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Curious and commercially minded? Can you conduct high-level research to identify growth opportunities while balancing commercial business imperatives? If so, we want to speak with you! We're looking for a Research Lead to join Reuters Events, a fast-growing team within Reuters. If you have extensive experience in conducting quality desk and phone-based research with senior executives, and want a chance to be directly involved in leading our events business into new industries, this role might be for you. Reuters Events produces world-class events across the globe. We identify industries undergoing rapid business transformation, curate highly focused content that solves their challenges, and engage communities of industry influencers to foster change-driving relationships. Each event convenes global business leaders and forward thinkers to tackle the greatest challenges facing society, business and the world at large. We're looking for an experienced Research Lead to conduct quality research that will guide our New Event strategy. In this unique role, you'll be working in collaboration with existing industry teams within the company to identify growth opportunities, sense check new ideas with the leaders on the ground in those industries, and build and nurture engagement of those leaders through research, advisory boards and content. This hybrid role will be based in our Barcelona office. About the Role As a Research Lead – New Events , you will: Conduct strategic research into industries or industry segments both inside and outside of Reuters Events current focus Manage your research timelines, hitting key research milestones and reporting findings within the New Events team and to relevant sector leaders Determine whether new ideas are commercially viable and aligned with company objectives, as well as identify possible areas of risk or concern Be the central driver for event innovation, working with a cross-functional team to pilot new event ideas and event models, audience curation and content strategies About You Have 2-4 years experience in conducting desk and phone-based research, or event research and production more broadly. Be curious about the world, interested in current news affairs, and keen to learn and understand more about a variety of different topics. Be someone with the ability to identify new and interesting business trends. Have a track record of commercial success, excellent time management skills, and the ability to work in changing circumstances. Have strong communication skills and be comfortable engaging with senior-level executives to conduct in depth research. Be commercially driven first and foremost - you should understand the commercial drivers behind our customers decisions, as our job is to help them make smarter ones! 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. As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace. We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here. Learn more on how to protect yourself from fraudulent job postings here. More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com. #J-18808-Ljbffr
