UK Analytical Editorial Operations Manager

About The Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

About The Role

In this role, you will manage a team under a shared vision for innovation and operational excellence. You will lead a team executing on core base-business deliverables and initiatives while continually optimizing our processes and prioritizing our people. The role reports to the Head of UK Analytical Editorial Operations.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of South Africa-based editors to create, maintain, and deliver exceptional analytical content for Legal and Tax Markets portfolios and exam materials for Tolley Learning Academy.
• Guiding the team in driving content innovations and enhancing operational effectiveness, including leveraging generative AI and automation for efficient content editing and management.
• Setting and elevating expectations for team performance and operational success; managing metrics dashboards and production schedules; setting and tracking productivity goals; ensuring content produced by your team adheres to prescribed quality, timeliness, and completeness targets.
• Fostering the development of an integrated global team to maximize operational value by sharing and embracing best practices and tools and continuously evaluating and improving digital and print workflows.
• Developing a team cross-trained on analytical editorial operations functions that will enable the ability to flex through production surges within and across business units.
• Conducting regular coaching sessions, mid-year reviews and annual evaluations for all directs to elevate sustained performance and collaborative culture.
• Collaborating closely with commercial (in-market) stakeholders and Global Operations and Global Tech teams.
• Collaborating closely with the Analytical Editorial Operations Manager (UK-based).

Requirements

• Have a bachelor’s degree in law with 5+ years of people management experience.
• Have publishing or content experience.
• Show strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Able to synthesize relevant information for Global Editorial Operations and commercial leaders.
• Have excellent organization/project planning, time management and data analysis skills.
• Be process-oriented (developing consistent processes, documenting best practices, etc.).
• Have experience in supporting a team through organizational transformation/change.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including Excel and PowerPoint; experience using project management software such as Monday.com or Asana; XML a plus.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Benefits

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Medical Aid
• Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
• Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy.
• Study Leave.

Working Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About The Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services.