Description
We are looking for an experienced Enterprise Knowledge & Ontology Platform Manager to join our Downstream and Renewables business unit in Shanghai. As an integral part of our team, you will be responsible for the integrated planning and delivery of our enterprise knowledge & ontology platform, leveraging external tools, partner ecosystems, and platform capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and maintain enterprise knowledge & ontology platforms, formulating product vision, roadmaps, and backlogs
- Define the knowledge demand and execution strategy, including technology radar, capability map, admission criteria, evaluation framework, and priorities
- Lead the selection, pilots, API integration, and go-live operations for enterprise search, content services, semantic technologies, and knowledge graph tools
- Partner with the Knowledge Coordinator and business SMEs to translate ontology/taxonomy, entity relationships, mappings, versioning, and governance needs into the platform roadmap and backlog
- Coordinate with IT, Architecture, Security, Privacy, Legal, and Procurement to ensure a compliant, secure, and controlled manner
- Build relationships with vertical-domain technology and research institutions and expert networks
Requirements:
- 5-8 years of experience in knowledge platforms, enterprise search, AI/GenAI, partner ecosystems, or digital products
- Experience in tool evaluation, due diligence, vendor management, commercial coordination, and integration
- Strong knowledge of ontologies, taxonomies, knowledge graphs, semantic search, metadata, embeddings, and RAG
- Ability to convert modelling and governance needs into features, user stories, and priorities
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture, security, privacy, IP, licensing, procurement, and third-party risk
- Experience in technology scanning, joint validation, and external relationship management
- Strong analytical, negotiation, partnership, and bilingual Chinese-English communication skills
What We Offer:
- Competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase
- Flexible working hours and the possibility of remote/mobile working
- Paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
- Access to a wide range of training and development programmes
- Opportunity to work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet
About Shell: Shell's story in China dates back to more than one century ago. All of Shell's core businesses are now represented in China, and our head office in China is in Beijing. We are a leading global group of energy and petrochemical companies that helps meet the world's demand for energy in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways.