Jobs at LexisNexis South Africa

About the Role

• As an Engineering Manager, you will lead the development and operation of modern SaaS solutions while fostering an AI-first engineering culture. You will combine hands-on technical leadership with people management, helping teams deliver high-quality software, adopt AI-enabled engineering practices, and continuously improve development processes and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Use Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, or other approved AI coding tools to plan, build, refactor, test, debug, review, and document production software.
• Establish practical guardrails for AI-generated code, including repo-level instructions, review standards, secure coding expectations, automated checks, and clear human accountability.
• Guide ideas from discovery and proof of concept through technical design, implementation, validation, release, and continuous improvement.
• Design and implement web-based SaaS capabilities using C#, .NET, Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, and modern web architecture patterns.
• Build automated unit, integration, API, contract, and end-to-end tests where appropriate.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, branching and merging strategies, release practices, developer workflows, and containerized delivery with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Build secure, resilient, observable Azure services using capabilities such as Key Vault, Application Insights, Service Bus, Application Gateway, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Azure Storage.
• Manage direct reports through coaching, feedback, development planning, goal setting, performance management, and talent development while raising engineering standards through mentoring, design reviews, code reviews, reusable patterns, and documentation.

Requirements

• Software engineering experience including hands-on delivery of complex, production software systems.
• Experience  managing direct reports in a software engineering organization, including hiring, coaching, development planning, performance reviews, retention, and performance management.
• Deep practical experience using Claude Code or comparable AI coding agents, with the ability to use AI across planning, implementation, testing, debugging, review, documentation, and refactoring.
• Strong hands-on experience building production web applications with C#, .NET, Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, APIs, data models, services, user interfaces, and background processing.
• Strong familiarity with Azure, Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD, automated testing, Docker, Kubernetes, observability, and production operations.
• A track record of mentoring engineers, influencing technical direction, improving engineering practices, and communicating trade-offs clearly across product, engineering, architecture, security, and operations stakeholders.

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About the Role

• As an Editor, you will play a key role in creating and maintaining high-quality legal content for law report publications. Working closely with colleagues and external contributors, you will help ensure content is accurate, relevant, and published on schedule across print and digital formats. You will contribute to the integrity of legal reporting by applying strong editorial judgement, attention to detail, and a commitment to quality.

Responsibilities

• Undertake editorial tasks including proofreading and writing headnotes for publications across the UK Law Reports portfolio to agreed quality standards, house style, and timelines
• Manage title responsibilities including case selection and scheduling to ensure content is published accurately and on time in print and electronic formats
• Monitor legal developments to ensure content remains current and relevant
• Flag concerns relating to anonymization, reporting restrictions, and any other matters affecting the reportability of judgments
• Identify and communicate risks to publishing schedules
• Liaise with external editors, authors, freelancers, judges, and judges’ clerks
• Manage relationships with authors, external editors, and freelancers
• Maintain editorial and stylistic standards, including updating or developing style guides and manuals

Requirements

• Law degree or equivalent qualification
• Professional legal qualification desirable but not essential
• Experience in editorial/legal publishing or case summarization with a demonstrated interest in the law
• Experience in legal publishing or editing, ideally involving law reporting or working with case materials
• Experience working collaboratively within a team environment
• Excellent verbal communication, editing skills, and written English with the ability to understand, navigate, and present complex legal materials
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize work and meet frequent deadlines
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), SharePoint, and an interest in learning new systems and technologies
   

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About the Role

• As a Direct Sales Rep I, you will create pipeline, manage sales opportunities, and support deal closure across your territory. You will work closely with account management teams, build customer relationships, and execute sales strategies that support growth. This role suits someone who communicates clearly, plans effectively, and enjoys working in a changing product sales environment.

