Introduction
Our goal at Pivotree is to help accelerate the future of frictionless commerce. We will help lead this change over the next decade because we believe a future where technology is embedded intimately into all aspects of our everyday lives can benefit everyone and will shape the interactions with the brands we love. We will help shape the future of frictionless commerce by working together with some of the best brands in the world and some of the best people in the industry to leverage converging technologies that will make it possible to accelerate frictionless commerce faster than ever.Pivotree provides services focused on the design, implementation, management, and maintenance of complex ecommerce solutions for large enterprises. We provide the technical skills necessary to enable the effective use of technologies combined with the business context to leverage a solution to solve our clients' business challenges. We strive to fill the gaps in available technology with our own IP to reduce the barriers to adoption.We enable inclusive, immersive and highly personalized experiences for our clients and their customers. We build our products with a view to productizing and scaling technology to lower the costs and reduce the risks of implementing and managing our integrated solutions. Each of our solutions starts with reliable and reputable e-commerce and MDM platforms, which run on enterprise grade infrastructure that are customized to meet a variety of client needs, situations, and budgets. Over the next 10 years we will add new categories and capabilities that will define frictionless commerce ecosystems.This is a journey of technology acceleration combined with consumer readiness and adoption. We are looking for people capable of adapting relentlessly to the rapidly evolving world around us.
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled data analyst with 7+ years of experience indeveloping and managing product taxonomies and attributes within the productinformation management/e-commerce environment. The ideal candidate will beresponsible for creating intuitive and scalable taxonomies that enhance productdiscoverability, improve search and navigation, and elevate overall user experience.This role requires a strategic thinker who can translate complex product data intomeaningful classifications across diverse categories, including MRO, HVAC, andElectronics. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align taxonomydesign with business goals, customer behavior, and marketplace requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and manage product taxonomies and attributes in product
information management/e-commerce environment that improve product
findability, relevance, and conversion.
- Research and define category hierarchies and product attribute frameworks
that reflect how customers search, browse, and compare products online.
- Analyze customer behavior and search data to identify opportunities for
taxonomy and attribute optimization that enhance the user journey.
- Develop and maintain structured metadata, ensuring accuracy, consistency,
and scalability across brands and product verticals.
- Collaborate with business, content, and technical teams to ensure taxonomies
support search optimization, product mapping, and personalization strategies.
- Transform unstructured data and user-generated content into standardized,
structured taxonomies and attribute sets.
- Audit, measure, and refine taxonomy effectiveness using analytics and
performance metrics.
- Document taxonomy standards, governance processes, and naming
conventions to ensure long-term maintainability.
Required Experience & Expertise
- 7+ years of experience in taxonomy development, attribute design/modeling,
and product data classification, preferably within an e-commerce or PIM
environment.
- Proven experience in building product classifications and attributes that
enhance customer experience and product discoverability.
- Strong understanding of product data management (PIM), catalog structuring,
and search optimization principles.
- Experience collaborating with UX, content strategy, and product teams to
align taxonomy with customer journey and search behavior.
- Demonstrated ability to create taxonomies from business and user
requirements, balancing technical scalability with usability.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data
insights to guide taxonomy improvements.
- Experience using taxonomy management or metadata governance tools (e.g.,
PoolParty, Synaptica, SmartLogic, TopBraid, etc.) is a plus.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Science, Library Science, Data
Management, or experience in a related field.
- Proven experience in planning and developing structured metadata for large-
scale product catalogs.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across
multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, flat organization with minimal supervision
and high accountability.
Pivotree is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace.
