Taxonomist (Ecommerce & Retail) - Remote
12 Month FTC - Leading to Permanent Position
£75,000 - £95,000
Fully remote
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Taxonomist with a strong background in Ecommerce, Product Information Management (PIM), and the retail sector. You will play a key role in structuring and optimising product data across our digital ecosystem, with our current PIM platform Akeneo at the centre of daily operations.
This is a fully remote position.
Key Responsibilities Taxonomy & Classification Design
* Develop, maintain, and evolve comprehensive product taxonomies, hierarchies, attribute models, and metadata frameworks for ecommerce environments.
* Ensure taxonomy structures support scalability, localisation, and category growth.
* Collaborate with product, merchandising, and UX teams to align taxonomy with business goals and customer journeys.
PIM Implementation & Data Structuring (Akeneo)
* Work extensively within Akeneo, which is the PIM currently in use, to optimise taxonomy, attributes, product schemas and data governance rules.
* Maintain and refine product attribute sets, validation rules, and classification logic inside Akeneo.
* Support ongoing enhancements, system improvements, data flows, and integrations related to Akeneo.
* Diagnose and resolve taxonomy- and data-quality issues originating from the PIM.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
* Partner with merchandising, digital experience, SEO, engineering, and catalogue/content teams to ensure taxonomy effectively supports both operational needs and customer-facing experiences.
* Advise teams on best practices for categorisation, naming standards, and attribute usage.
* Lead taxonomy- and PIM-related training sessions for cross-functional stakeholders.
Data Quality & Governance
* Establish and manage data governance processes to ensure consistency, accuracy, and compliance across product data.
* Conduct regular audits to identify misclassifications, gaps, or attribute inconsistencies.
* Work with analytics teams to track how taxonomy impacts product discovery, search relevancy, and customer conversion.
Required Skills & Experience
* 3-5+ years' experience in taxonomy, product data management, information architecture, catalogue management, or a similar domain.
* Strong background in Ecommerce and the retail product landscape.
* Hands-on experience with PIM solutions (e.g., Akeneo, inRiver, Salsify, Pimberly, Stibo STEP, etc.).
* Experience designing and managing scalable product hierarchies and complex data structures.
* Strong understanding of how taxonomy influences navigation, search, SEO, and conversion.
* Excellent communication and documentation skills, able to convey complex structures clearly.
* Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and passionate about data organisation and optimisation.
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience with other PIM platforms (e.g., inRiver, Salsify, Stibo STEP, Pimberly) in addition to Akeneo.
* Familiarity with ecommerce search/merchandising technologies (Algolia, Bloomreach, Elasticsearch, etc.).
* Understanding of GS1/GTIN standards and retail industry classification models.
* Background in UX, information architecture, or content strategy.
* Experience working with omnichannel retail data environments.
* Knowledge of data modelling, automation tools, or scripting to support taxonomy scaling.
What We Offer
* Fully remote and flexible working environment.
* A key role in shaping product data and taxonomy foundations across digital channels.
* Collaborative, people-first team culture with strong cross-functional exposure.