisor for TPG, CEO for Creative Artists Agency, Global President & Chief Operating Office for Nielsen, and as a Partner for McKinsey & Company.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Thomson Reuters
- The diversity of our talents, ideas and experiences is our true strength. That's why we foster an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and have the opportunity to reach their full potential
- To drive innovation and deliver competitive advantage, we embrace diversity of thought, style, experience, culture, race, color, gender, national origin, religion, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status. citizen status and veteran status
- In 2020, we announced a commitment to reaching a minimum of 45% female representation in senior leadership roles, globally, by the end 2022
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