Director, Content & Publishing Operations

This role is based in our 240 Blackfriars, London office. About the Role Are you ready to lead a dynamic, high-performing team that drives excellence in content creation, delivery, and strategy? As the Director of Content & Publishing Operations, you will take ownership of our global content operations and lead our centralized team of content production professionals across editing, design, translation, platform usability, and multimedia. This pivotal leadership role is responsible for producing and publishing research content while driving the continual evolution of tools, capabilities, systems, and processes that power our organization's strategic vision. You'll set a comprehensive 3-year strategic plan underpinned by clearly defined goals and budgets aligned with business priorities and customer demands, while fostering a positive, engaged culture across globally distributed teams. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership : Set strategic direction, operating objectives, and performance standards for the global function; develop long-term workforce planning, succession strategies, and capability development initiatives Operational Excellence : Define and evolve the strategic operating model and organizational design, ensuring structures, workflows, governance, systems, and resource allocation align with business priorities and growth requirements Risk Management : Own operational risk management by proactively identifying capacity, delivery, process, technology, and organizational risks; implement mitigation strategies to ensure business continuity Continuous Improvement : Oversee operational transformation initiatives that drive improvements across processes, systems, and ways of working to enhance quality, efficiency, and scalability Strategic Partnership : Partner with senior stakeholders across Research, Consulting, Technology, Finance, and Operations to influence priorities, investment decisions, and organizational change initiatives Performance Management : Establish operational governance, performance frameworks, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms that drive accountability, transparency, and informed decision-making Team Leadership : Provide inspirational leadership to managers and team leads, fostering a high-performance culture focused on engagement, development, and operational excellence Project Delivery : Support on-time delivery of high-quality, differentiated research projects—both syndicated and consulting—that exceed client expectations What You'll Deliver Strategic review and optimization of content workflow processes and documentation Technology-first strategic plans to unlock scalability and growth capabilities Organization design evolution aligned with anticipated business needs Team leadership decisions aligned with budget and strategic plans Optimized resource allocation for maximum efficiency and margin Annual budget development and delivery for the function What We're Looking For Strategic Leadership : Proven ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels with a track record in evolving and overseeing content production processes Technical Expertise : Experience with modern content management systems, analytics tools, and AI solutions; understanding of how technology transforms operations Project Management : Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously Stakeholder Management : Strong experience navigating matrix organizations, building consensus across diverse teams, and interacting confidently with senior stakeholders Industry Knowledge : Previous exposure to research content, ICT industry intelligence, or research processes and methodologies Operational Excellence : In-depth knowledge of business processes that deliver content efficiently and cost-effectively at high quality Communication Skills : Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication abilities with executive presence and attention to detail Vendor Management : Experience with vendor governance and strong negotiation skills; solid quantitative analysis capabilities 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. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely. TechTarget, Inc., doing business as Informa TechTarget, including its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, colour, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local…