Job Description

This is a W2 contract opportunity

Job Title: Content Taxonomy Program Manager

Duration: 6 months (contract to hire)

Location: Chanhassen, MN (MN candidates only)

Hours: 40/week

Position Overview:

We are seeking a strategically minded Content Taxonomy Program Manager to oversee digital content repositories and drive alignment between decentralized content initiatives and a global content framework. This role requires expertise in cataloging, archiving, and maintaining digital assets across the organization.

Responsibilites:

• Oversee cataloging, organization, and management of digital content assets
• Serve as the strategic liaison between content-producing teams and platform owners to ensure alignment with enterprise-wide taxonomy and schema
• Audit and map existing content assets from business teams to the global content framework
• Define, evolve, and maintain a central taxonomy and metadata model for discoverable, measurable, and reusable content
• Develop and maintain governance documentation/workflows for taxonomy updates, metadata standards, and content classification
• Identify inconsistencies or duplication in content organization; provide actionable recommendations
• Collaborate cross-functionally (Sales, Technology, Legal, Editorial, Product, Engineering, Marketing) to translate business needs into structured data solutions
• Support content lifecycle management and translation workflows across regions, languages, and platforms
• Define and track KPIs and reporting metrics related to content; surface insights to drive operations and strategy
• Train team members/stakeholders on best practices for cataloging, tagging, and managing digital assets
• Conduct ongoing content audits to ensure accuracy and relevance
• Monitor emerging trends to continuously improve the discipline

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Library Science, Information Management, Data Science or related field
• 5+ years of experience in content management, digital asset management, product information management, taxonomy design or metadata strategy
• Proven success in cross-functional program management and stakeholder alignment
• Strong understanding of metadata structures, taxonomy principles, information architecture and content lifecycle workflows
• Working knowledge of copyright and data privacy laws

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Library Science, Information Architecture or related field
• Experience with structured content systems (e.g., DITA or headless CMS platforms)
• Familiarity with localization workflows or internationalization standards
• Knowledge of SEO best practices and structured data principles
• Understanding of semantic data concepts such as linked data or knowledge graph principles
• Background working in large enterprise or matrixed organizations with decentralized content models

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