Editorial Operations Manager – Lead AI‑Enabled Editorial Teams

About the role

We are looking for an Editorial Operations Manager to lead our UK editorial teams delivering high‑quality legal and tax analysis. You will drive operational excellence and embed AI‑enabled workflows to scale content creation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a team of UK‑based editors producing analytical content for legal and tax portfolios, including Halsbury’s Laws of England and the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia of the Laws of Scotland.
• Embed AI as a core component of editorial workflows, guiding effective use of large language models and AI‑enabled tools while applying editorial judgment to validate outputs.
• Set, own, and communicate performance KPIs; manage dashboards, production schedules, and productivity goals.
• Ensure content meets quality, timeliness, and completeness standards, taking corrective action when performance is at risk.
• Build cross‑training and operational flexibility across UK analytical editorial functions.
• Coach, develop, and evaluate team members, fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with commercial stakeholders and global operations and technology teams to align delivery with customer and business priorities.

Required profile

• Extensive experience leading and developing people in a complex operational environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in law preferred or demonstrable 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 a track record of using data to drive decisions.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams through organisational change.

Required skills

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Data analysis and dashboard management