Digital Sr Specialist -Taxonomy & Product Data Governance

JCPenney; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 57,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

JCPenney seeks a Digital Senior Specialist – Taxonomy & Product Data Governance in Dallas, TX. This role maintains and optimizes product taxonomy, attributes, and data structures to support digital commerce, PIM, marketplace, CMS, and search, ensuring data accuracy and AI readiness.

You will partner with Digital Merchants and cross-functional teams to improve product discoverability, search relevance, and the customer experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 3–5 years experience in ecommerce, taxonomy, or product data governance.
• Experience with PIM, marketplace category mapping, CMS content modeling, or search tools.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with large datasets.
• Excellent communication and high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize product taxonomy, attributes, and category structures across systems.
• Create and govern new categories and attributes per standards.
• Support AI classification, enrichment, and automation with structured data.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Marketplace, Content, and Search teams to improve navigation.
• Review site performance and analytics to identify taxonomy issues and opportunities.
• Identify system enhancements and work with technical teams to improve data quality and workflows.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PIM

CMS content modeling

Search tools

Marketplace category mapping

Job description

Overview

Digital Senior Specialist – Taxonomy & Product Data Governance

The Digital Senior Specialist is responsible for maintaining and optimizing the product taxonomy, attributes, and data structures that support all digital commerce systems. This role ensures product data is accurate, consistent, and ready for AI driven automation across PIM, marketplace, CMS, and search. This role will partner with Digital Merchants and cross functional teams to improve product discoverability, search relevance, and overall customer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize product taxonomy, attributes, and category structures across PIM, CMS, marketplace, and search systems.
• Create and govern new categories and attributes following established standards.
• Support AI enabled classification, enrichment, and automation by ensuring clean, structured product data.
• Partner with Merchandising, Marketplace, Content, and Search teams to improve navigation, filters, and product discoverability.
• Review site performance, analytics, and customer feedback to identify taxonomy related issues and opportunities.
• Identify system enhancements and collaborate with technical teams to improve data quality and workflow efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in e commerce, product attribution, taxonomy, or product data governance.
• Experience with PIM, marketplace category mapping, CMS content modeling, or search/filter tools.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with large datasets.
• Excellent communication skills and high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, time and collaboration across teams.

Pay Range

USD $57,000.00 - USD $77,792.00 /Yr.