About the job
Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
What is The Role:
Elastic is seeking an experienced localization leader to build and manage our global localization program. You'll be responsible for developing and driving our localization strategy, building a high-performing team, and ensuring the successful delivery of multilingual content across our marketing channels.
In this role, you'll own our end-to-end localization program, from technology selection to team development, and drive our expansion into new markets. Your impact will extend across the organization as you shape our global voice, build world-class localization capabilities, and contribute directly to our international growth and success.
What You Will Be Doing:
Develop and implement a comprehensive localization strategy aligned with our global business objectives
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Marketing, and Engineering to ensure seamless content localization
Gather, analyze and report on data, establish localization plans to scale the localization program within Elastic
Build, lead, and mentor a team of localization professionals, including project managers and linguistic specialists
Maintain relationships with and measure the performance of language service providers (LSPs)
Manage our localization technology solutions, including Translation Management Systems (TMS), and measure their performance. We use Smartling.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to optimize localization workflows, processes, and best practices
Manage the localization budget and track key performance metrics
Define and maintain translation quality standards, style guides, and glossaries
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and quality
What You Bring:
8-10+ years of hands-on experience in localization management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
Proven track record of building and scaling localization programs in a high-growth technology company
Extensive experience partnering with regional marketers
Deep understanding of enterprise localization workflows, tools, and best practices
Demonstrated experience selecting and implementing localization technology, including TMS platforms
Strong vendor management experience, including LSP evaluation and relationship building
Track record of successful budget management for multi-million dollar localization programs
Experience developing style guides, glossaries, and quality standards across multiple languages
Strong analytical skills with experience using data to drive process improvements
Outstanding communication and stakeholder management abilities
Bonus Points:
Experience with enterprise software or SaaS product localization
Hands-on experience with AI and machine translation and post-editing workflows
Background in technical content localization
Professional certification in localization management
Multilingual ability
Experience with agile development methodologies
Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People:
As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.
We strive to have parity of benefits across regions, and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.
Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
Generous number of vacation days each year
Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.
We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws; view posters linked below: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision Poster; Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster and Know Your Rights (Poster)
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Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.
The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below.
These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.
An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.
The typical starting salary range for this role is:
$128,200—$202,900 USD
The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is:
$153,800—$243,300 USD
