Africa Legislation Lead | Editorial & AI-Driven

LexisNexis (Proprietary) Limited Company

Durban

On-site

ZAR 900,000 - 1,600,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional seeks a Manager of Africa Legislation based in South Africa to lead a team delivering South African and Anglophone African legislative content. You will drive editorial excellence, operational efficiency, stakeholder engagement, and content expansion while embedding AI-first ways of working across editorial operations.

The role emphasizes quality, timeliness, and customer value, with responsibility for priorities, capacity planning, and working with

Qualifications

Law degree (JD or equivalent) is essential.
Minimum 5 years’ experience in legal publishing, editorial operations, or legislative content management.
Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex editorial workflows.
Experience embedding AI and automation into editorial processes.

Responsibilities

Set priorities across South Africa and 12 Anglophone African markets with clear owners and milestones.
Own content accuracy, currency and timeliness across jurisdictions; monitor quality and backlogs.
Coordinate bespoke legislation requests from scoping to delivery with business partners.
Drive online-first strategy while maintaining print schedules aligned with revenue goals.
Lead daily editorial operations and allocate team resources; drive AI/automation for productivity.
Develop talent through objective setting, coaching and succession planning.
Provide senior leadership with data-led reporting on performance, risks and opportunities.