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Manager, Ontology and Data Modeling - Commercial Bank

at Discover Financial Services

📍 5 Locations Unknown 💰 $149K – $171K USD / year Posted March 29, 2026
Salary $149K – $171K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years 4+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in information science, computer science, engineering, library science, ontology, semantics or computational linguistics
Category Data & Analytics

Manager of Ontology and Data Modeling responsible for developing and governing enterprise ontologies and data models to support Capital One's data strategy within the Commercial Bank.

  • Define ontology-based data products; define near-term roadmap; leverage data integration with ontologies; communicate value and standards; mentor associates

Focus on W3C standards for ontologies (RDF, RDFS, OWL, SKOS), ontology tools (Protege, GraphWise, Stardog, etc.), and linked data concepts. Requires strong SQL/SPARQL and data modeling capabilities with governance discipline.

The ideal candidate is an experienced Ontology and Data Modeling professional (4+ years in metadata/ontology/semantics) with strong W3C standard knowledge and hands-on experience with multiple ontology tools. They should lead enterprise ontology initiatives across business lines and drive semantic data projects.

Bachelor's degree in information sciencecomputer scienceengineeringlibrary scienceontologysemantics or computational linguisticsAt least 4 years' experience in a metadata field (ontologytaxonomysemantics or computational linguistics)At least 4 years' experience or training in using W3C standards including linked and canonical data and ontologies (JSONXMLRDFRDFSOWLand SKOS)At least 4 years' experience or training in ontology and linked data tools (ProtegeTopQuadrantGraphWiseStardogAnzoGraphNeptuneor Data.World)At least 4 years' experience or training with SQL and SPARQL
Master's degree or PhD in information sciencecomputer scienceengineeringlibrary scienceontologysemantics or computational linguisticsUnderstanding of the development of ontologies and the use of controlled vocabularies and thesauriFamiliarity with graph databasesFamiliarity with Python or RFamiliarity with JSONOpenAPI/YAMLAVROFamiliarity with Agile methodologiesFamiliarity with Amazon Web Services
ProtegeTopQuadrantGraphWiseStardogAnzoGraphNeptuneData.World
OntologyData modelingsemantic technologiesRDFRDFSOWLSKOSJSONXMLProtegeTopQuadrantGraphWiseStardogAnzoGraphNeptuneData.WorldSQLSPARQL
OntologyLinked dataSemanticsW3C standards RDFRDFSOWLSKOSJSONXMLProtegeTopQuadrantGraphWiseStardogAnzoGraphNeptuneData.WorldSQLSPARQL
communicationpresentationmentoringleadershipteam collaboration
Industry Banking
Job Function Lead enterprise ontology and data modeling efforts to support semantic data initiatives for Capital One's commercial banking data.
Role Subtype Ontology Manager
Tech Domains Ontology, Graph databases, SQL, SPARQL, RDF, RDFS, OWL, SKOS, JSON, XML
OntologyData modelingsemantic technologiesRDFRDFSOWLSKOSJSONXMLProtegeTopQuadrantGraphWiseStardogAnzoGraphNeptuneData.WorldSPARQLSQLGraph databasesKnowledge organizationW3C standardsLinked dataCapital OneSemantic technologies

Lack of 4+ years in ontology/semantics, No experience with RDF/OWL/SKOS, No SQL/SPARQL experience, Inability to work across multiple locations

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