Africa Legislation Manager — Editorial & AI Innovation

LexisNexis Legal & Professional; Durban; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional seeks a Manager of Africa Legislation based in South Africa to lead editorial operations for South African legislation and Anglophone markets. You will drive content delivery, quality, and customer value while embedding AI-driven improvements across editorial workflows.

The role requires a Law degree (JD or equivalent) and 5+ years in legal publishing or legislative content management, with proven leadership and budget oversight capabilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in legal publishing, editorial operations, or legislative content management.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex editorial workflows in a matrixed environment.
• Experience embedding AI and automation into editorial processes.

Responsibilities

• Set priorities across Africa markets and translate strategies into delivery plans with clear owners and milestones.
• Own content accuracy, currency, and timeliness across jurisdictions; monitor quality, turnarounds, and backlogs.
• Lead daily editorial operations, allocate team and contractor resources, manage schedules and capacity risks.
• Drive cross-functional improvements and adopt AI, automation, and technology solutions to improve productivity and customer experience.
• Build a high-performing team through coaching, development, and succession planning.

Skills

Editorial leadership

AI adoption

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Legal publishing

Education

Law degree (JD)

Tools

Legislative content systems

Job description

LexisNexis Legal & Professional seeks a Manager of Africa Legislation based in South Africa to lead editorial operations for South African legislation and Anglophone markets. You will drive content delivery, quality, and customer value while embedding AI-driven improvements across editorial workflows.

The role requires a Law degree (JD or equivalent) and 5+ years in legal publishing or legislative content management, with proven leadership and budget oversight capabilities.