Lee Porter
About Lee Porter
Lee Porter is a Senior Product Manager at Thomson Reuters, leading product development and collaborating with an Agile team. With extensive experience in product management and a background in finance, he focuses on defining product roadmaps and identifying market opportunities.
Current Role as Senior Product Manager
Lee Porter serves as a Senior Product Manager at Thomson Reuters, a position held since 2019. In this role, he leads the product development process from design to execution, working closely with an Agile team. He defines and manages the product roadmap and development priorities, while identifying opportunities and risks. His responsibilities also include performing market analysis to pinpoint key market opportunities and acting as a Product Owner by writing user stories and prioritizing features.
Experience at Thomson Reuters
Lee Porter has extensive experience at Thomson Reuters, where he worked for 24 years in various roles. He began his tenure as a Business Analyst from 1988 to 1990, then transitioned to an Account Manager from 1990 to 2014. Following this, he served as a Product Manager from 2014 to 2019. Throughout these roles, he developed expertise in Agile methodologies and acted as a Subject Matter Expert, supporting both sales and application development teams.
Previous Employment at NationsBank
Before joining Thomson Reuters, Lee Porter worked at NationsBank as a Tax Accountant from 1986 to 1987. This role provided him with foundational experience in finance and accounting, which he later applied in his various positions at Thomson Reuters.
Education and Expertise
Lee Porter earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance from Texas A&M University. His educational background, combined with his extensive professional experience, has equipped him with a strong understanding of product management and Agile methodologies. He serves as a Subject Matter Expert, providing insights to both internal and external audiences.
Product Development and Strategy
In his current role, Lee Porter helps define and deliver tools that support and grow the developer ecosystem, including APIs for integration with third-party systems. He collaborates with stakeholders to champion initiatives and foster a team environment. His work includes testing, measuring, and reporting results, tracking bugs, and defining priorities for continuous process and product improvement, while also helping to define strategy and long-term execution plans.