E-commerce Taxonomy Specialist

E-commerce Taxonomy Specialist Contract length: Due to run until 31/12/2026 with potential to extend Salary: £72,000 Location: Remote in the UK About the Role We are supporting a global technology organisation that operates large-scale ecommerce and catalog systems used to power machine learning, discovery, and product classification. This role joins a specialist taxonomy team working on product metadata enrichment, normalization, and cross-taxonomy mapping. The position is delivery-focused and suited to a hands-on taxonomist who enjoys structured, detail-oriented work. Key Responsibilities Analyse product and catalog data to identify exact and fuzzy matches Enrich and normalize product metadata such as brand and attributes Map data across multiple taxonomies and vocabularies Apply taxonomy governance standards consistently Work closely with engineers and ML partners to support classification systems Provide regular status updates to stakeholders Required Experience 2+ years developing taxonomies and/or ontologies Experience supporting front-end and back-end systems Ecommerce or catalog taxonomy exposure Strong attention to detail and structured thinking Confident communicator in distributed teams Nice to Have Degree in Library Science, Information Management, or Linguistics SQL or scripting for large datasets Experience supporting ML classification or annotation workflows Exposure to AI or prompt-based tooling Next steps to apply: Apply now with word document CV or email your CV for immediate review.