Role : Taxonomist – E-commerce
Location: UK- Remote
Duration: 11 Months




About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Taxonomist to support ecommerce and catalog initiatives within a large-scale digital product environment.
This role focuses on enriching, standardising, and maintaining product attributes within a unified taxonomy to support classification systems, machine learning workflows, and improve catalog quality at scale.


Key Responsibilities
*Analyse large datasets (Excel, Google Sheets, SQL, or scripting) to identify exact and fuzzy matches across vocabularies
*Research, define, and enrich taxonomy nodes using internal and external sources
*Standardise and normalise product attributes (e.g., brand, category, specifications) following governance guidelines
*Support cross-taxonomy mapping, vertical expansion, and front-end taxonomy design
*Collaborate with engineering teams on ML classification, annotation, and model output evaluation
*Communicate progress clearly and proactively with stakeholders


Required:
*2+ years’ experience developing taxonomies and/or ontologies for front-end and back-end systems
*Experience working with ecommerce platforms or large product catalogs
*Strong understanding of taxonomy principles, classification standards, and governance
*Excellent attention to detail and ability to work independently
*Strong written and verbal communication skills


Preferred
*Master’s degree in Library Science, Information Management, or related field
*Experience analysing large datasets using SQL or other query languages
*Exposure to machine learning classification systems
*Familiarity with AI tools or prompt-based workflows
*Linguistics background or additional languages