[Sigia-l] Job: Taxonomist for MSN AdCenter

[Holly Hanna (LCA)]

Job posting for MSN AdCenter; I can forward any referrals/questions.


Standard Job Title: Program Manager

Req#/Job Code: # 213861

Job Category: Program Management

Location: WA - Redmond

Product: MSN AdCenter

Travel Required:

Division: MSN

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Microsoft's Audience Intelligence team seeks an experienced taxonomist to provide thought leadership in taxonomy, classification, and metadata management. Audience Intelligence enables the discovery and inference of user profiles, intent and interaction while respecting privacy and trust, with the ultimate goal of maximizing benefits for users, advertisers and publishers. Our focus spans all type of digital advertising such as search, display and emerging media including mobile, gaming, video on demand, and IPTV.

Core Job Responsibilities:

*          Execute a comprehensive strategy for incorporating taxonomies and metadata schemas into Microsoft's Audience Intelligence solutions
*          Serve as a domain expert and liaison to internal partner groups, champion the implementation of group-wide standards in taxonomy and metadata, influencing relevant decisions within specific business units
*          Define and implement standards and processes for taxonomy development, maintenance of centralized schemas, and metadata management
*          Provide training data for automated and manual classification, scrutinize data quality to enable quality automated classification
*          Define the requirements of internal and external business and technical teams for taxonomy, metadata, and classification management
*          Drive technical requirements into current and upcoming taxonomy and classification tools
*          Continuously enhance the overall information retrieval experience through research and analysis
*          Benchmark, review, and respond to customer and internal feedback

Qualifications:

*          Masters degree in Library/Information Science, knowledge management, information management, linguistics, or related field or equivalent experience
*          Understanding of Library and Information Science concepts and principles and their business applications
*          Experience working with research, engineering, and business team to implement taxonomies into production systems
*          Experience managing third parties to deliver specific taxonomies and content
*          Attention to detail and aptitude for data quality analysis


Thanks,

Holly

Holly Hanna
Online Content Manager (Office of the General Counsel)
Legal and Corporate Affairs
(425) 705-6846 (Ext:  56846)
hollyhan at microsoft.com

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