Taxonomist

DoorDash

Title: Taxonomist

Location: Remote

Hours per week: 40

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Taxonomist to join our design team and develop a robust scalable and intuitive information architecture for our food menus. The role focuses on organizing and categorizing menu data to enhance discoverability usability and consistency across our platform.

What Youll Do:

• Design and maintain taxonomies classification systems and metadata frameworks for food menus.
• Collaborate with designers product managers and data scientists to ensure taxonomy supports search navigation and personalization efforts.
• Conduct user research and analyze data to inform taxonomy decisions and improvements.
• Develop standards and processes for consistent labeling categorization and tagging.
• Localize taxonomies to address regional and cultural differences while maintaining global coherence.
• Test and evaluate taxonomy changes to measure their impact on usability and discoverability.
• Advocate for information architecture best practices across teams.
• What Were Looking For
• Proven experience in taxonomy design or information architecture.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate user behavior data into actionable insights.
• Familiarity with foodrelated industries including diverse cuisines dietary preferences and menu structures.
• Handson experience with CMS tagging systems or metadata management tools (e.g. Airtable Contentful).
• A usercentric mindset with empathy for diverse customer needs.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with crossfunctional teams.
• Attention to detail with a commitment to consistency and scalability.

Bonus Skills:

Knowledge of SEO search optimization or personalization systems.