Director, Product Management

Overview

Summary Are you ready to lead the transformation of a market-defining tax platform at the intersection of AI and enterprise software? Join Thomson Reuters as Director of Product Management – Direct Tax, leading our tax return preparation solution trusted by top accounting firms and corporate tax departments nationwide. In this role, you will set the strategic vision, drive bold innovation, and lead a high-performing team of product managers to deliver the future of tax technology.

About The Role As Director of Product Management – Direct Tax, you will be responsible for:

Strategy & Innovation

• Evangelizing and supporting our vision for touchless compliance—where AI agents and tax professionals collaborate seamlessly, freeing professionals from manual data entry to focus on strategic, high-value work.
• Developing multi-year product strategy and roadmaps that balance continuous innovation with disciplined delivery of customer value.
• Championing AI-powered capabilities and driving the integration of agentic AI, intelligent automation, and modern API architectures into the product ecosystem.
• Identifying and capitalizing on emerging opportunities in AI, automation, and workflow intelligence to transform how tax professionals work.

Team Building & Development

• Building, mentoring, and growing an inclusive team of high-performing product managers who embody customer empathy, continuous learning, and iterative delivery.
• Fostering a culture of experimentation where bold ideas are tested, failures are learning opportunities, and data drives decisions.
• Coaching team members on modern product management practices, from rigorous discovery to high-quality delivery.

Execution & Operational Excellence

• Owning the end-to-end product lifecycle—from concept through design, delivery, launch, and ongoing optimization—ensuring delightful customer experiences at every stage.
• Establishing and maintaining strong customer communication practices, ensuring customers are informed and prepared for product changes that impact their workflows.
• Partnering with support teams to build robust processes that drive quick issue resolution and continuous feedback loops into product development.
• Driving a disciplined product delivery practice with clear requirements, effective prioritization, and predictable, high-quality releases.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborating with engineering, design, content, marketing, sales, and customer success to deliver high-value, innovative solutions.
• Supporting go-to-market efforts with product launches, customer engagements, and compelling value articulation for new capabilities.
• Contributing to Thomson Reuters' broader product management community and the company's transformation into an integrated operating company.

About You

You're a fit for this role if your background includes:

• 8+ years of technology product management experience with primary ownership for driving product line strategy, delivery, and iteration.
• Proven track record of building and leading best-in-class product management teams, including direct reports and cross-functional partners.
• Demonstrated success in envisioning and delivering AI-powered or automation-driven product capabilities that create measurable customer and business impact.
• Experience with B2B SaaS product management, preferably with enterprise, financial, tax, or accounting solutions; experience with mature revenue-generating products required.
• Strong technical acumen with the ability to go deep on critical architecture decisions, API strategies, and integration patterns.
• Skilled at relentlessly prioritizing based on strategy, data, and customer insights while balancing stakeholder input.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: willing to roll up sleeves, take calculated risks, move fast, and thrive in ambiguity.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to inspire action and create excitement among stakeholders, customers, and team members.

Why This Role Is Unique

Thomson Reuters’ software solutions are the backbone of tax compliance practices for the nation's largest accounting firms and corporate tax departments. You will have the rare opportunity to lead a platform at an inflection point: one where AI, automation, and modern architecture can fundamentally reimagine how tax work gets done. If you believe software should elevate professionals to do their highest-value work, this is your chance to make it happen at scale.

What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: A flexible hybrid environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for office-based roles while delivering a digitally and physically connected experience.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way policies to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.
• Career Development and Growth: A culture of continuous learning and skill development with Grow My Way programming and a skills-first approach.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive benefit plans including flexible vacation, mental health days, Headspace, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, and wellbeing resources.
• Culture: Inclusive, award-winning environment with values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Two paid volunteer days annually and opportunities for pro-bono and ESG initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact: We help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, and provide trusted information globally.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a competitive 401k with company match. We support flexible time off, holidays, parental leave, sabbatical leave, and other wellbeing programs. Some benefits require employee-paid contributions. The base pay range for this role varies by location and may be eligible for an annual bonus based on performance.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together trusted content and technology for professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a global leader in trusted journalism and news. We are a 26,000-employee organization across 70+ countries, committed to inclusion, flexibility, and growth. We seek talented employees worldwide, regardless of protected characteristics, and we are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations are available in the recruiting process for applicants with disabilities.

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