Metadata Manager | Informatiker (m/w/d)

Haufe Group SE

Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
Published Apr 30, 2026
Full-time
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Job Summary

As a Metadata Manager in the 'Content Structure Core' team, you will play a pivotal role at the intersection of editorial content and technology. Your daily responsibilities involve optimizing digital content through metadata, managing taxonomies and controlled vocabularies, and ensuring consistent categorization. You will act as a bridge between editorial experts and software developers, integrating new workflows—including AI-based semi-automated processes—and overseeing the quality and accuracy of metadata. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys interdisciplinary collaboration and is passionate about creating sustainable, high-quality content structures that enable technologies like AI and Legal Tech to function effectively. You will also provide training and consultation to colleagues, ensuring efficient use of metadata systems and workflows. This role offers the unique opportunity to shape information architecture in a forward-thinking, content-driven environment based in Freiburg.

Required Skills

Education

University degree in Information Science, Library Science, Documentation, Data Science, or a comparable qualification.

Experience

  • Professional experience with metadata models (e.g., Dublin Core), taxonomies, and management systems.
  • Practical experience in library and documentation standards.
  • Experience working at the interface between editorial teams and technical development teams.
  • Experience with data formats and digital media systems.
  • Knowledge of AI-supported metadata enrichment tools and automated indexing technologies is considered an advantage.

Languages

German (Fluent)

Additional

  • Must be based in or willing to work from the Freiburg location.