Staff Content Manager

Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology

. Set and run the roadmap for Clio's Australian legal content .

Posted 10/26/2026full-timeSydney • AustraliaLead💰 A$143,700 - A$215,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates deep knowledge of the Australian legal system and legal publishing market, with proven experience in managing legal content portfolios and driving product ownership. Capable of leading cross-functional teams, setting strategic standards, and utilizing data-driven insights for decision-making.

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Legal Content ManagementAustralian Legal System ExpertiseData-Driven PrioritizationProduct OwnershipAI and NLP Application in Legal Text

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Hard Skills

Legal Data OperationsETL PipelinesMetadata StructuresContent Licensing NegotiationROI ModellingCase Law AnalysisLegislation AnalysisContent Strategy DevelopmentCoverage MappingBenchmarking Editorial Quality

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCross-Functional LeadershipStrategic ThinkingTraining and MentoringStakeholder Engagement

Tools & Technologies

Apache IcebergData Lakehouse ArchitecturesContent Management SystemsDashboards for Tracking MetricsLegal Research Platforms

Industry Keywords

Legal PublishingAustralian Case LawLegal ResearchContent EnrichmentCompetitive Risk Assessment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheETL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set and run the roadmap for Clio's Australian legal content
Set KPIs for completeness, update speed, enrichment depth and reliability
Drive ROI through better win rates, customer trust, retention and revenue tied to Australian content
Maintain coverage maps across Australian case law, legislation and key secondary sources
Rank coverage gaps by legal authority, customer demand, competitive risk and cost to fix
Lead build, buy and license decisions with Licensing, Legal and Corporate Development
Maintain a ranked backlog with Content Ops and Engineering
Improve ingestion and enrichment pipelines, including the move to Iceberg
Build Clio-owned pipelines that scale and reduce third-party links and manual steps
Set standards for monitoring, fault tolerance and disaster recovery
Improve enrichment across case law and legislative data with Australian Editorial and Ops teams
Set metadata and structure standards, including parallel citations, legislative amendments, case summaries and hierarchy
Lead AI-assisted enrichment work
Work with Finance and FP&A to assess financial and product impact
Maintain dashboards tracking cost per document, ingestion speed, coverage parity and enrichment reach
Present quarterly to the Content Committee on roadmap progress, risk and business impact
Benchmark coverage, editorial quality and features against regional legal content providers
Develop partnerships with courts, publishers and open data groups
Train Product, Sales, Marketing and Support teams as the internal expert on Australian legal materials
Support enterprise RFPs and major sales deals with competitive and content expertise

Requirements

What you’ll need

7 to 10 years in legal publishing, legal data operations, or product and content management, with a track record of owning a legal content portfolio end to end
Deep knowledge of the Australian legal system and legal publishing market, including what counts as authority, currency and discoverability in that market
Proven experience using Australian case law and legislation to support legal practice or legal research platforms
A history of setting strategy and owning outcomes at a senior or staff level, not just running projects
Strong product ownership and the drive to lead across teams without direct reporting lines
Data-driven prioritisation and ROI modelling, built from real numbers
Technical fluency across ETL pipelines, ingestion systems and metadata structures
Clear communication with technical and non-technical people, including executives
A track record of setting standards that other teams follow
Experience working at or closely with Westlaw Australia, LexisNexis Australia, CCH or another Australian legal publisher
Experience applying AI or NLP to legal text, such as tagging, summarisation or deduplication
Hands-on experience negotiating content licensing or partnership agreements with courts, publishers or open data groups
Familiarity with modern data platforms such as Apache Iceberg or data lakehouse architectures
Experience supporting enterprise RFPs or sales deals as a content subject matter expert

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive, equitable salary (exclusive of superannuation)
Top-tier health benefits
Hybrid work environment
Flexible time off policy, with an encouraged 20 days off per year
Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years
Accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process