LAC Federal is seeking a Taxonomist to manage the corporate taxonomies (Enterprise Business Vocabularies) and related business and operational processes. The Taxonomist will ensure the quality of the EBV and advocate for EBV adoption and effectiveness by engaging Economists and other staff to develop and review the vocabularies. In addition, as a key player in the Unit’s overall work program, the ideal candidate will own or contribute to project activities that involve the use of taxonomies for a variety of applications. The selected candidate will be working with a multi-disciplinary governance group of knowledge management, information science and other specialists.

Responsibilities:

Own the design, development and maintenance of taxonomies and controlled vocabularies as part of the EBV, in close collaboration with business subject matter experts (SME) within the organization, with an eye towards continuous improvement and fit-for-purpose. Maintain the roster of taxonomy subject matter experts (SME) and participate in activities to facilitate their ongoing engagement with the EBV and KMU. Translate end user or project team requests into implementable taxonomy updates; liaise with IT staff to ensure the proper implementation of taxonomy changes in the taxonomy management tool; as needed, contribute to business requirements and testing for the taxonomy management tool. Recommend and document metrics to support the taxonomy program – to track taxonomy changes and usage, inform taxonomy enhancements, and communicate results. Apply knowledge of taxonomy modeling standards to projects and initiatives that utilize the EBV, such as metadata design and autocategorization. Support the program lead in developing and implementing strategic roadmaps and play an active role in contributing to operational improvements and program communications.