Taxonomist IV

Russell, Tobin & Associates; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Taxonomist IV to work remotely for 12 months. This role involves expanding the communications taxonomy, collaborating with teams to ensure consistency, and developing effective taxonomy management strategies. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree and expertise in taxonomy systems. Pay range is $70-$75/hour (DOE).

Qualifications

• Expert ability to use taxonomy management systems to maintain categories and metadata.
• Experienced in collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Strong aptitude for high-level thinking about product strategies.

Responsibilities

• Expand the communications taxonomy for client Labs.
• Coordinate with teams for consistency in taxonomy.
• Develop and maintain the taxonomy effectively.

Skills

Taxonomy management systems expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Product strategy thinking

Stakeholder alignment

Taxonomy development and shipping

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Overview

Job Title – Taxonomist IV
Location – Remote

Contract Duration – 12 months contract
Pay Range – $70-$75/hour on W2 (DOE)

Responsibilities

• Expand the communications taxonomy for client Labs
• Coordinate and build alignment with teams and stakeholders client Labs to optimize for consistency and interoperability
• Develop, manage, maintain, and iterate on the taxonomy
• Make recommendations about ongoing taxonomy management as well as product strategies and features that rely on taxonomy
• Take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into useful and valuable insights
• Partner with PMs, engineers, data scientists, data engineers to oversee the taxonomy experience

Skills

• Expert ability to use taxonomy management systems to maintain categories, attributes, and other metadata
• Expert ability to move fast and work with cross-functional teams on big, ambiguous problems
• Expert ability to think at a high level about product strategy and vision
• Expert ability to build alignment amongst distributed stakeholders and develop ongoing communications and buy-in plans
• Experience in building and shipping taxonomies

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent training required