Product Taxonomist
We have a newly created opportunity for a Product Taxonomist/ Product Manager with Taxonomy background to join our growing Product team. You will own the Checkatrade.com product taxonomy ensuring the best possible homeowner and trade experience, while maintaining our focus on revenue growth. You will own and lead the management of all categories helping homeowners find the right trades to get their jobs done.
Our product teams are passionate about building digital products that will impact millions of people every day. We’re a growing multidisciplinary team yet we strive to never lose sight of the user experience. If you an experienced Product Taxonomist, with a knack for ensuring customers find what they want in the fewest clicks possible, we’d love to hear from you. Sound good? Get in touch!
Location: Either London or Portsmouth base. Hybrid working applies with 2 days in the office, 3 days from home.
Where do you fit in?
This is a fantastic newly created opportunity that reports to our Trade Product Director. You’ll develop, implement, and maintain all product categories across Checkatrade.com including auditing existing categories and sub categories. You’ll implement processes and customer communications to support upselling new categories and manage the end of life for those that are being removed. You’ll work collaboratively with sales, operations and marketing to build the Taxonomy roadmap. You’ll also regularly review the relationships between trades and homeowners and identify journey funnelling and lead enrichment opportunities to increase the volume of jobs completed. In addition you’ll operate as a part of the wider product function of 20 product and UX experts and help Homeowner & Search Teams leverage and create a plan for a natural language search and potential of new technologies such as Open AI and other ML / AI capabilities
What’s in it for you?
- An exciting newly created, specialist Product Taxonomist role that will deliver immediate impact on user experience.
- A fast paced marketplace business on an exciting growth journey to quadruple the size of our business over the coming years.
- A brilliant product and tech community of over 100 passionate and talented engineers, designers, and product managers – all working inhouse!
- Excellent salary and benefits including an access to an Electrical Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, private medical, annual bonus and many more.
We are an equal opportunities employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
What do you need to succeed?
- Sound expertise in product taxonomy in a medium to large scale organisation demonstrating clear commercial benefits and results
- Excellent understanding of the product life cycle and the user experience
- Personable – develop relationships with teams across the business and become the key contact for any changes, recommendations or issues regarding product categories.
- Presentation and communication skills – skilled in presenting your ideas and recommendations to senior stakeholders. Ability to tailor delivery depending on the audience.
- Excellent analytical skills (Excel & SQL) and be familiar with BI software (PowerBI preferred)