Associate Director, Web Taxonomist

The Web Taxonomist will be a key member of the Enterprise Marketing Strategy and Demand Generation team, supporting the execution of a consistent enterprise-wide digital experience. Reporting to the Director of Digital Acquisition, this role plays a crucial part in organizing and optimizing web content across S&P Global's corporate and divisional sites to ensure consistency, discoverability, and user-centric navigation. Working closely with content owners, SEO leads, UX designers, and technical teams, the Web Taxonomist will enable a more effective and scalable web experience for customers.

This role is instrumental in bringing order and clarity to a complex and expansive content ecosystem. By creating and maintaining robust taxonomies and metadata structures, the Web Taxonomist ensures that content across corporate and divisions is easy to find, contextually relevant, and aligned with user intent. Their work directly supports customer journey optimization, content personalization, and search performance, thereby improving engagement and conversion.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a centralized taxonomy and metadata schema for S&P Global's enterprise web properties.
• Conduct audits of existing site structures and content groupings to identify inconsistencies and opportunities for enhancement.
• Partner with UX, SEO, content, and technical teams to ensure taxonomy supports business goals, user experience, and search optimization.
• Support the development of tagging frameworks for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Target, and personalization tools.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in organizing content by audience, topic, industry, and solution areas.
• Collaborate with global divisional teams to align taxonomy standards while accommodating unique business needs.
• Maintain documentation and training materials to promote adoption of taxonomy standards.
• Provide ongoing governance and quality control to ensure metadata integrity and consistency.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in library science, Information Architecture, Digital Marketing, or a related field.
• 5-7+ years of experience in taxonomy design, metadata strategy, or content architecture in a large digital environment.
• Familiarity with enterprise content management systems (preferably AEM), tagging tools, and digital asset management systems.
• Understanding of SEO, UX design principles, and accessibility standards.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills in a global organization.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in B2B marketing or content-heavy organizations.
• Background in web content strategy or digital operations.
• Exposure to Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics, and audience segmentation tools.

Benefits:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: Best-in-class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards.

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.