RESPONSIBILITIES:
Senior Analyst Information Architecture leads/participates in the strategy development for
applying Information Architecture solutions and best practices to enterprise applications, such
as the enterprise portal, content management, document management, and others. Responsible for
ongoing maintenance of existing enterprise taxonomy and classification technologies, which
includes not only the creative creation and extension of that content and its policies, but
also supporting users of the system to best exploit its capabilities. This position drives the
integration of the taxonomy and classifications with other enterprise solutions, such as,
content management, document management, the portal, and search. Leads/participates in
controlled vocabulary initiatives at the segments and business units, providing consulting
where needed, and communicating the enterprise information architecture and knowledge
management strategies and policies.
Information Management Strategy
� Enterprise Taxonomy Management � creates, updates, and extends the enterprise taxonomy,
working closely with segment and business unit representatives to meet their needs, while
maintaining an enterprise-wide standard and policy for its implementation.
� Classification Management � creates standards and policies around the classification of
information and documents against organizational schemes, such as nomenclatures and taxonomies
� Leads/participates in the strategy development for the integration of controlled vocabularies
used for classification throughout enterprise information management applications
� Leads/participates the strategy for enterprise search services
� Collaborates closely with other enterprise, segment, and business unit groups engaged
directly in information management/organization projects.

Solution Discovery and Design
� Consults with Enterprise, Segment and Business Unit IT teams on business needs, technical
requirements, goals/objectives and recommends new and / or existing business solutions
� Performs the business and user needs analysis; documents the requirements and translates
those requirements into the proper system requirement specifications
� Ensures Supplier�s solutions are designed to meet Disney�s requirements, adhere to Disney
application strategies, standards and security policies, and meets acceptable cost parameters
� Monitors new technologies and industry developments relating to taxonomy, classification or
search, including networking with industry organization, vendors, and other companies.
� Participates in vendor and industry conferences
� Evaluates proposals and recommends the selected services or products to the appropriate
management entity
� Researches; designs; communicates and documents customized application solution alternatives,
including cost
� Produces, and leads the production of documentation supporting evaluation and decisions
concerning discovery, as well as documents communicating the proposed design of systems.

Project Management
� Performs the technical lead role on projects of varying size and complexity.
� Reviews project documents including business requirements, systems specifications, and test
cases
� Assists/participates with the manager and project managers in properly assessing
requirements, scope, and risks
� Collaborates with Common Services and other potential suppliers to define project schedules
related to changing, testing and implementing new or enhanced services and to ensure standard
processes (e.g. change management, release management, testing, etc.) are followed

Strategy
� Leads/participates in the alignment of Information Architecture strategies with the
Enterprise, Segment, and BU IT strategies by collaborating with Segment, BU and Enterprise IT
leaders for outsourced and in-sourced services
� Researches industry direction related to Information Architecture and related technologies
� Leads/participates in the definition of Enterprise IT strategies based on major business
initiatives and/or objectives
� Educates Enterprise, Segment, and BU IT groups about Enterprise IT strategies
Architecture & Standards
� Leads/participates in the development of Disney�s standards relating to controlled vocabulary
through collaboration with Enterprise, Segment, BU, Enterprise IT leaders
� Collaborates with Enterprise Architecture and other Common Services leaders in defining the
TWDC enterprise application architecture as it related to controlled vocabularies, search,
taxonomy management
� Creates or leads the production of White Papers or other documentation used to effectively
communicate architecture and standards pertaining to information architecture/management and
related solutions.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
� BA/BS degree in Information Technology or Business related field 
� Advanced to expert knowledge/experience with controlled vocabularies, such as taxonomies,
thesauri, nomenclatures, etc.
� Advanced to expert knowledge/experience applying controlled vocabularies to user interfaces
� Advanced to expert knowledge/experience administering search engine/spider.
� Advanced to expert knowledge/experience with content or document management systems
� Broad experience with Internet related technologies and standards
� Knowledge of metadata standards, such as Dublin Core
� Knowledge of existing controlled vocabulary standards in business, such as, NAICS, and
ECCMA.
� Systems analysis/design
� Web development experience


DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
� Indexing/Cataloging for the web � Quality Assurance testing in a web development environment
� Experience writing technical documentation 


Contact Information 
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