Director, HRBP - Commercial Excellence & Marketing

Thomson Reuters is a leading provider of trusted journalism and news, and they are seeking a Director, HR Business Partner to support their global Commercial Excellence and Marketing organizations. This role involves acting as a senior advisor to executive leaders, shaping and driving the people strategy in alignment with business priorities and enterprise transformation.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a trusted advisor to global Commercial Excellence and Marketing leadership team, providing clear, data-informed perspective on organizational health, performance, and risk
• Participate as an active member of leadership forums, shaping business decisions and ensuring people considerations are embedded in strategy
• Lead the development and execution of the people strategy, aligned to business goals and the broader enterprise transformation
• Partner with leaders to evolve how work gets done, including team structures, decision rights, and cross-functional alignment across regions
• Provide pragmatic guidance on risk, governance, and employee-related matters in a complex global environment
• Partner closely with Commercial Excellence and Marketing leaders to strengthen the organizational foundations that enable go-to-market success, including organizational design, stakeholder management and cross-functional alignment
• Help define and build the capabilities required to support a more integrated, insight-driven commercial model, including roles, skills, and ways of working
• Support leaders in translating strategy into organizational design and talent implications, ensuring alignment between business ambition and workforce capability
• Bring an external perspective on best practices in commercial and marketing organizations to inform decisions and accelerate progress
• Embed AI and digital capability considerations into workforce and talent strategy, ensuring teams are positioned to leverage new tools and ways of working
• Partner with leaders to prioritize reskilling and upskilling efforts to keep pace with business and technology change
• Use data and analytics to provide forward-looking insights that inform workforce planning and decision-making
• Lead workforce planning efforts across global Commercial Excellence and Marketing organizations, balancing current needs with future capability requirements
• Drive a more skills-based approach to talent decisions, including hiring, development, and internal mobility
• Partner with Talent teams to build strong, diverse pipelines for critical roles and leadership positions
• Identify opportunities to move talent across functions and geographies to strengthen organizational effectiveness
• Provide leaders with clear, actionable talent insights to inform investment, prioritization, and risk mitigation
• Lead organizational design efforts tied to transformation, including operating model evolution and changes to team structures
• Advise leaders on spans and layers, role clarity, and how to simplify and scale the organization effectively
• Support large-scale change initiatives, ensuring alignment, clear communication, and strong adoption across global teams
• Partner across HR to deliver coordinated solutions that support the broader transformation agenda
• Drive execution of core HR processes including performance management, compensation planning, and talent reviews
• Translate engagement data into focused, practical actions that improve team effectiveness and business outcomes
• Partner with leaders to strengthen culture, particularly in a global environment where consistency and local nuance must be balanced
• Champion inclusive leadership and ensure equity is embedded in hiring, promotion, and talent decisions
• Support leaders in building high-performing, accountable teams with strong levels of trust and engagement