Senior Catalog Strategist, Taxonomist – Contract-to-Hire

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership and enhance the global product taxonomy, category structure, and catalog data framework.

• Oversee catalog resources such as the style guide, training materials, glossary, and design review documentation.

• Manage catalog attributes, values, naming conventions, and uphold data-quality standards.

• Conduct interviews with category managers and subject-matter experts to outline optimal category conditions and grasp platform limitations.

• Facilitate design reviews and offer constructive feedback to category managers and analysts.

• Enhance the merchandising team's catalog and taxonomy skills.

• Standardize sourcing and provenance details, which include manufacturer, brand, and product line.

• Establish the strategic vision for catalog data management, quality assurance, and governance.

• Collaborate with R&D to define, validate, prioritize, and implement enhancements to catalog functionalities.

• Work alongside the clinical division to introduce new categories that support clinical use cases.

• Promote AI-assisted catalog tools and formalize repeatable workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive knowledge in taxonomy, information architecture, and metadata or attribute modeling, preferably for a large and complex product catalog.

• Practical experience in managing catalog or product information management (PIM) systems and establishing data-quality standards.

• Proven ability to translate ambiguous catalog challenges into clear requirements and to justify and prioritize enhancement initiatives based on business impact.

• Strong skills in cross-functional collaboration and comfort in serving as the in-house expert on catalog structure.

• A systems-thinking approach with a preference for sustainable processes, thorough documentation, and effective tools.

• Enthusiasm for developing a merchandising team that is in the early stages of building these competencies.

• Willingness to take on direct or dotted-line management as the function evolves.

• Experience in the healthcare, DME, or medical supplies sector is advantageous but not mandatory.

• Familiarity with or experience in semantic web standards such as OWL and SKOS is a plus.

• Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout employment.

• This position does not qualify for employer-sponsored visa support.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: Comprehensive plans with options for low-to-no-cost premiums.

• Employer HSA Contribution: Company-funded contributions to your Health Savings Account.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan.

• Equity Incentive Plan.

• Annual Company-Wide Bonus: Potential for up to 15% bonus based on company performance.

• Remote-First Culture: We operate on a remote-first basis with a dedicated NYC office and reimbursement options for co-working spaces.

• Flexible Vacation Policy.

• Summer Fridays: Enjoy 5 additional Fridays off during the summer (separate from PTO).

• Home Office and Wellness Stipend.

• Monthly Internet Stipend.

• Annual Learning and Development Stipend.