About the RoleThe Director, Content Royalties & Analysis owns royalty compliance, analytics, and commercial support for LexisNexis Legal & Professional's global product portfolio - including fast-growing AI-enabled products such as Lexis+ with Protégé and Nexis+ with Protégé. You'll ensure royalty calculations stay accurate and compliant across a high-volume, complex licensing environment, while partnering with Content, Product, Legal, and Business Unit finance teams on new product launches, international expansion, and major systems transformations. This is a hands-on, high-visibility role for someone who pairs deep royalty and licensing expertise with the judgment to guide teams through complexity and change.
Responsibilities:Royalty Compliance, Controls & Reporting- Own the royalty business-event process and reconciliation of recognized revenue to royaltable revenue across media types and accounting locations, maintaining strong compliance and control despite rising volume.
- Lead audit programs covering royalty calculations, AI usage restrictions, and licensor agreement compliance, driving issues to timely resolution.
- Ensure royalty processes and controls meet SOX and internal audit requirements.
AI & Product Expansion- Define royalty and compliance requirements for new product launches and international expansions (e.g., Lexis+ with Protégé, Nexis+ with Protégé, Nexis Data+), partnering with Content and Product teams on requirements, end-to-end testing, and sign-off.
- Monitor usage, pricing, and adoption of AI-enabled features, giving business units clear insight into cost, compliance, and commercial impact.
Systems & Process Transformation- Lead royalty workstreams within major system migrations (e.g., legacy royalty platforms to PeopleSoft/Fusion, Salesforce CPQ, WAM, PIM), keeping new processes compliant and scalable.
- Partner with technology and cross-functional project teams on end-to-end testing, sign-off, and post-go-live monitoring for royalty-impacting system changes.
Commercial & Licensor Support- Provide commercial and royalty insight to Content and Finance teams during licensor renegotiations and new licensing structures (e.g., transitions from fixed-fee to revenue-share models).
- Prepare business cases and financial analysis to support significant content investment and commercial decisions.
Team Leadership & Partnership- Lead and develop a team of financial analysts - set clear objectives and coach for both technical depth and commercial judgment.
- Act as a trusted advisor to Business Unit finance leaders on royalty risk and opportunity, building durable cross-functional relationships.
What Success Looks Like- Royalty baseline metrics maintained at or above target, even as volume and product complexity grow.
- Audit findings closed within target timelines.
- On-time delivery of royalty requirements for major product launches and system migrations.
- Strong, trusted relationships with Business Unit finance, Content, and Product stakeholders.
Requirements:- 8+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience, including royalty, licensing, or content-rights management.
- Experience with financial/ERP systems such as PeopleSoft, Oracle Fusion, or comparable royalty platforms.
- Strong analytical skills; comfortable reconciling high transaction volumes and complex data across systems and currencies.
- Experience managing or developing a team.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for both technical and business audiences.
- Experience in publishing, media, legal information, or another licensing-intensive industry preferred.
Minimum Requirements- 8+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience, including at least 2 years directly managing people.
- Comprehensive understanding of standards and practices within your discipline, with working knowledge of adjacent finance/accounting disciplines.
- Proven experience managing a team of professionals (and/or junior managers) setting priorities, allocating resources, and delivering against departmental plans.
- Accountability for team results, including budget and resource management within your area.
- Strong business awareness and insight-generation skills, with the ability to persuade and align stakeholders across your department and integrate effectively within the wider division.
- Solid performance-management skills, with growing experience coaching and developing talent.
Work in a way that works for you:We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working for you:We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
• Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
• In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice
About the business:LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.
U.S. National Base Pay Range: $118,300 - $219,800. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.
