Senior Knowledge Graph Architect & Strategy Lead

Accenture; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks a Senior Ontologist and Knowledge Architecture Lead to own the design, governance, and delivery of enterprise knowledge graph initiatives. You will shape semantic modeling strategy, ontology governance, and lead a cross-functional team spanning business, data engineering, and AI/ML.

The role covers ontology strategy, design, governance, and technical leadership, with hybrid in-office work and 20–80% travel to client locations.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in ontology engineering or semantic modeling.
• Experience delivering production-grade ontologies in enterprise or consulting.
• Lead/architect role with responsibility for standards and roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end ontology lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
• Define enterprise ontology architecture and URI strategy.
• Lead alignment between domain ontologies and enterprise assets.
• Oversee knowledge graph hydration, validation, and delivery pipelines.
• Lead SME workshops and translate modeling decisions for non-technical audiences.
• Mentor ontologists and manage delivery timelines and risks.

Skills

Ontology engineering

Knowledge modeling

Semantic web

NLP/AI integration

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Science or Computer Science or related field

Tools

Ontology tooling

Triplestore platforms

Semantic middleware

Job description

Accenture seeks a Senior Ontologist and Knowledge Architecture Lead to own the design, governance, and delivery of enterprise knowledge graph initiatives. You will shape semantic modeling strategy, ontology governance, and lead a cross-functional team spanning business, data engineering, and AI/ML.

The role covers ontology strategy, design, governance, and technical leadership, with hybrid in-office work and 20–80% travel to client locations.