Responsibilities

• Driving proactively pipeline creation and gross sales
• Working closely with account management team to structure, negotiate and close deals
• Helping develop, and then execute on, a sales strategy within your defined territory
• Managing effectively multiple sales opportunities within the pipeline and accurately forecasting on it
• Achieving consistent monthly, quarterly, annual sales goals and sales KPIs
• Acting as an entrepreneur and owner of your own territory, identifying support needs

Requirements

• Have critical thinking skills with the ability to plan and execute sales strategies
• Be able to work effectively in a changeable, constantly evolving and rapidly growing product sales environment
• Have the ability to present face-to-face and on online platforms.
• Be able to interact with customers in a consultative, face-to-face selling and social media selling settings
• Display exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Be a self-starter with a consistent track record in a quota bearing sales environment
• Have solid experience of technology sales
• Have excellent sales and software, compliance or risk industry experience
   

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• As VP Strategy, you will be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, accountable for shaping and driving the enterprise strategy of the business. Working closely with the CEO, SLT, and RELX partners, you will define the strategic choices, priorities, and investments that guide Cirium’s next phase of growth and competitive advantage.
• This is a high‑impact role at the centre of decision‑making in a globally recognised aviation data and analytics business at a moment of significant transformation.

Responsibilities:

Enterprise Strategy & Strategic Direction

• Own the development and continuous refinement of Cirium’s long‑term enterprise strategy, grounded in deep customer insight, rigorous market analysis, and data‑driven decision‑making
• Define strategic priorities and investment theses across products, data assets, markets, and emerging digital ecosystems
• Partner closely with the CEO and Leadership Team to ensure strategic coherence across the organisation

Strategic Planning & Portfolio Governance

• Lead Cirium’s annual strategy development and planning cycles, translating choices into executable roadmaps with clear KPIs and outcome ownership
• Build and maintain a unified enterprise-wide view of market opportunities, product evolution, data asset priorities, and commercial focus areas
• Establish governance mechanisms to track progress and ensure disciplined execution of strategic bets

Enterprise Initiatives & Cross‑Functional Leadership

• Lead high‑impact, cross‑functional strategic programmes spanning new product innovation, pricing, customer segments, technology investment, and operational excellence
• Bring structured evaluation and sizing to strategic opportunities, making recommendations grounded in commercial and operational feasibility

M&A, Ecosystem Strategy & Partnerships

• Lead the development of Cirium’s M&A strategy and pipeline, aligned to long‑term portfolio ambition
• Partner closely with RELX Corporate Development across sourcing, diligence, business case creation, deal negotiation, and integration planning
• Identify and evaluate new data partnerships, strategic alliances and ecosystem plays that strengthen Cirium’s differentiated market position

Market Intelligence, Foresight & External Positioning

• Provide a forward‑looking external perspective to Cirium—developing deep customer, competitor, and market understanding to help the business “see around corners”
• Shape SLT and Board‑level decision‑making through insight, foresight, and clear strategic narratives
• Act as a visible thought leader in aviation analytics and digital transformation, representing Cirium at industry forums and with strategic partners

Leadership & Organisational Influence

• Build, develop, and lead Cirium’s strategy capability that models analytical excellence, curiosity, and innovation
• Influence and align senior stakeholders globally, ensuring strategy translates into clear decisions and measurable outcomes.

Requirements:

Strategic & Industry Expertise

• Significant experience in senior strategy roles within data, technology, aviation, analytics, or related B2B information industries
• A background in top-tier consulting (BCG, Bain, McKinsey) or equivalent strategy leadership experience strongly preferred

Analytical, Commercial & Strategic Judgement

• Exceptional problem‑solving capability and comfort with ambiguity—able to bring structure, rigour, and insight to complex landscapes
• Outstanding ability to synthesize, simplify, and communicate complex ideas in compelling ways.
• Strong financial acumen with a proven track record of linking strategic decisions to commercial outcomes

Enterprise Leadership & Influence

• Proven experience operating in a global, matrixed environment
• Demonstrated ability to influence and align senior stakeholders, driving coherent decisions at scale
• Strong storytelling, narrative, and external communication skills

M&A & Ecosystem Experience

• Experience evaluating acquisitions, partnerships, market adjacencies, and ecosystem opportunities