Proposition and Commercial Strategy Manager

Refinitiv; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global news agency is searching for a skilled Proposition and Commercial Strategy Manager to manage the sports segment. This hybrid role entails leading market strategies, conducting analyses, and aligning with teams to optimize offerings. Candidates should possess experience in product or proposition management along with excellent analytical and communication skills. The company offers a flexible working environment and industry-competitive benefits, emphasizing work-life balance and career growth.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Comprehensive benefit plans

Career development programs

Volunteer days off

Qualifications

• Experience in proposition management, product management, or commercial strategy.
• Ability to design and deliver B2B or B2C propositions.
• Excellent analytical capabilities with market research and financial modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the proposition and market strategy of Reuters' sports offering.
• Conduct market and competitor analyses to identify opportunities.
• Collaborate with teams to shape offerings, pricing, and messaging.

Skills

Proposition management

Product management

Go-to-market strategy

Market research

Stakeholder management

Analytical capabilities

Clear communication

Job description

# **Our Privacy Statement & Cookie Policy****Proposition and Commercial Strategy Manager - Reuters Agency****This hybrid position (3 days per week) will be based in Canary Wharf, London.****Reuters News Agency** is looking for a strategic and commercially minded to **Proposition and Commercial Strategy Manager** to oversee our **Sports vertical**. You'll partner with editorial, product, partnerships, marketing, and sales teams to build sports offerings that resonate with clients and drive commercial success, while continuously measuring performance to inform the direction that our services take next.**Reuters** is entering one of the most exciting phases in its history. We're in the process of accelerating our expansion in the global sports content space and identifying other new markets (such as new customer segments and new use cases) to expand and scale further. The Agency Proposition & Commercial Strategy team is at the forefront of shaping Reuters News Agency’s growth by defining market opportunities, building compelling propositions, and driving commercial success. With the recent acquisitions of Imagen (a leader in media management technology) and Imagn Images (a powerhouse in U.S. sports photography), we are uniquely positioned to redefine how sports content is created, distributed, monetized, and experienced.While the primary focus of the role is Sports, you will also have opportunities to shape other emerging business opportunities. Experience in Sports is not mandatory, but a keen interest and understanding of the global sports industry would certainly be an advantage.**About the Role**As **Proposition and Commercial Strategy Manager - Reuters Agency**, you will:* Lead the proposition and market strategy of Reuters' sports offering. You'll conduct market and competitor analyses to identify emerging opportunities and client needs and scope and prioritize propositions aligned with Reuters strategic vision* Define and validate value propositions, supporting with research, customer insights, and business case development* Oversee Go‑to‑Market Planning & Execution by collaborating with product, partnerships and editorial teams to shape offerings, packaging, pricing, and messaging.* Align with marketing and sales to define launch strategies, target segments, channel enablement and content plans whilst managing interdependencies across functional teams.* Track and optimise performance. You'll define proposition-level KPIs and metrics to monitor adoption, engagement and revenue impact.* Generate regular performance dashboards and analysis to recommend actions, conducting pricing and packaging reviews to optimise offerings and maximise value.* Work cross functionally with internal stakeholders including editorial, product, partnerships, sales, marketing and finance to ensure cohesive execution* Contribute to strategic planning cycles by providing market intelligence and trend insights* Champion a culture of data-driven decision-making and commercial excellence**About You**You're a fit for the role of **Proposition and Commercial Strategy Manager - Reuters Agency** if you have:* Demonstrable experience in proposition management, product management, go-to-market strategy or commercial strategy setting, ideally within news, media or sports setting.* Experience of designing and delivering B2B or B2C propositions from ideation to market* Excellent analytical capabilities: comfortable with market research, financial modeling, and customer insights* Adept at stakeholder management, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams* A strategic mindset, entrepreneurial acumen, and the ability to drive change.* Clear communication—both written and verbal—with storytelling and presentation fluency.**Please Note: Complete applications must be submitted by 23:59 (GMT) on Sunday 22nd February 2026. Early applications are encouraged.**#LI-JB2* **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.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.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. 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