Product Data Specialist I

Best Buy; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 49,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts on tech

Flexible health benefits

Development opportunities

Job summary

Best Buy Canada is seeking a Product Data Specialist to manage and improve product information across our digital channels. You will enhance data quality, category optimization, and governance using approved AI tools, partnering with Product Data, Merchandising, Operations, and Technology teams.

This role supports scalable product data management and responsible AI use, while contributing to a better customer shopping experience.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience using approved AI tools responsibly.
• Ability to recognize AI limitations and escalate when needed.
• 1-2 years of experience with product information or related field.
• Experience with product data audits, taxonomy updates, or category improvements.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and data quality principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage product data and category optimization using governance standards.
• Create and maintain web hierarchies, attributes, facets, and classification rules.
• Audit product and category data for gaps and inconsistencies.
• Support data cleanup, enrichment, backfill, and improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate risks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Organization

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Excel

Job description

We’re looking for a detail-oriented Product Data Specialist to help manage and improve product information across our digital channels. In this role, you’ll support product data quality, category optimization, and defined improvement initiatives using established processes, governance standards, and approved AI tools. This role is a strong opportunity to build experience in product data management, category optimization, e-commerce, and responsible AI use. You’ll contribute to a better customer shopping experience while partnering with teams across Product Data, Merchandising, Operations, and Technology. As the PDM organization continues to adopt AI and automation, you’ll also help shape how product data is managed more efficiently at scale. Join our collaborative team as a Product Data Specialist. We practice a remote first working model, leveraging in person interactions at our head office, in beautiful Vancouver, BC, for strategic, collaborative, and social purposes.

What You’ll Do

Manage product data and category optimization activities using established frameworks, governance standards, and trusted sources. Create and maintain web hierarchies, primary product hierarchy structures, product attributes, lists of values, facets, display structures, and classification rules. Conduct product and category data audits to identify gaps in quality, completeness, consistency, duplication, classification, and customer-facing information. Complete data cleanup, enrichment, backfill, and structural improvements to support accurate and useful product information. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements, validate changes, resolve product information issues, and communicate risks or downstream impacts. Support the implementation of approved product data changes and elevate complex issues or decisions requiring additional expertise or business approval. Use approved AI and automation tools responsibly to improve efficiency while reviewing outputs for accuracy, completeness, relevance, and compliance.

What We’re Looking For

• Hands-on experience using approved AI tools responsibly, including writing clear prompts, grounding outputs in trusted source information, and reviewing results for accuracy, completeness, relevance, and compliance.
• Ability to recognize AI limitations and know when human validation or escalation is required.
• 1-2 years of experience working with product information, product content, e-commerce data, product data management, merchandising, business, or a related field.
• Experience supporting product data audits, enrichment, taxonomy or hierarchy updates, attribute and facet management, or category improvement initiatives.
• Working knowledge of Product Information Management systems such as STEP or MIRAKL, Microsoft Excel, product attributes, lists of values, facets, classification, and data quality principles.
• Strong attention to detail, communication, organization, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to manage defined initiatives and collaborate across technical, operational, merchandising, and business teams.
• French language proficiency is considered an asset.

Why you’ll love it here

• Remote-first work environment.
• Employee discounts on awesome tech.
• Flexible health benefits and wellness program.
• Development opportunities to build new and transferable skills.

About Best Buy

As Canada’s destination for the coolest tech, Best Buy offers one of the best work environments in the country! Our culture is one of inclusivity and belonging and provides employees with an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work. Join our amazing team! We are looking for people just like you. Annualized Compensation Range $49,000.00 - $56,000.00 Starting pay offered will consider skills and experience. Your pay can grow as you build your career with us. Suite 102 - 425 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1L3 This posting is for a vacancy. At Best Buy Canada, we bring tech to life – and make it fun! We are one of Canada’s largest and most successful retailers, operating the Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, Best Buy Express, and Geek Squad brands. We offer consumers a unique shopping experience with the latest technology gadgets, entertainment products, and an expanded assortment of lifestyle products. We have one of the best work environments in the country! Our culture is one of inclusivity and belonging and provides employees with an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work. When you’re part of our team, you’ll get amazing discounts and promotional pricing on everything from TVs and refrigerators to luggage and furniture. You’ll get a sneak peek at the newest tech devices before they hit the market! Employment opportunities are available across Canada, including at our Canadian Headquarters (CHQ) in Vancouver, BC, our two distribution centres (one in the west and one in the east), and in many of our retail store locations from coast to coast. We believe we have the unique opportunity to help customers enrich their lives and pursue their passions with the help of technology. Join us today! Let’s talk about what’s possible.