Define, model, and validate semantic relationships
Develop governance strategies and enforce policies
Warner Bros. Discovery UK is seeking a Sr. Manager for Taxonomy & Ontology to lead the development and governance of a unified enterprise ontology and taxonomy across its content data domains. The ideal candidate should have over five years of experience in ontology design and metadata management, preferably in the media industry, along with strong leadership skills
Job Summary
This critical leadership role is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and governing a singular, enterprise-wide ontology and associated taxonomy structures across WBD content data domains.
The person in this role will lead a team focused on defining, modeling, and validating semantic relationships across title inventory, editorial metadata, rights, physical asset inventory, and production/post-production/delivery pipelines.
They will develop governance strategies, enforce metadata policies, and partner with technical and operational stakeholders to ensure metadata consistency, interoperability, and downstream readiness across WBD systems.
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Warner Bros. Discovery UK is seeking a Sr. Manager for Taxonomy & Ontology to lead the development and governance of a unified enterprise ontology and taxonomy across its content data domains. The ideal candidate should have over five years of experience in ontology design and metadata management, preferably in the media industry, along with strong leadership skills.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Enterprise-wide ontology and taxonomy structures
Define, model, and validate semantic relationships
Develop governance strategies and enforce policies
Drive evolution of metadata structures
Ontology-driven system design leadership
Nice-to-have
AI-powered metadata enrichment
Knowledge graph applications
Appreciation for global media content
Key Requirements
5+ years of experience in ontology design, taxonomy management, metadata architecture, data governance, or data modeling
Master’s degree in Library & Information Science, knowledge management, computer science, data governance, or a related field
English fluency required
1-2 years of experience in the media industry preferred