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 :

What's in it For You

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.

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Skills Required

Auditing, Workforce Planning, Data Analysis, Database Creation, Advanced Analytics, Power Bi, Access Management, Excel