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You’ll be the externally recognised editorial voice on regulatory risk and intelligence, with a visible presence at internal and external events, and a strong network of senior contacts.
You’ll also shape the regulatory risk content strategy using audience engagement data and client feedback to ensure the content is credible and highly sought after by an existing and prospective audience.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a defining role for fast-growing, innovative intelligence platforms, relied on by leading organisations around the world to understand, anticipate, and manage regulatory risk. Your work will directly inform how senior legal and compliance leaders assess risk, make strategic decisions, and respond to regulatory change across markets.
This role would suit a senior regulatory journalist, intelligence analyst, or experienced compliance professional who wants to shape market-leading thought leadership.
Why LBR?
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, gender identity/expression or reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.
Start of employment:
Our fast-paced journey to becoming a global technology-driven information service provider has been built upon the values we hold close: rewarding excellence, providing meaningful work on our leading brands, and fostering an inclusive environment that is diverse, connected, and supportive.
By doing this, we have grown together and achieved global success. Join us and be a part of a journey where your contributions are valued, your impact is significant, and your growth is our priority.
Job Description
Regulatory Risk Intelligence Lead
Department: Content Editorial & Research
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: London
Reporting To: Umair Rahim
Description
We’re looking for a senior regulatory risk specialist to own and lead our global regulatory risk coverage. You will produce authoritative, data-driven analysis for a sophisticated legal and compliance audience, combining unique coverage, deep expertise, and exclusive market insight.
You’ll be the externally recognised editorial voice on regulatory risk and intelligence, with a visible presence at internal and external events, and a strong network of senior contacts.
You’ll also shape the regulatory risk content strategy using audience engagement data and client feedback to ensure the content is credible and highly sought after by an existing and prospective audience.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a defining role for fast-growing, innovative intelligence platforms, relied on by leading organisations around the world to understand, anticipate, and manage regulatory risk. Your work will directly inform how senior legal and compliance leaders assess risk, make strategic decisions, and respond to regulatory change across markets.
This role would suit a senior regulatory journalist, intelligence analyst, or experienced compliance professional who wants to shape market-leading thought leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and cover the most significant regulatory risk trends globally, producing high-impact, data-driven specialist content for a sophisticated legal and compliance audience.
- Produce and deliver complex, high-value content at pace, including deep-dives, forward-looking risk analysis, data-led explainers, and exclusive content generated through unique coverage and a strong network of market sources.
- Leverage an established book of senior-level industry expert contacts to generate exclusive insight, validate analysis, and strengthen the depth and credibility of coverage. The content and analysis should be highly sought after by current and prospective audiences.
- Be the externally recognised market expert and leading editorial voice for regulatory risk and intelligence, with a visible presence at internal and external events.
- Use audience engagement data and client feedback to shape coverage priorities and to feed the broader audience strategy.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and prospective clients, developing a deep understanding of their regulatory monitoring and analysis needs, and feeding those insights directly into content, product and audience strategy.
- Work confidently with data for in-depth analysis and storytelling, using structured and unstructured datasets to uncover trends and support coverage.
- Collaborate closely with the Data Intelligence Unit to identify gaps in internal datasets and scope and source external data and intelligence to evolve the regulatory risk offering over time.
- Support and influence the wider editorial team’s planning, sharing subject-matter expertise, helping shape coverage, and contributing to a consistent, high-quality regulatory risk content stream.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
Required experience
- 5 to 7 years’ experience in regulatory risk and intelligence, or related field.
- Experienced in writing or editing regulatory content for a professional audience, either as a journalist or an analyst.
- An established book of senior-level industry contacts.
- Prior experience working with tech-enabled regulatory monitoring tools.
- Confident and experienced with using large datasets and insights for in-depth and cross-jurisdictional analysis.
- A deep understanding and knowledge of compliance and risk functions within corporates.
- Detailed knowledge of regulatory risk management and governance frameworks.
Skills
- Critical thinking: the ability to objectively analyse and evaluate data to make informed decisions and develop content offering.
- Communication: strong verbal and written communication skills to convey complex data insights clearly.
- Problem-solving: innovative approaches to overcome data-related challenges.
- Teamwork and collaboration: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Why LBR?
An amazing market position, enviable growth, collaboration and wonderful people are just some of the reasons to further your career with Law Business Research. Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, agility, and respect in everything we do.
Law Business Research has been selected as a winner for the 2024 Inspiring Workplaces Awards. We’re proud of our inclusive and inspiring culture here at LBR and we remain committed to creating a positive workplace for all our employees
We are happy to share that we have partnered with Business Disability Forum to help us on our journey to becoming a more inclusive employer and achieving Level 2 Disability Confident Accreditation.
Law Business Research has been selected as a winner for the 2024 Inspiring Workplaces Awards. We’re proud of our inclusive and inspiring culture here at LBR and we remain committed to creating a positive workplace for all our employees
We are happy to share that we have partnered with Business Disability Forum to help us on our journey to becoming a more inclusive employer and achieving Level 2 Disability Confident Accreditation.
We also take our place in this world of ours very seriously and engage in a wide variety of charitable and community based initiatives. We work extensively with Swawou School in Sierra Leone, which we established to provide education for 120 girls, and on an ongoing basis we underwrite the school’s costs.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, gender identity/expression or reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.
Benefits
Our people are our most valuable asset, as such, we offer a wide range of benefits to help ensure that all are supported:
Start of employment:
- Eye care
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A day off for your birthday
After 3 months employment:
- Pension (4% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution)
After 4 months employment:
- Life assurance
After probation:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- £350 annual wellbeing allowance to contribute to gym memberships or fitness classes
- Puregym access
- Perks at work platform access
After 1 year service:
- Private healthcare
Additional Perks:
- Company socials
- Access to Employee Affinity Networks
- Mentoring scheme
- Volunteering Day
- Mortgage Advice
- Work from anywhere (2 weeks)
- Generous parental leave
We are committed to making our organisation an inclusive, respectful & engaging place to work with a culture shaped by our core values that promote equality, collaboration & respect in everything we do. We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident Scheme, meaning we are committed to being inclusive and accessible, which starts with our application and recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments to be made, please let us know as part of our application page.
At Law Business Research, we believe in the power of growth and the importance of nurturing talent. We have learned that building the right team delivers extraordinary results.
At Law Business Research, we believe in the power of growth and the importance of nurturing talent. We have learned that building the right team delivers extraordinary results.
Our fast-paced journey to becoming a global technology-driven information service provider has been built upon the values we hold close: rewarding excellence, providing meaningful work on our leading brands, and fostering an inclusive environment that is diverse, connected, and supportive.
By doing this, we have grown together and achieved global success. Join us and be a part of a journey where your contributions are valued, your impact is significant, and your growth is our priority.