Senior Taxonomy Content Specialist

Overview

About the Role & TeamThe Senior Taxonomy Content Specialist supports the ongoing development, governance, and operational integrity of IDC’s enterprise taxonomy framework. This role plays a critical part in ensuring data consistency, market alignment, structural scalability, and automation across IDC products, platforms, and research deliverables.Key responsibilities include maintaining and enhancing taxonomy structures, assisting with the tagging, categorization, and mapping of enterprise data in accordance with established governance standards, and reviewing annually published taxonomy documents to ensure alignment with current market dynamics. The senior content specialist will also verify consistent taxonomy usage across reports and research outputs and find ways to automate tasks.In support of data transformation initiatives, this role conducts market and internal research to identify gaps in current data structures and recommend enhancements. As new data tools and technologies emerge, particularly those associated with IDC Quanta, the senior content specialist will support classification review and validation prior to product development. The role provides operational support through routine taxonomy audits to ensure consistency and accuracy across platforms. The associate will serve as a resource to analysts by reviewing and refining taxonomy definitions used in research publications, including Market Glance reports, and will also help review and maintain quality standards across other key IDC deliverables such as IDCMarketScape documents. Working closely with a senior team manager, this individual will help implement structural enhancements and scale operational coverage through AI automation to support evolving research, data, and product needs across IDC.What You’ll Do

• Taxonomy Maintenance: Assist in the tagging, categorization, and mapping of enterprise databased on established governance standards.
• Transformation Research: Conduct market and internal research to support the transformationinitiative by identifying gaps in current data structures.
• Operational Support: Perform routine audits of the taxonomy to ensure consistency and accuracyacross all platforms. Additionally, help review and maintain quality standards across key IDCdeliverables, including IDC MarketScape documents and other major research reports.
• Analyst Training: Assist in training analysts on new taxonomy-related processes, standards, andtools, and serve as a go-to resource for questions on taxonomy usage and governance.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the senior team manager to implement structural changes andscale-up operational coverage through AI automation.

What You Bring

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Library Science, Data Science, or arelated field.
• Experience: 6-7 years of experience in data entry, content management, or research.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with taxonomy management software or CMS toolsis a plus.
• Content editor: Excellent written communication skills with a sharp eye for detail and structuralaccuracy. Can demonstrate experience reviewing and editing structured content for clarity,consistency and adherence to defined standards.
• Soft Skills: Strong analytical mindset, high attention to detail, and the ability to work in afast-paced, global environment.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prompting: Skilled in writing and refining AI prompts to streamlinetaxonomy workflows, such as tagging, categorization, mapping, gap analysis, and quality review ofstructured content.
• Taxonomy Expertise: Working knowledge of taxonomy and classification principles, includinghierarchy design, controlled vocabularies, metadata standards, and governance practices.
• Presentation Skills: Ability to present completed work, findings, and recommendations clearly toteam members, analysts, and management.
• Innovation: Proactively contributes new ideas to the team to improve taxonomy processes, tools,and workflows.
• Training and Enablement: Ability to assist in training analysts on new taxonomy processes,standards, and tools.
• Willing to work 6:30pm - 3:00am IST

Why This Role Stands Out At IDC, your work helps shape how the world understands technology and where it goes next. You collaborate with curious, high-caliber colleagues who value rigor, integrity, and shared success. As the premier global provider of trusted technology intelligence, IDC equips business and technology leaders with the evidence they need to make confident decisions. Our insights inform strategy, investment, and innovation across industries and regions.

Recognized by IIAR as Analyst Firm of the Year for five consecutive years, IDC sets the standard for credibility and impact. With more than 1,000 analysts worldwide and a truly global perspective, we combine deep expertise with practical relevance. Here, your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your contributions provide the insights leaders rely on every day. It is meaningful work, backed by a culture that supports growth, collaboration, and long-term career development with a globally respected brand.

What We Offer

• Individualized Culture: An environment where you can explore new areas outside your specialty and stay engaged with work you enjoy.
• A position in a highly professional and globally respected market research and advisory firm, where initiative leading to results is rewarded
• Enjoy a company-wide year-end shutdown to fully recharge.
• Global Unplug Day — a dedicated day for everyone to switch off 

Equal Opportunity Employer

IDC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons. Employment eligibility verification required. We participate in E-Verify. 

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