Manager Taxonomy Design & Delivery

A Big 4 Consultancy is seeking a Manager Taxonomy Design & Delivery on a contract basis to work on an exciting project with a leading Bank. This role will be remote/hybrid where you will need to be onsite in London 2-3 days per week.

The Manager must have experience in Taxonomy Design & Delivery.

Responsibilities

(NB. EE – Enterprise engineering / )MTP – Manual touch points)

• Design, develop and maintain EE activity taxonomy with required hierarchy to support franchise and business outcomes (MTP reporting, Process Ownership requirements, Productivity requirements, Process Re-engineering, Benefit tracking)
• Partner with Business Architecture to align and integrate process, function and activity taxonomies to deliver unified and simplified tooling and reporting
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their information needs and requirements, utilize input to design and deliver strategy for integration of data, technology, and reporting strategies
• Work closely with content creators and information architects to ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of taxonomies and hierarchies.
• Develop prioritization methodologies for delivery of required integrated taxonomy in line with franchise and business outcomes.
• Where appropriate create and maintain documentation, including taxonomy schemas, data models, and metadata standards.
• Conduct user testing and gather feedback to continuously improve the usability and effectiveness of taxonomies, hierarchies, headcount surveys, risk metric allocations and MI/BI dashboards.
• Provide guidance and support to teams and individuals in the use and application of taxonomies and hierarchies
• Conduct research and analysis to identify industry best practices and emerging trends in taxonomy and hierarchy design. Stay up to date with advancements in information management technologies and tools and recommend innovative solutions to enhance taxonomy and hierarchy design processes.
• Train and educate colleagues on taxonomy and hierarchy design principles and best practices.
• Develop targeted strategies for process standardization, end-to-end process documentation, process governance and process insights in line with business and franchise priorities

Qualifications:

1. Proficient in the management of enterprise data assets and products in a large, complex organization
2. Excellent management of global teams driving process standardization, including end to end process documentation, process governance and process insights
3. Experience in designing and delivering targeted solutions to global business communities
4. Deep subject matter expert in one or more financial services/products that impact multiple businesses collaborative and able to work with technology and business partners to ensure efficient and effective delivery demonstrated through leadership in financial analysis, organizational strategy, process re- engineering (Six Sigma, Agile, Lean, etc.) and other transformation capabilities
5. Expert in classifying and categorizing data.
6. Experience in one or more financial services/products that impact multiple businesses.
7. Knowledge of the theoretical principles of taxonomy architecture and taxonomy and ontology standards (eg. OWL, RDF, and SKOS)
8. Strategic, commercial, and operational dexterity, analytical and flexible thinking style Effective communicator, driving accountability and strong listening skills and ability to influence key stakeholders.