Business Analyst, Thomson Reuters
News Production, Reuters
Financial news and financial data provider
Open for applications
Financial news and financial data provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
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 candidate must have excellent technical and analytical skills, as well as be self-motivated, keen to learn new skills and willing to take initiative to get things done
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and an ability to deconstruct activities into manageable tasks
- Proficiency in writing and testing functional and non-functional software requirements
- Ability to quickly learn new subject areas and apply technology solutions to them
- Strong knowledge of data analysis and data visualization techniques and tools (Tableau, Power BI)
- Experience in latest AI technologies is highly advantageous (Gen AI, NLP, ML, Data Mining)
- Experience working with Figma and project management software like Jira/ADO/Trello
- Proficiency with Miro, Lucidchart, or equivalent tools is advantageous
- Experience in a Business analyst/Product management role
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English is a must
- Ability to work with virtual/geographically dispersed and multi-cultural teams, in various time zones
- Experience with Agile software development is preferred
- Ability to work on multiple tasks and projects and prioritize as required
- Drive, initiative, and the ability to work unsupervised when required
- SQL and Programming languages experience is an advantage but not required
- Exposure to news / media industry is highly advantageous
What the job involves
- Our organization drives the rapidly evolving and strategic technology initiatives of the world's most trusted news organization, Reuters News
- The successful candidate will provide business and technical analysis to help drive the delivery of our technology solutions
- They will work on identifying, defining, and building capabilities that add value to our editorial tools and services, which support the entire editorial workflow for Reuters News journalists around the globe
- As a Business Analyst - News Production you will be an integral part of the software development life cycle
- Your responsibilities will include analysis, design, testing, support and maintenance of the News Technology products and platforms
- You will be expected to become a subject matter expert for specific implementations and tools
- Projects will include implementing new features and expanding the product offering for existing clients, as well as ensuring proper functioning of existing functionalities
- Capture and articulate software requirements by understanding client’s needs and goals
- Visually represent business and software processes through process maps
- Create testing strategies and test cases (positive and negative)
- Design user flows for new applications and visually represent them
- Write user stories following agile principles
- Create customer journeys and personas
- Collect, analyze, and synthesize data; create reports and dashboards
- Collaborate closely with Development, QA, DevOps and Project Management teams when needed, to ensure all requirements are understood and can be delivered effectively
- Identify project and development dependencies and line-up deliveries appropriately
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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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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 HQ
Wellington Place, Toronto, ON
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.
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