Director, Content Royalties & Analysis

About the role

The Director, Content Royalties & Analysis leads royalty compliance, analytics, and commercial support for LexisNexis Legal & Professional’s global product portfolio, including AI‑enabled offerings such as Lexis+ with Protégé. This high‑visibility position ensures accurate royalty calculations, drives compliance across complex licensing environments, and partners with cross‑functional teams on product launches and system transformations.

Key responsibilities

• Own royalty business‑event processes, reconcile recognized revenue to royalty‑eligible revenue, and maintain strong controls as volume grows.
• Lead audit programs covering royalty calculations, AI usage restrictions, and licensor agreement compliance, ensuring SOX and internal audit adherence.
• Define royalty and compliance requirements for new AI‑enabled products and international expansions, partnering with Content and Product teams.
• Lead royalty workstreams during major system migrations (e.g., PeopleSoft/Fusion, Salesforce CPQ, WAM, PIM) and oversee testing, sign‑off, and post‑go‑live monitoring.
• Provide commercial and royalty insight for licensor renegotiations, prepare business cases, and support strategic content investments.
• Manage and develop a team of financial analysts, setting objectives and coaching for technical depth and commercial judgment.

Required profile

• 8+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience, including at least 2 years of people management.
• Proven expertise in royalty, licensing, or content‑rights management within a publishing, media, or legal‑information environment.
• Strong analytical ability to reconcile high transaction volumes across systems and currencies.
• Experience delivering results in complex, cross‑functional projects and system transformations.

Required skills

• PeopleSoft (or comparable ERP/royalty platform)
• Oracle Fusion
• Salesforce CPQ
• WAM (Web Asset Management)
• PIM (Product Information Management)

What we offer

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) plan with company match and employee share purchase plan
• Well‑being programs including wellness platform, Headspace subscription, and employee assistance
• Short‑ and long‑term disability, life, and accidental death insurance
• Family benefits such as paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy support
• Flexible paid time off and additional days for volunteering or employee resource groups