Managing Editor, Europe

Are you an exceptional editorial leader ready to shape agenda-setting journalism across Europe and the UK?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced news environment, leading high-performing teams and delivering trusted reporting on complex legal and regulatory issues?

About Our Team

MLex, a LexisNexis company, is an independent news organization for breaking news and forward-looking analysis on legal and regulatory risk across the globe. Investigative journalists provide exclusive reporting on probes, policy and enforcement trends, litigation and legislative developments across key areas of regulatory risk: Antitrust, M&A, Data Privacy & Security, Financial Crime, Trade, State Aid and Sector Regulation. Trusted by top law firms, corporate counsel and the public sector, our coverage empowers our customers to respond first to changes in the regulatory landscape, navigating risks and leveraging opportunities for their business or clients. Visit https://mlexmarketinsight.com/ to find out more.

About The Role

As Managing Editor – Europe, you will lead MLex’s editorial operations across Europe, overseeing teams based in London and Brussels. You will provide strategic leadership and operational direction to a large team of reporters and editors, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, exclusive journalism while supporting editorial excellence, talent development, and collaboration across the global newsroom.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day editorial operations of the European newsroom, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality, exclusive and agenda-setting journalism.
• Set clear editorial expectations, monitor newsroom performance and ensure effective planning across reporters, editors and specialist teams.
• Develop and implement operational plans that maximise editorial resources, improve productivity and support sustainable newsroom growth.
• Foster collaboration across global MLex teams to identify opportunities for cross-border reporting and knowledge sharing.
• Provide leadership on recruitment, succession planning, employee engagement, performance management and professional development.
• Represent MLex internally and externally, strengthening relationships with stakeholders, industry contacts and partner organisations.
• Support innovation and continuous improvement through the adoption of new technologies, streamlined workflows and performance measurement.
• Act as MLex's representative for legal and contractual matters in Belgium, including property lease and employment law matters, working closely with LexisNexis Facilities on office management and maintenance issues.

Requirements

• Exceptional editorial leadership combined with outstanding communication and people management skills.
• Ability to make sound editorial decisions under pressure while balancing speed, accuracy and quality across multiple coverage areas.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, allocate resources effectively and lead complex editorial operations across multiple locations.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, building productive relationships with journalists, senior executives and cross-functional teams across LexisNexis.
• Sound commercial awareness and an understanding of how high-value journalism supports subscriber engagement and business objectives.
• Confidence using editorial technologies, data and performance metrics to improve newsroom productivity and content quality.
• Substantial experience in senior editorial leadership within a professional news organisation, ideally covering legal, regulatory, competition, technology, financial or public policy issues across Europe and the UK.
• Extensive knowledge of European institutions, UK government and regulatory frameworks, with a deep understanding of issues relevant to MLex subscribers.

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 Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

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.

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