Editorial Ops Lead, AI-Driven Legal Content (UK)

Butterworths Limited Company; Farringdon; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health screening

Private medical benefits

Wellbeing programs

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Share option scheme

Season ticket loan

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Dental Insurance

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

RECARES days

Employee resource groups

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional in the United Kingdom seeks an Editorial Operations Manager to lead UK-based editorial teams delivering analytical content across legal and tax portfolios. You will embed AI in editorial workflows to improve quality, scale, and efficiency, while driving people leadership and data-driven decision making.

The role requires strong analytical and commercial acumen, excellent communication, and a track record of managing teams through organisational change.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading and developing people in a complex operational environment.
• Bachelor's degree in law preferred or experience working with legal content.
• Proven experience deploying AI in content or knowledge workflows and translating use cases into scalable operating models.
• Strong analytical and commercial acumen, with experience using data to drive decisions.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams through organisational change.
• Strong organisational, process design, and project planning capabilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and project management platforms.
• Experience in publishing or content‑driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead UK-based editors delivering analytical content for Legal and Tax Markets portfolios.
• Embed AI as a core component of editorial workflows, guiding use of LLMs and AI-enabled tools.
• Set, own, and communicate performance KPIs; manage dashboards, production schedules, and productivity goals.
• Ensure content meets quality, timeliness, and completeness standards, taking action where performance is at risk.
• Build cross-training and operational flexibility across UK analytical editorial functions.
• Coach, develop, and evaluate team members, fostering accountability and collaboration.
• Partner with commercial stakeholders and global operations and technology teams to align delivery with customer and business priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder mgmt

AI in workflows

Editorial operations

Communication

Project planning

Microsoft Office

Publishing content

Education

Bachelor's degree in law or equivalent experience with legal content

Job description

LexisNexis Legal & Professional in the United Kingdom seeks an Editorial Operations Manager to lead UK-based editorial teams delivering analytical content across legal and tax portfolios. You will embed AI in editorial workflows to improve quality, scale, and efficiency, while driving people leadership and data-driven decision making.

The role requires strong analytical and commercial acumen, excellent communication, and a track record of managing teams through organisational change.