Director, Technology Partner Architecture Solutions - Legal

Job DescriptionWhat if you could be the technical architect behind the partnerships that bring AI and workflow technology into legal practice, and you were accountable for whether those solutions actually work for customers? As Director, Partner Solutions Architect (PSA) for Legal on our Partnerships & Alliances team, you will lead the technical design of solutions that combine Thomson Reuters legal content and technology with our strategic partners' platforms. You will set architecture standards for partner offerings and make sure they are scoped, secure, and ready to sell before we commit to customers. You will work across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Legal theater leaders to turn partner opportunities into solutions customers can adopt. You will lead a team of solutions architects, guide technical due diligence on partners, and serve as the trusted technical voice in conversations with partner executives. This role combines deep technical judgment, customer empathy, and the discipline to hold partners to the commitments they make. Key ResponsibilitiesSolution Architecture & Design 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. Partner Technical Due Diligence 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. Customer Solution Engagement 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. Product & Engineering Alignment 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. Delivery Quality & Accountability 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. Team Leadership & Standards 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. Required Qualifications12+ 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.  Preferred QualificationsExperience 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. #LI-TK1What’s in it For You?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.In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: 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; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $157,500 USD - $292,500 USD. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance. This job posting will close 12/05/2026.About UsThomson 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.comSummaryLocation: United States of America, Eagan, MinnesotaType: Full time