Head of Content Acquisition

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:

The Head of Content Acquisition is responsible for the strategic direction and commercial success of our portfolio of secondary content and brands across digital and print formats. This role involves leading the Content Acquisition team to drive the evolution and development of secondary content, fostering a high-performance and high-engagement environment.

Responsibilities:

Reinforce and evolve heritage brands and author relationships.

Identify and drive opportunities for AI adoption in commissioning and licensing processes.

Manage 3rd party licensing relationships to enhance products and services while mitigating commercial and legal risks.

Collaborate with internal teams to align research offerings with strategic goals and differentiate our online research offerings.

Build relationships with key market segments to meet customer and partner needs.

Evolve the portfolio to achieve leadership in legal AI and improve efficiency.

Requirements:

Demonstrated experience in commercial success of secondary content.

Proven ability to lead and motivate teams through change.

Strategic leadership to define long-term direction for secondary content. Brand champion to extend the value of historic products and content sub-brands.

Willingness to innovate and incorporate AI into workflows.

Advocacy for relationships with authors, trade partners, and key user groups.

Data-driven decision-making skills to identify problems and find solutions.

Work in a way that works for you

We 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 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

Working for you

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

Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days

Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits

Wellbeing programs

Life assurance

Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme

Save As You Earn share option scheme

Travel Season ticket loan

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Optional Dental Insurance

Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children

RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you

Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer

Access to extensive learning and development resources

Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

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.

LexisNexis, a division of RELX, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

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