Global Data Ontology Analysts

Job Summary Do you enjoy turning business knowledge into structured, reusable data assets? International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) is a global company in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health and biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. This opportunity sits within our Taste business unit where we craft unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building, and fuel market success. We are currently seeking a Global Data Ontology Analyst in Slovenia in an agile/hybrid capacity. Where You'll Make a Difference IFF’s Digital team is seeking a Global Data Ontology Analyst to help define and maintain the organization’s business ontology, creating consistent business context for data concepts, relationships, and business rules across systems, processes, reporting platforms, and AI solutions. Develop and maintain enterprise data ontologies, semantic models, business vocabularies, and conceptual data models. Define business entities, attributes, relationships, structures, and business rules that enable enterprise-wide data consistency. Partner with business teams to document and standardize business concepts such as Customer, Product, Supplier, Formula, Material, Plant, and Sales Organization. Collaborate with Data Owners and Data Stewards to align ontologies with business glossaries, master data standards, and governance policies. Maintain enterprise metadata frameworks, taxonomies, business glossaries, and data dictionaries. Review business processes and data flows to identify opportunities for ontology development and semantic standardization. Coordinate governance processes for ontology lifecycle management, including change management, versioning, stewardship, and approval workflows. Work with data architects and solution teams to align semantic models with enterprise data architecture initiatives and governance platforms. Promote adoption of semantic standards through documentation, communication, training, and stakeholder engagement while connecting AI, reporting, and business insight initiatives to consistent business definitions. What Makes You the Right Fit Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Data Governance, Computer Science, Business Reporting, Information Systems, Knowledge Management, or a related field. 2-5 years of xxperience in Data Governance, Metadata Management, Master Data Management, Data Architecture, Business Review, or related disciplines. Knowledge of Data Governance practices, Metadata Management, Business Glossaries, Master Data Management, and Data Quality practices. Experience developing conceptual or semantic data models. Familiarity with ontology concepts, taxonomies, semantic models, knowledge graphs, or enterprise information architecture. Knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK practices and metadata management practices. Knowledge of enterprise platforms and how business, master, and transactional data relate to organizational processes. Ability to communicate technical concepts in a business-friendly and accessible manner. Fluency in English, both written and spoken. How Would You Stand Out? Experience with governance and metadata platforms such as Atlan, Collibra, Alation, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, DataGalaxy, or similar solutions. Familiarity with semantic technologies, RDF, OWL, SKOS, knowledge graphs, or related concepts. Exposure to AI, machine learning, semantic search, data lineage, metadata repositories, or modern reporting platforms. Why Join Us? At IFF, we combine science and creativity to deliver solutions that make a difference. Join a purpose-led organization shaping the future of taste, scent, nutrition, and biosciences through innovation, leadership, and data excellence. Work in a cross-functional environment with colleagues across local, regional, and global teams. Contribute to clear data foundations that improve enterprise knowledge, business context, and digital transformation initiatives. Access opportunities for ongoing learning, professional growth, internal mobility, and career development. Benefit from a compensation package that includes a 13th-month salary, holiday allowance paid at the maximum tax-exempt amount, annual bonus opportunity, and optional supplementary insurance programs. Enjoy a hybrid work model and a range of health and well-being initiatives, including sports activities, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), complimentary fruit and coffee, and other programs that support a healthy lifestyle. We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability. Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more