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Base pay range
We’re looking for a Taxonomist to join our growing data and knowledge management team - someone who can bring order to complexity through effective taxonomy design, classification, and metadata strategy.
In this role, you’ll help shape how information is organised, connected, and understood across the business. You’ll work closely with data scientists, knowledge engineers, and product teams to build taxonomies and knowledge graphs that enable smarter search, discovery, and decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop, and maintain taxonomies, ontologies, and metadata frameworks to support enterprise data and knowledge systems.
* Classify and structure large volumes of data and content, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and scalability.
* Collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams to integrate taxonomy and metadata into systems and workflows.
* Contribute to the design and implementation of knowledge graphs and semantic data models that connect key entities and concepts.
* Analyse existing data structures and propose improvements to enhance search, retrieval, and analytics capabilities.
* Ensure taxonomies align with business goals, user needs, and data governance standards.
* Monitor taxonomy performance and user feedback to drive continuous improvement.
Skills & Experience
* Proven experience in taxonomy design, data classification, or information architecture.
* Strong understanding of metadata management, ontologies, and controlled vocabularies.
* Hands‑on experience working with knowledge graphs, RDF, SPARQL, or graph databases (e.g. Neo4j).
* Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail; comfortable working with large datasets.
* Familiarity with data governance, semantic web technologies, or machine learning‑driven classification is a plus.
* Strong communication and collaboration skills; able to work effectively across technical and non‑technical teams.
* Degree in Information Science, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Why Join
* Work at the intersection of data, knowledge, and technology to solve complex real‑world problems.
* Be part of an innovative team driving the next generation of information management.
* Opportunity to work with cutting‑edge data tools, AI, and semantic technologies.
* Flexible working arrangements and supportive, growth‑oriented culture.
About Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com
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