Associate Director, Web Taxonomist

S&P Global; Bradford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services company is seeking a Web Taxonomist to enhance the digital experience by developing a centralized taxonomy and content structure. This role requires 5-7 years of related experience, strong communication skills, and knowledge in SEO and UX design principles. Candidates will play a crucial part in organizing web content across various platforms to improve user engagement. Join a collaborative team working to optimize the customer journey.

Benefits

Health care

Generous time off

Continuous learning

Retirement planning

Family-friendly perks

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience in taxonomy design, metadata strategy, or content architecture.
• Familiarity with enterprise content management systems.
• Understanding of accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a centralized taxonomy.
• Conduct audits of existing site structures.
• Support the development of tagging frameworks.

Skills

Taxonomy design

Metadata strategy

Content architecture

SEO

UX design principles

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in library science or related field

Tools

Adobe Experience Manager

Tagging tools

Digital asset management systems

Job description

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use): 11

The Team

The Web Taxonomist will be a key member of the Enterprise Marketing Strategy and Demand Generation team, supporting the execution of a consistent enterprise-wide digital experience. Reporting to the Director of Digital Acquisition who has responsibility across paid media and search engine optimization, this role plays a crucial part in organizing and optimizing web content across S&P Global’s corporate and divisional sites to ensure consistency, discoverability, and user-centric navigation. Working closely with content owners, SEO leads, UX designers, and technical teams, the Web Taxonomist will enable a more effective and scalable web experience for customers.

The Impact

This role is instrumental in bringing order and clarity to a complex and expansive content ecosystem. By creating and maintaining robust taxonomies and metadata structures, the Web Taxonomist ensures that content across corporate and divisions is easy to find, contextually relevant, and aligned with user intent. Their work directly supports customer journey optimization, content personalization, and search performance, thereby improving engagement and conversion.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a centralized taxonomy and metadata schema for S&P Global’s enterprise web properties.
• Conduct audits of existing site structures and content groupings to identify inconsistencies and opportunities for enhancement.
• Partner with UX, SEO, content, and technical teams to ensure taxonomy supports business goals, user experience, and search optimization.
• Support the development of tagging frameworks for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Target, and personalization tools.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in organizing content by audience, topic, industry, and solution areas.
• Collaborate with global divisional teams to align taxonomy standards while accommodating unique business needs.
• Maintain documentation and training materials to promote adoption of taxonomy standards.
• Provide ongoing governance and quality control to ensure metadata integrity and consistency.

What We’re Looking For

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in library science, Information Architecture, Digital Marketing, or a related field
• 5-7+ years of experience in taxonomy design, metadata strategy, or content architecture in a large digital environment
• Familiarity with enterprise content management systems (preferably AEM), tagging tools, and digital asset management systems
• Understanding of SEO, UX design principles, and accessibility standards
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills in a global organization

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in B2B marketing or content-heavy organizations
• Background in web content strategy or digital operations
• Exposure to Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics, and audience segmentation tools

What’s In It for You?

• Structure: Shape how content is categorized and discovered across a global digital ecosystem.
• Impact: Enhance personalization, engagement, and findability across four business divisions.
• Collaboration: Work with UX, SEO, content, and engineering teams to deliver better experiences.
• Growth: Advance your career in a role that sits at the intersection of content, user experience, and enterprise strategy.

Return to Work

Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative, Restart, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.

What’s In It For You

Our Purpose, People, Values, Benefits, and more

Our Purpose: Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology—the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world. Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People: We’re more than 35,000 strong worldwide—driving curiosity and a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

Our Values:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Benefits: We provide benefits to support you and your career. Our benefits include health care, generous time off, continuous learning, retirement planning and education programs, family-friendly perks, and additional perks for everyday life. For more information on benefits by country visit: spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [e-mail] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person. US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster and Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination provisions apply. For details visit dol.gov and related resources.

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