Localization Project Manager - EMEA

Job description

Translated is looking for an experienced Localization Project Manager to work with one of our top Enterprise clients.

This role will support the localization team and work across large and diverse teams to drive the execution of the our client's localization program.

You will partner closely with the client's Product, Digital, User Operations, Customer Success, Sales, and Marketing teams, to support the timely delivery of localized assets with the assistance of our localization agency, Translated.

• Your responsibilities
• You project manage the localization of all assets and content for the projects in your portfolio, including website copy, product descriptions, marketing materials, and advertisements.
• You project manage the timely and accurate localization of all requested assets in close collaboration with copywriters, translators, creative agencies and internal stakeholders to ensure that translations/transcreations are accurate and culturally appropriate for each market.
• You support the development of project plans and timelines for localization projects, ensuring that they are completed on time and to a high standard.
• You educate stakeholders on localization best practices and service offerings.
• You offer your expertise to help launch teams recognize and integrate international requirements from the start.
• You behave like an owner and entrepreneur. You are not just a point of contact that people reach out to; you are driving, you are pro-positive and action-oriented.
• You ensure pertinent information is proactively communicated and understood throughout the global team.
• You support the creation and management of high-level Localization project & program timelines.
• You provide up-to-date visibility into large projects and progress against Localization team goals.

• You are an operational excellence champion

• You present monthly retrospectives and learnings,
• You educate partners on processes and best practices

Requirements

• 5+ years in Localization Project Management, helping product and marketing teams to successfully launch internationally.
• The ideal candidate has experience on the Client side and the Agency side.
• Track record of managing and releasing complex and high-quality globalized products and marketing campaigns in partnership with core product teams, beyond just as a content translation service manager.
• Knowledge of the localization process and what it takes to create product features and campaigns that can be recognized as truly local experiences by our Hosts and Guests.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively, and work under tight deadlines.
• Track record of being a self-starter, self-motivated and outcome-oriented individual who seeks ownership and accountability.
• Comfortable with ambiguity in a fluid organization.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Concise, fact-based and informative. Able to convey complex information simply.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Passionate and enthusiastic about excellence and attention to detail.
• Thrives in a highly collaborative environment.
• We are fully remote, but we have frequent and dynamic Slack communications and we meet on Zoom.

If you are a camera-on type of person as your first choice, you will thrive in this environment.

• Experience with localization tools and technologies is a plus.
• Fluency in English and at least one additional EMEA language is preferable
• Location requirements
• The role is located in EMEA time zone.
• The work can be executed remotely.
• Company Overview

Translated is widely recognized as the most innovative web-based translation company.

We have received numerous awards for innovation and technology thanks to the cutting-edge technology we develop.

We focus on serving large businesses, startups and innovative companies that need to speed up and automate their globalization processes.

Thanks to our innovative approach to language technology, we have been chosen by Google to create new services for flagship products such as You Tube and for the translation of apps published in the Google Play Store.

Moreover, corporations like Microsoft, e Bay, and Airbnb use our technologies and services in their localization processes.

This job is a contracting position with Translated, to effectively work as a cross-functional Localization Project Manager on the buyer side, interfacing with the larger operations team at our company.

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