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Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc

Principal UX Engineer

Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc, Ann Arbor, Michigan, us, 48113


Principal UX Engineer

Role Summary: Principal Engineers act as the go-to person and subject matter technical expert for individual products or specific technologies in their domain. In this role, strong understanding of the key business drivers and underlying technologies is key. Principal Engineers drive the definition, agreement and implementation of technology strategy while using industry standards and best practices. Principal Engineers will have extensive, successful experience owning and driving technical requirements, synthesizing technologies and capabilities into scalable products, prioritizing between features, and flair for operational excellence. This person will be responsible for consolidating and delivering a technology roadmap that aligns with the Product that focuses on innovation, optimization and/or modernization on our most critically important projects and investments. Principal Engineers are senior individual contributor roles expected to be an expert in every facet of the Software Development lifecycle, and of all the core tenants of Engineering. Autonomy, judgement, influence, and leadership skills are essential.

The successful Principal Engineer will be a self-starter comfortable with ambiguity, with strong attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment. They will drive the long-term technical vision through development of vision documents, definition of business and technology requirements, launch and post-launch measurement often also developing and indirectly leading the functional work of a small team of product engineers. They will also serve as a key player with cross-functional teams in their area, working to align interests, build and implement scalable solutions. They are seen as technical role models and leaders in their space and have an external presence.

About the Role: In this opportunity as aPrincipal UX Engineer you will: Scope Lead highly complex technical projects and initiatives with significant risk Oversee critically important projects and investments Exercise autonomy in decision making Drive long-term technical vision and strategy Design technical solutions that will fit into long-term business objectives Initiate and participate in cross functional activities Drive organic, applied innovation May manage budgets/consulted for large projects or programs affecting a function on a regional basis

Sphere of Influence Influence software development engineer teams in their area and may influence engineering teams across multiple domains Support strategies for cross-functional teams in their area to execute complex initiatives Help strengthens organization wide engineering culture through behavior, leadership, coaching, mentorship, sharing knowledge, etc. Highly strategic Provide specialist advice to middle & senior leadership on complex issues Provide technical mentorship and coaching to Senior and Lead engineers Seen as a technical role model and leader in their space and has an external presence

Delivery Design technical solutions that will fit into long-term business objective Initiate and participates in activities that cross Thomson Reuters organizations and business units. Start and complete highly complex technical projects and participates in development reviews at sub-unit level. Work on significant and unique issues requiring analysis and evaluation of the situation Act as a technical domain expert, consulting on application and infrastructure development projects to fit them to the strategic direction, architecture and design Present effectively to large and important groups, influences key customers to take action, and negotiates effective solutions between key individuals Recognizes problems in existing designs and recommends remedies/solutions. Technical expertise has major