Head of UK Analytical Content Development

RELX International; Farringdon; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Shared parental leave

Study assistance

Sabbaticals

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is seeking a Head of UK Analytical Content Development to shape and deliver the UK analytical content strategy. You will lead teams across the UK and South Africa to grow the portfolio, ensure quality, accuracy, and currency, and oversee author relationships with commercial partnerships.

You will drive AI-enabled content innovation, implement human-in-the-loop validation, and collaborate across Editorial Operations, Product, Technology, and go-to-market

Qualifications

• Legal qualification required (LLB, LLM, or equivalent)
• Experience leading a content development function or team
• Experience with agentic AI and content-technology adoption
• Experience owning author/licensor/expert relationships
• Experience collaborating across global regions and functions

Responsibilities

• Shape the UK Analytical content development strategy and manage delivery of the department plan
• Grow the portfolio while maintaining content quality and currency
• Develop and coach the content development team with performance management
• Oversee author, licensor, and expert relationships in partnership with Commercial stakeholders
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate market needs into priorities and go-to-market plans
• Develop metrics and analytics for content quality, currency, and pipeline health
• Lead scaling of GenAI-enabled content capabilities with human-in-the-loop validation
• Support content integration affecting acquisitions and global initiatives

Skills

Leadership

Editorial management

AI/GenAI adoption

Budget management

Stakeholder collaboration

Contract negotiation

Education

Legal qualification (LLB/LLM)

Tools

Editorial systems

Job description

Head of UK Analytical Content DevelopmentAre you an experienced legal content leader who is passionate about shaping the future of analytical content and harnessing AI to deliver authoritative insight at scale?Do you thrive in a leadership role where you can influence portfolio strategy, develop high-performing teams, and drive innovation across content development, commissioning, and editorial operations?About our TeamLexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (http://www.relx.com), 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. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles.About the RoleAs Head of UK Analytical Content Development, you will shape and deliver the content development strategy for the UK Analytical portfolio. Leading teams across the UK and South Africa, you will drive portfolio growth, content quality, commissioning excellence, author engagement, and AI-enabled content innovation while ensuring authoritative legal content remains accurate, current, and scalable.You will play a key role in transforming content development through the adoption of AI-enabled capabilities, partnering closely with Editorial Operations, Product, Technology, and Commercial stakeholders to meet evolving customer and market needs.ResponsibilitiesShape the content development strategy for the UK Analytical portfolio, aligned with the Global Analytical team, and manage delivery of the departmental planGrow the portfolio while maintaining content quality, accuracy, currency, and cost management across the UK portfolioManage and develop the content development team through coaching, regular feedback, talent development, succession planning, and performance managementOversee author, licensor, and expert relationships, including recruitment, retention, commissioning, and contracting of authored content in partnership with Commercial stakeholdersPartner with the Head of UK Analytical Content Operations and commercial stakeholders to translate market and customer needs into portfolio priorities, commissioning plans, and go-to-market plansDevelop and monitor meaningful metrics, KPIs, and analytics, including content quality, content currency, author pipeline health, and author costLead the adoption and scaling of agentic and GenAI-enabled content capabilities and establish human-in-the-loop validation standardsSupport content integration activities relating to acquisitions and lead cross-functional coordination of global initiatives affecting content developmentRequirementsLegal qualification (LLB, LLM, or equivalent) requiredExperience leading a content development function or team, preferably in editorial, publishing, or content managementExtensive people management experience, leading teams through changeExperience owning author, licensor, or expert relationshipsExperience cross-collaborating across global regions and functionsExperience partnering with commercial, product, or go-to-market stakeholdersExperience with agentic AI and content-technology adoptionExperience managing budgets and negotiating contractsWork in a Way That Works for YouWe promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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.Working PatternWorking 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 BusinessLexisNexis 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.We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. 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