Jobs at LexisNexis South Africa

About the Role

• We are hiring a Decision Support Analyst to join our Finance team. This role is designed for professionals with 2-5 years’ experience who want to develop strong analytical, problem-solving, and data troubleshooting capabilities in a fast-paced business environment.
• In this role you will work with real, imperfect data and be expected to analyze, validate, and troubleshoot information to generate reliable, decision-grade insights. You will partner with finance and business stakeholders to understand performance, identify issues, and support better commercial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Finance Business Partners and operational teams to analyze business performance and support decision-making
• Build and maintain components of budgeting, forecasting, and financial models
• Analyze, validate, and troubleshoot financial and operational data across multiple systems and data sources
• Investigate and resolve data discrepancies, identifying root causes and implementing fixes
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and performance metrics with a focus on accuracy and usability
• Perform variance and root cause analysis to explain drivers of performance
• Translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical approaches
• Deliver clear, actionable insights (not just reports) that inform business decisions
• Work with stakeholders to improve data quality, reporting processes, and automation             

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
• 2-5 years of experience in analytics, finance, or a related role
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, basic modeling)
• Demonstrated ability to work with large, messy, or incomplete datasets
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
• Solid communication skills with the ability to explain analysis clearly
• Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to challenge data and assumptions
• Persistence in solving problems when answers are not immediately clear

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About the Role

• In this role, you will be helping to provide legal practical guidance and market insight by contributing to the smooth running of the current awareness services. You will be helping to source, verify, write and review legal news articles to be published on Lexis+ UK for UK legal practitioners.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Lexis+ UK current awareness news service for customers
• Drafting and reviewing legal news articles and Supreme Court enhanced coverage of cases for the current awareness service
• Delivering high standard and customer-ready news items that are delivered on the day, are factually correct, well written and adhere to LN house style
• Sourcing external authors and liaising with them to provide commentary for enhanced news pieces and to repurpose externally written articles for the current awareness service
• Applying taxonomy to news items consistently and accurately

Requirements

• Hold a degree in Law, or possess equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail with a strong quality-focused approach.
• Exhibit excellent legal research, analytical, and written communication skills.
• Possess a solid understanding of legal issues, procedures, and a wide range of legal content types.
• Show the ability to think creatively, manage multiple priorities simultaneously, work effectively under strict deadlines, and take a proactive approach to tasks and challenges.
• Communicate clearly, confidently, and persuasively with a broad range of audiences, including senior stakeholders.
• Be an innovative and solutions-driven problem solver, with the ability to collaborate effectively within a team to resolve issues.
• Demonstrate an understanding of, and openness to using, social media, digital tools, and emerging technologies.
   

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About the role :   

• We are looking for a Scrum Master to enable high-performing, autonomous product engineering teams. This role sits within the Engineering organization and is embedded with one or two cross-functional squads.
• The Scrum Master is accountable for how teams work – facilitating effective Agile practices, improving flow and predictability, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and psychological safety. As a servant-leader and delivery partner, the Scrum Master works closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, and Product Operations (including Technical Program Managers) to ensure portfolio priorities translate into realistic, sustainable execution at the team level.

Key Responsibilities                      

• Serve as Scrum Master for one or more teams, applying Scrum, Kanban, or Scrumban as appropriate.
• Own team-level delivery predictability through clear goals, realistic planning, and visible progress, risks, and dependencies.
• Ensure work is visible, prioritized, and flowing effectively using backlogs, boards, and WIP limits.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (Planning, Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives, Refinement) to drive clear outcomes.
• Coach teams on Agile principles, self-organization, and continuous improvement.
• Support Product Owners and Product Managers with effective backlog management and value-based slicing of work.
• Define, track, and use delivery metrics (e.g., throughput, cycle time, quality, DORA where applicable).
• Identify and remove impediments impacting delivery or quality in partnership with Engineering, Product, TPMs, and Product Operations.
• Coordinate cross-team delivery, managing dependencies and risks collaboratively.
• Provide clear, business-focused delivery, risk, and capacity insights to stakeholders and planning forums.

Requirements 

• Hands-on experience as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead for software engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and modern engineering practices.
• Proven facilitation and coaching skills, including navigating conflict and driving outcomes.
• Comfortable using delivery metrics and basic analytics to inform decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across technical and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to influence without authority and build strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Experience supporting multiple teams or working in scaled Agile environments.
• Familiarity with Agile tooling such as Azure DevOps or Aha.
• Exposure to Product Operations, TPMs, or platform/portfolio delivery models.
• Technical background (engineering, QA, or similar) and/or Agile certification (CSM, PSM, KMP) preferred.