Director, Codes Editorial

Director, Codes Editorial

Role Summary

Provides strategic leadership and direction for meeting department, product, people, and business goals and objectives. Responsible for meeting all schedules, targets, and budgets. Establishes, builds, and maintains relationships with internal and external stakeholders and customers, as a representative of the organization.

In this role as Director, Codes Editorial you will be responsible for:

• Has line management responsibility for US Codes teams
• Closely partners with Codes Editorial Senior Leaders to meet all Codes Editorial commitments
• Supports Senior Director in continuous examination of organizational structure
• Builds strong partnerships with leaders and teams across TR in support of business deliverables, in particular Technology and Content Operations
• Represents Codes Editorial to senior leadership, working across organizational boundaries and functions.
• Sets goals and direction for area of responsibility.
• Responsible for effective performance management and development of employees.
• Attracts, identifies and grows talent within organization by motivating and providing development and growth opportunities.
• Optimizes leadership and team talent through coaching and mentoring.

• Champion's best practices and drives process improvement mindset and initiatives.
• Develops project plans and leads cross-functional and/or cross-site project teams to achieve stated outcomes.
• Responsible for the assessment, recommendation, and completion of all projects within the department.

• Establishes, builds, and maintains effective communications and relationships across all level of the organization including internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactively problem solves and handles escalated issues as needed.

• Transforms how US Codes Editorial operates to match capacity and budget, meet needs of Westlaw/Cavalry projects and realize AI potential
• Implements Codes Reimagine in collaboration with Strategic Projects Director
• Ensures change readiness across US Codes to meet transformation needs
• Ensures opportunities to innovate, simplify and deliver process efficiencies are maximised
• Manages expense budgets, including cost challenges
• Rebalances Codes Editorial time allocation to meet core content and new AI commitments

• Drive process transformation through AI
• Establish AI experimentation as a best practice norm across group
• Partner with Codes leaders to achieve required staffing of capital initiatives, including AI product features and Reimagine
• Establish AI product project responsibilities in all editor roles (no silos)

• Provides functional, operational or product expertise to department/organization and company.
• Has strategic responsibility for US Codes content, including productivity to all outputs - currency, quality, prioritisation - and measurement against baseline productivity metrics
• Provides Editorial input into product development
• With Manila Codes Editorial Director, owns strategy for further expansion in global centre locations
• Meets print revenue obligations whilst achieving time and process efficiencies
• Sets direction and plans work strategies to meet product targets and customer specifications.
• Ensures adherence to production and cost schedules.
• Responsible for people, systems, processes, and resources to meet deliverables.
• Budgets oversight and accountability for area of responsibility.
• Identifies and drives cost-saving initiatives and challenges.
• Collaborates on strategic development of new products and enhancements of existing products.
• Develops and maintains an excellent understanding of the market environment, including customers and competitors and promote good market awareness within the team.

You're a fit for the role of Director, Codes Editorial if your background includes:

• 8 years + people management experience
• Extensive editorial/content experience
• Bachelors degree required, legal degree preferred
• Ability and willingness to travel if required

• Hybrid Work Model:
  We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance:
  Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth:
  By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and…