Jobs at LexisNexis South Africa

About the Role

• As a Software Engineer, you will be involved in research, design, and software development within a specific software functional area or product line. The role requires problem-solving skills, including designing program flow, effective coding, and unit testing, while contributing to moderately complex software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with technical teams to finalize software requirements and design specifications.
• Developing, testing, and maintaining moderately complex software components.
• Writing and reviewing detailed specifications to ensure high-quality development outcomes.
• Implementing coding best practices, conduct code reviews, and follow development processes.
• Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues to ensure optimal system performance.
• Working in Agile or Waterfall environments while coordinating with key stakeholders.
• Staying up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends to enhance software solutions.
• Completing bug fixes and software improvements as needed.

Requirements

• Have Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Be proficient in dot net, C#, Angular, GIT including SQL and data manipulation.
• Be familiar with cloud environments (Azure) and industry best practices e.g. SOLID, CLEAN, code coverage.
• Be familiar with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, test-driven development, and code coverage best practices.
• Be able to analyze and resolve technical challenges efficiently.
• Be able to work effectively with internal and external technology teams.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills.

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About the Role

• This position focuses on ensuring the quality and consistency of digital content across various online platforms. Responsibilities include editing and updating content and images within CMS platforms, maintaining brand guidelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve seamless content integration.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure Accuracy, Completeness, and Timeliness by planning, prioritizing, and collaborating with subject matter experts and vendors to deliver high-quality online content.
• Convert Legal Content for Digital Platforms and troubleshoot processing issues, sharing solutions across teams and jurisdictions to enhance customer experience.
• Maintain Quality Standards through root cause analysis of errors, addressing process issues across content types, products, and systems.
• Adhere to Best Practices for scheduling, tracking, and managing workflows while identifying and implementing process improvements.
• Manage Vendor Relationships by reviewing deliverables, auditing work, and applying effective communication practices to ensure consistent quality.
• Identify Stakeholders and Drive Solutions, proactively addressing new, broad, or recurring issues and crafting recommendations for improvement.
• Master Editorial Systems and LN Platforms, staying current with software updates and leveraging tools for analysis, reporting, and process optimization.
• Communicate Effectively with Stakeholders, including customers and government agencies, participating in meetings and supporting bids while balancing production timelines and team well-being.

Requirements:

• Holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or an equivalent legal degree, with admission as an Attorney
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and organizational abilities, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a commitment to accuracy and detail.
• Be proficient in MS Office
• Thrives in a collaborative, inclusive team setting. Values diverse perspectives and contributes to a respectful and supportive work culture.
• Experience with editorial composition systems, HTML, XML, desktop publishing tools, GREP queries, and scripting is highly valued but not mandatory.
• Shows curiosity and a willingness to learn new skills.

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About the Role

• We are looking for a Business Development Manager to drive growth for our Fraud & Identity solutions across South Africa and the broader African region. You will work within our EMEA Fraud & Identity Sales team, partnering with businesses to deliver advanced fraud prevention, digital identity, and transaction monitoring solutions.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage new clients across banking, fintech, telecom, e-commerce, and regulated gaming sectors.
• Manage the full sales cycle: lead generation, qualification, negotiation, and closing.
• Promote scalable, cloud-based SaaS and API-driven solutions for fraud prevention and identity verification.
• Develop go-to-market strategies for South Africa and emerging African markets.
• Build strong relationships with decision-makers and operational teams.
• Collaborate with internal teams to align priorities and achieve revenue goals.
• Maintain accurate pipeline and forecasts using Salesforce CRM.
• Represent LexisNexis at industry events and forums.

Requirements

• 5+ years of B2B sales experience, ideally in SaaS or cloud-based solutions.
• Proven success in closing complex enterprise deals.
• Knowledge of fraud prevention, identity verification, KYC, AML, and risk management.
• Experience working with banks, fintechs, telcos, or payment providers.
• Familiarity with South African and African compliance frameworks (e.g., POPIA, FSCA, SARB, FIC).
• Ability to engage with senior executives and technical teams.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills in English (French or Portuguese is a plus).
• Self-driven, adaptable, and comfortable working remotely in a multicultural environment.
• Willingness to travel within South Africa and across Africa.

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About the role

• We are seeking a detail-oriented Editor/Publisher II to review, edit, and audit summaries, headnotes, and other annotations created through generative AI processes for caselaw documents, following established guidelines. The role includes identifying legal issues, assessing the precedential impact of cases and statutes cited within opinions, and applying the appropriate history and treatment letters or phrases in accordance with approved standards. The position is homebased, preferably in the Durban, Johannesburg or Cape Town metropolitan area. 

Key Responsibilities

• Review and validate AI-generated legal content against original case text for accuracy and completeness.
• Edit content to meet defined quality and customer standards.
• Create original summaries and annotations when needed using PC-based tools and software
• Analyze complex legal issues and apply appropriate treatments based on guidelines.
• Ensure timely delivery and high-quality output.
• Collaborate with the editorial team and perform additional tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Law degree (LLB or LLM) or equivalent legal qualification.
• Strong analytical, research, and writing skills.
• Familiarity with UK law.
• Comfortable supporting US working hours 14:00PM to 22:00PM SAST (Subject to change depending on business needs)
• Ability to work independently and seek clarification when needed and comfortable working remotely.
• Excellent reading comprehension and issue-spotting skills.
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong time management and ability to meet deadlines.
• Adaptability to changing priorities and business needs.

