Taxonomy Lead

Taxonomy Lead (FTC, 2 Years) | Hybrid (London) | 3 days per week onsite | Up to £46,000

We’re partnering with a globally respected cultural relations and education organisation, delivering English language learning and assessment products used by millions of learners worldwide. They’re investing in how their content is structured, tagged and reused – and need someone to build that foundation from the ground up.

The Role

This is a genuinely greenfield opportunity. As Taxonomy Lead, you’ll design the approach itself – the metadata standards, categorisation and tagging structure that will let teams across the business find, allocate and repurpose content efficiently. You’ll align this to frameworks like CEFR, build the toolsets to support it, and train others to use what you’ve built. A rare chance to shape a taxonomy strategy from scratch rather than maintain someone else’s.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design and build taxonomies and metadata standards from the ground up
• Define the approach to categorisation, tagging and content classification
• Align classification systems with frameworks such as CEFR
• Identify how existing content can be allocated and repurposed across products
• Develop toolsets and train internal teams to apply the taxonomy in practice
• Collaborate with Content Creation, Product and Legal on IP and rights best practice

What We’re Looking For

• Experience designing and implementing taxonomies or classification systems
• Experience with GenAI as applied to content management
• Familiarity with educational standards and frameworks (CEFR, Bloom’s Taxonomy, etc.)
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills
• Experience managing assets, databases or archive systems
• UK based with unlimited right to work – this role cannot support visa sponsorship or relocation

What’s on Offer

• Up to £46,000 fixed-term contract (2 years)
• Civil service-style pension, up to c.20%+
• 39 days holiday per year
• Hybrid working – 2-3 days per week

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements