Editorial Operations Manager

Reuters is seeking a highly analytical and experienced Editorial Operations Manager in Bangalore to join our Global Operations team. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-performing group that drives strategic decision-making through data. In this role, you will apply advanced analytical skills to optimize operational efficiency, oversee freelancer spend, and deliver actionable insights that shape how news is delivered globally. A self-starter with plenty of initiative, you will thrive in a fast-paced environment, using tools like Excel and Power BI to translate complex datasets into clear, impactful recommendations. Extremely well-organized and with a proven track record as a team player, you will also work on projects that span multiple countries and languages

About the Role

As an Editorial Operations Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Conducting data analysis to support workforce planning and strategic decision-making.
• Developing actionable insights and recommendations based on budget and spend analyses.
• Ensuring freelancer data integrity across all reporting platforms.
• Overseeing freelancer budget spend, producing trend analyses to anticipate unplanned costs, and collaborating with Global Managers to flag concerns and identify solutions.
• Leading third-party agency contract reviews, including document and data collection, compliance checks, and database creation.
• Managing CEST compliance reviews for non-RSR workers on a biannual basis.
• Supporting workforce planning by assigning FTE equivalents for freelancers by country and individual.
• Auditing equipment form usage and ensuring documentation is complete and up to date.
• Identifying and prioritising freelancer onboarding efficiencies across the global team.
• Escalating and resolving freelancer payment issues in coordination with Finance.
• Supporting contract cleanup initiatives and freelancer country reviews (payment sources, contracts, risk).
• Owning access management for non-AP vetting tools (Third Party Risk Management), including training coordination.
• Liaising with corporate secretariats to validate and maintain the LE signatory list used for contract creation.
• Assisting with Power BI reporting and on-demand advanced analytics.

About you:

• At least 5 - 8 years of analytical and insights experience in a relevant field.
• Strong analytical mindset with advanced Excel skills and experience in Power BI reporting.
• Proven ability to derive insights from data and translate them into operational improvements.
• Excellent organizational skills and experience in office administration, people management, and problem solving.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; a second global language is a plus.
• Experience working in a large international company or media organization.
• Ability to collaborate across languages, cultures, and geographies.
• Flexibility and resilience under pressure.
• Goal-oriented approach to meeting objectives and deadlines.
• A proactive attitude towards embracing new technologies, including AI.

What's in it For You?

• 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.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally 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.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

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. 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.

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