Head of Content & Publishing Operations

Do you want to develop your career and make an impact in the fast-growth, fast-moving B2B technology space?

At Informa TechTarget, you’ll collaborate and grow alongside some of the industry’s most respected experts. You’ll work with leading brands and be exposed to world-shaping innovations. You’ll apply your energy and intellect to helping clients be faster to market and faster to revenue.

We’re a vibrant community of world-class practitioners – over 2000 colleagues strong – with offices in 19 locations around the world. We’re traded on Nasdaq and also part of Informa PLC, a global leader in business-to-business events, digital services, and academic research in the FTSE 100 who are #3 in Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2025 UK list. 

About Informa TechTarget

Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT) informs, influences and connects the world’s technology buyers and sellers, to accelerate growth from R&D to ROI.

With an unparalleled reach of over 220 highly targeted technology-specific websites and more than 50 million permissioned first-party audience members, Informa TechTarget has a unique understanding of and insight into technology markets.

Underpinned by those audiences and their data, we offer expert-led, data-driven, and digitally enabled services that deliver significant impact and measurable outcomes to our clients. We provide our customers with:

• Trusted information that shapes the industry and informs investment
• Intelligence and advice that guides and influences strategy
• Advertising that grows reputation and establishes thought leadership
• Custom content that engages and prompts action
• Intent and demand generation that more precisely targets and converts

Our organization is committed to sustainability, diversity, wellbeing, and ethical working practices. Visit informatechtarget.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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Job Description

This role is based in our 240 Blackfriars, London office.

Head of Content & Publishing Operations

Are you ready to lead a dynamic, high-performing team that drives excellence in content creation, delivery, and strategy? We’re looking for an experienced leader to take ownership of our global content operations, ensuring efficiency, quality, and innovation across editing, design, translation, platform usability, multimedia, and more. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of content operations and make a tangible impact on our business.

About the Role

As the Head of Content & Publishing Operations, you will lead a global team of experts across multiple disciplines, including editing, design, translation, platform usability, and multimedia. Your mission will be to develop and execute a strategic vision that maximizes efficiency, enhances content quality, and drives revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and Lead a High-Performing Team:

  • Develop a world-class content operations team with expertise across key areas.
  • Recruit, mentor, and empower colleagues to achieve their full potential.
  • Foster a culture of engagement, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure role profiles are up-to-date and aligned with career development pathways.

• Optimize Content Production Processes:

  • Own and refine content production workflows, platforms, and best practices.
  • Collaborate with senior stakeholders to design and implement efficient systems.
  • Ensure consistency, quality, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness across all Omdia products and services.

• Drive Strategic Initiatives:

  • Partner with leaders in consulting, syndicated research, marketing, and platform teams to advance key content-related projects.
  • Plan and manage budgets, ensuring effective use of tools, technology, and vendors.
  • Develop data-driven business cases to support investment decisions, leveraging resource planning and capacity forecasting.

• Shape the Long-Term Vision:

  • Define the strategic direction of the team, aligned with business priorities and emerging technologies.
  • Advance operational maturity and implement strategies for risk and incident management.

• Deliver Insights and Reporting:

  • Build and maintain a robust KPI ecosystem to monitor performance and inform decision-making.
  • Develop dashboards, resource planning models, and operational metrics to drive continuous improvement.

What You’ll Produce

In this role, you’ll deliver impactful outputs that drive business success, including:

• Strategic plans that align with mid- and long-term business goals.
• Tangible KPIs and goals that translate strategy into action.
• Performance dashboards to monitor operational effectiveness.
• Resource planning and capacity forecasting models.
• Talent retention and engagement strategies.
• Business requirements documentation for technology platforms and vendors.
• Operational metrics and analysis reports to support continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Knowledge & Skills

We’re looking for a leader with the following skills and expertise:

• Leadership & Team Development: Proven ability to lead, manage, and develop high-performing teams, fostering collaboration and growth.
• Operational Expertise: In-depth understanding of business processes and technologies to deliver high-quality research efficiently.
• Project Management: Strong organizational skills with a track record of managing complex projects, meeting deadlines, and exceeding stakeholder expectations.
• Presentation & Communication: Exceptional presentation skills, executive presence, and the ability to communicate effectively across diverse groups.
• Data Literacy: Advanced analytical skills and the ability to leverage data for strategic decision-making.

Experience &

Qualifications

To excel in this role, you’ll bring:

• Content Operations Expertise: A proven track record in designing, implementing, and evolving content production and publishing processes.
• Technical Proficiency: Experience with content management systems, analytics tools, and exposure to AI-enabled solutions in content operations.
• Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with the technology market intelligence sector, including a deep understanding of research processes and methodologies.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Confidence in interacting with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally, to drive collaboration and alignment.
• Team Leadership: Demonstrated expertise in managing teams and working within matrix structures to achieve business goals.

Additional Information

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 protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and, or in the advertised position, please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence.

Informa TechTarget complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable federal, state or local law.

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world