Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thomson Reuters is hiring a Director, Partner Solutions Architect for Legal to lead the technical design and quality of partner-integrated legal solutions. The role sets architecture standards, leads partner due diligence and customer solution engagements, aligns Product and Engineering, and manages a team of solutions architects.

Responsibilities

• Define the reference architecture for partner-delivered legal solutions, including integration patterns, data flows, and security and privacy controls
• Translate partner capabilities and customer workflows in legal practice into scoped, buildable solution designs
• Review and approve technical designs for partner offerings before commitments are made to customers or Sales
• Assess partner platforms, APIs, and AI models for technical fit, scalability, reliability, and compliance with legal industry requirements
• Evaluate partner security, data residency, and model governance practices, and document the risks that need mitigation
• Advise Partnerships on which technical capabilities warrant investment and which should be limited in scope
• Lead technical discovery and solution workshops with prospective customers, including law firms and corporate legal departments
• Design proofs of concept and pilots that demonstrate partner-integrated offerings with early customers
• Support Sales with technical positioning, objection handling, and solution proposals in complex deals
• Work with Product to shape the partner roadmap, prioritize integration work, and resolve gaps between partner commitments and product capacity
• Partner with Engineering on integration delivery, release readiness, and technical support models for partner solutions
• Bring customer and partner feedback into product planning so that solutions improve with each deployment
• Establish technical success criteria and health metrics for each partner solution, and monitor them after launch
• Lead technical reviews and escalation response when partner-delivered solutions fall short of commitments
• Recommend whether partner solutions should be scaled, fixed, or retired based on technical performance and customer outcomes
• Set goals and direction for the solutions architecture team, and manage performance and development for each team member
• Build architecture standards, reusable reference assets, and a shared knowledge base across the Legal theater
• Coach and mentor solutions architects, and grow the team's technical depth in AI, integration, and legal domain workflows

Skills

• 12+ years of experience in solutions architecture, software engineering, or technical consulting, including at least five years leading architecture for enterprise software or platform partnerships
• Hands-on experience designing integrations with partner APIs, cloud platforms, and enterprise data systems
• Experience designing AI or machine learning enabled solutions, including retrieval, model integration, and evaluation approaches
• Track record of translating technical designs into commercial offerings with Product, Sales, and Partnerships teams
• Experience leading and developing a team of technical professionals, including setting goals, managing performance, and coaching
• Strong knowledge of security, privacy, and compliance requirements for handling confidential client and legal information
• Experience in legal technology, legal publishing, or professional services software
• Presales experience
• Familiarity with legal workflows such as legal research, contract review, litigation support, or legal operations
• Experience with cloud and AI ecosystem partner programs (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Anthropic)
• A law degree or equivalent legal industry experience, or an advanced degree in computer science or engineering

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.
• Flexible vacation.
• Two company-wide Mental Health Days off.
• Access to the Headspace app.
• Retirement savings, including a competitive 401k plan with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee incentive programs.
• Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Two paid volunteer days off annually.
• Opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs.
• Competitive sick and safe paid time off.
• Paid holidays, including two company mental health days off.
• Parental leave.
• Sabbatical leave.
• Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee.
• Optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee.
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee.
• Access to 529 Plan.
• Commuter benefits.
• Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance.
• Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• May be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

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