Head of Content Protection (Maternity Cover, 12 months) in London

About Informa and Taylor & Francis Group

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100. Taylor & Francis Group operates globally and produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge.

This role is based in our 240 Blackfriars Office. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to become the Content Protection leader (maternity cover for up to 12 months) at Taylor & Francis, one of the world’s leading publishers of high-quality, cross-disciplinary knowledge and specialty research. Reporting to the General Counsel for Taylor & Francis, you will be responsible for shaping and implementing Taylor & Francis’s global anti‑piracy strategy, with a particular focus on the company’s digital supply chains.

Key Accountabilities:

• Act as the content protection lead at Taylor & Francis, responsible for implementing and delivering Taylor & Francis’s global anti‑piracy strategy.
• Manage the company’s anti‑piracy activities and relationships with external anti‑piracy vendors.
• Partner with the T&F Legal team and other internal stakeholders on enforcement initiatives.
• Lead the centralised reporting and data collation relating to the company’s piracy risks and leverage data to drive strategy and mitigate risk.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to audit internal processes for piracy risks, recommending expenditures or implementing practices to mitigate these risks effectively.
• Oversee global enforcement initiatives on critical anti‑piracy issues, working in collaboration with local and regional teams.
• Spot emerging piracy threats, prioritise risks and identify targeted solutions to tackle or disrupt those threats.
• Proactively engage with industry partners and external agencies to coordinate on industry‑wide risks.
• Lead and support teams in responding to, investigating, managing and resolving incidents and escalations around content protection and product authenticity.
• Act as an industry expert in trade body discussions and help set standards for the industry.
• Manage a Content Protection Analyst who will support you on the anti‑piracy strategy.
• Create and roll out best practice content protection workflows for the business.

Qualifications Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Solid experience of working in an anti‑piracy-related role in a content-focused industry, ideally with in-depth experience of piracy in a digital context, and with relevant training and/or qualifications in content protection work.
• Robust and demonstrable understanding of the enforcement options available to combat content piracy in different jurisdictions and of the technological infrastructures underlying digital piracy.
• Extensive knowledge of digital content platforms, websites, applications (both lawful and infringing), internet research tools and search technologies.
• Existing contacts in external anti‑piracy bodies and enforcement agencies, and prior experience of implementing an anti‑piracy strategy, are desirable but not essential.
• Prior experience in publishing is not essential.

Skills and Behaviours Required:

• Ability to act as a leader in promoting the anti‑piracy function and in implementing an anti‑piracy programme.
• An approachable personal style and ability to communicate and build support, both internally at all levels in the organisation and across all regions, and externally with trade bodies and enforcement agencies.
• A professional, organised, enthusiastic and self‑starting attitude with a flexible but robust approach, with the ability to work autonomously and prioritise effectively.
• Practical, commercial thinker able to find pragmatic and creative solutions to commercial problems, balancing business needs with piracy risks.

Location:

We believe that great things happen when people connect face‑to‑face. That’s why we work in‑person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model and is expected to live within commuting distance of our offices (240 Blackfriars Road, London or Milton Park, Oxford) to ensure that they can make it to our office locations to collaborate as required. There is an expectation for a minimum of 3 days per week in‑person time.

What we offer in return:

• Excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture.
• 25 days annual leave per year plus a day off for your birthday.
• 3 additional discretionary days off during the holiday season at the end of the year.
• 4 paid volunteering days each year.
• Company‑funded single‑cover private medical insurance.
• Employee assistance programme – offering 24/7 well‑being support.
• Share Match – Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.
• Pension scheme.
• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care.

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis:

If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and make a contribution regardless of their identity or background.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves.