Knowledge Graph Architect & Ontology Lead

Accenture; Beaverton (OR); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior Ontologist and Knowledge Architecture Lead to own the design, governance, and delivery of enterprise knowledge graph initiatives. This role drives semantic modeling strategy and the technical direction of a cross-functional team across business, data engineering, and AI/ML.

You will define ontology standards, govern data sources, lead stakeholder workshops, and collaborate with NLP/AI teams to integrate ontology-informed workflows. Hybrid role with travel 20–80%.

Qualifications

• Hands-on ontology engineering and knowledge modeling experience.
• Proven ability to lead governance, standards, and delivery.
• Experience with OWL/RDF/SKOS and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end ontology lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
• Define enterprise ontology architecture and standards.
• Lead stakeholder workshops and cross-team collaboration.
• Guide NLP/AI teams with ontology-informed features.

Skills

Ontology engineering

Knowledge modeling

Semantic web

NLP/AI integration

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Science/Computer Science/Library Science/Linguistics/Philosophy

Tools

OWL 2

RDFS

SKOS

R2RML/RML

Ontology tooling

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Senior Ontologist and Knowledge Architecture Lead to own the design, governance, and delivery of enterprise knowledge graph initiatives. This role drives semantic modeling strategy and the technical direction of a cross-functional team across business, data engineering, and AI/ML.

You will define ontology standards, govern data sources, lead stakeholder workshops, and collaborate with NLP/AI teams to integrate ontology-informed workflows. Hybrid role with travel 20–80%.