Taxonomist

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Senior Taxonomist

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, metadata schemas, and ontologies for content and product classification.
• Analyze business requirements and user behavior to develop intuitive classification structures and tagging strategies that enhance content discoverability and search performance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders including product managers, content strategists, data teams, and UX designers to ensure taxonomy alignment with business goals and user needs.
• Conduct taxonomy audits and gap analyses to identify areas for improvement and develop plans for restructuring or optimization.
• Establish and enforce taxonomy governance policies, naming conventions, and documentation standards to ensure consistency and quality across platforms.
• Work closely with engineering and data teams to integrate taxonomy solutions into content management systems, PIM, DAM, and search platforms.
• Stay updated on industry best practices, tools, and technologies in taxonomy, metadata management, and information architecture.
  

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Library Science, Information Science, Knowledge Management, Linguistics, or a related field.
• 8-15 years of hands-on experience in taxonomy development, metadata management, information architecture, or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of controlled vocabularies, classification schemes, thesauri, and ontologies.
• Experience working with taxonomy management tools (e.g., PoolParty, Synaptica, Smartlogic, TopBraid, etc.).
• Proficiency in content management systems (CMS), product information management (PIM) systems, and digital asset management (DAM) platforms.
• Familiarity with search technologies and how taxonomy supports enterprise search, faceted navigation, and content personalization.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets and translate business needs into taxonomy solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Detail-oriented with a deep commitment to accuracy and consistency.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in e-commerce, media, publishing, retail, or large-scale content-driven organizations.
• Knowledge of semantic technologies, RDF, SKOS, OWL, and linked data principles.
• Exposure to AI/ML tagging workflows and automation in metadata tagging and classification.