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About the Role

• The role involves leading complex reliability and toil reduction initiatives, making data-driven decisions to define and maintain appropriate service levels that balance customer, development, and operational needs.
• The Engineer will serve as an escalation point during major incidents and will be responsible for completing the migration of existing applications and services to Microsoft Azure, ensuring production-grade reliability, security, and CI/CD deployment through Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Influence the definition and management of service level objectives (SLOs)
• Demonstrate expertise in observability tools and techniques
• Act as an escalation point during major incidents
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot system and application performance issues
• Migrate workloads to Azure, including compute (VMs, Functions), storage, and networking
• Configure and optimize Azure Storage Accounts, Key Vaults, Service Bus, and Service Principals for secure and automated operations
• Implement and manage resource groups, role-based access control (RBAC), and tagging for cost management and governance
• Contribute to and maintain knowledge documentation

Requirements

• Deep technical understanding of observability techniques across the full stack; able to clarify complex incidents and performance issues
• Ability to create templated observability dashboards and configurations as code for easy implementation across products
• Azure Services: VMs, Storage (Blob/File), Key Vault, Functions, Service Bus, App Services, Service Principals
• DevOps Tools: Azure DevOps (Pipelines, Repos, Artifacts), YAML pipeline authoring, CI/CD automation
• Infrastructure as Code: ARM Templates or Terraform (preferred)
• Security & Governance: Azure AD, RBAC, Key Vault integration, networking (VNets, subnets, NSGs)
• Scripting: PowerShell and/or Python for automation
• Monitoring: Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics
• Soft Skills: Strong documentation practices, effective communication, and the ability to mentor junior team members

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About the Team

• We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Decision Support Analyst / Commercial Finance Analyst to join our Finance team. This is an ideal opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career professional who is eager to learn, grow, and make an impact.

About the Role

• In this role, you’ll support our business leaders and finance business partners by providing insights, analysis, and reporting to help drive sound commercial decisions. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to understand business performance, identify trends, and assist in delivering actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Support the Finance Business Partnering team in delivering financial insights and analysis to business leaders.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting processes.
• Prepare and maintain financial dashboards and performance metrics.
• Contribute to variance analysis, identifying key drivers of performance against plan.
• Support decision-making processes by providing timely, accurate, and relevant financial information.
• Collaborate with commercial, marketing, and operations teams to understand financial implications of key business initiatives.
• Assist in preparing presentations and reports for leadership reviews.
• Participate in ad hoc analysis and projects aimed at improving business efficiency and profitability.
• Contribute ideas to process improvement and automation within the finance function.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 0–2 years of experience in a finance, analytics, or business support role (internship or graduate experience acceptable).
• Knowledge of financial principles and basic business acumen.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Positive, proactive, and “can-do” attitude — eager to learn and take initiative.
• Comfortable working with data and financial models.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with Power BI, SQL, or similar tools would be an advantage.

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About the Role

• This position exists to review and analyze legislation, case law, court rules and other materials necessary for the production of LexisNexis primary law content and publications in all media, and to perform customer and marketing-related activities in accordance with business objectives. 

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing impact of new legislation/rules on existing statutory/rule content and effectively communicating all primary law changes and additions, including contingencies, postponed treatments, unusual provisions and multiple amendments.
• Tracking and monitoring legislation and demonstrating an advanced understanding of the legislative process in assigned jurisdiction(s).
• Reviewing and ensuring proper editorial workup of new legislation; resolving outstanding issues and reviewing section notes written by editors.
• Acquiring a firm understanding of editorial processes, jurisdictional style guidelines and utilizing best practices.
• Addressing internal and external customer concerns and questions regarding primary law content and effectively communicating legal and editorial knowledge to internal and external customers.
• Conducting and/or participating in content/product quality review and audit.
• Meeting or exceeding production standards by setting priorities and adhering to critical deadlines and production schedules. Regularly communicating product details/timelines.
• Regularly participate in professional development and training.

Requirements: 

• Have bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent legal degree, and Attorney admission
• Have one to two years of editorial experience.
• Have excellent command of English language with strong analytical, legal research, and writing skills.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication, a positive attitude, and professional demeanor employed in routine contact with geographically diverse colleagues and customers.
• Able to adapt to changing business demands and have organizational skills.
• Be self-motivated and demonstrates initiative.
• Able to prioritize and multitask to meet critical deadlines.
• Able to learn quickly, retain, and become proficient in new software packages and technical skills including MS Office suite and XML mark-up language.

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About the Role

• You’ll work closely with commercial, marketing, and operational leaders to support decision-making, deliver performance insights, and drive profitable growth across the business. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys understanding what drives performance, translating numbers into stories, and influencing outcomes through data and insight.
• The ideal candidate brings a positive, proactive, and can-do attitude — someone who takes ownership, adds value through curiosity and analysis, and contributes to a collaborative, forward-thinking finance culture.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance business partner to commercial and operational teams, providing insights that drive decision-making and performance.
• Lead and support budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes.
• Deliver insightful monthly performance analysis, highlighting key trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide scenario modelling, pricing analysis, and investment appraisals to support commercial decisions.
• Present financial insights and recommendations to senior management clearly and effectively.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and decision support tools to improve visibility and control.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation within financial planning and reporting.
• Collaborate with Group Finance and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of business and financial objectives.
• Support and mentor junior team members, encouraging growth, development, and continuous learning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Ideally a qualified accountant (CA(SA), CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent) — but not essential.
• Demonstrated experience in finance business partnering, decision support, or commercial finance.
• Proven track record in budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis within a commercial setting.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Power BI, SQL, or ERP systems advantageous.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• High attention to detail, balanced with a strategic understanding of business drivers.