Sr. Material Research
Core
Shape the structure and specification of an entire category of architectural and interior materials for a global design marketplace, ensuring data accuracy and usability for thousands of architects and designers.
Role type
Senior IC Material Researcher (Category Strategy & Data Enrichment)
Builds
A structured, accurate, and discoverable catalog of materials and building products for the architecture and design industry.
Domain
Architecture, Interior Design, Building Products, Product Data Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Deep expertise in architectural/interior materials, research and judgment on conflicting data, structural thinking for categories and taxonomies, understanding of designer specification workflows, writing clear reasoning for decisions, independent problem solving
Preferred skills
Background in architecture/interior design/material libraries, experience with PIM or faceted search, depth in specific material domains, mentoring peers
Technologies
catalog systems, PIM tools, faceted search interfaces
Responsibilities
Resolve complex material/product questions requiring expert judgment, lead new category onboarding with attributes and controlled vocabularies, research emerging materials and standards to update taxonomy, investigate search discovery issues related to product data, propose changes to catalog standards, document reasoning for non-obvious decisions, coach peers on complex work
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic category impact