Localization Program Manager

Aditi Consulting • Contract • Remote (California, United States, US) • $75 - $80 / hour • 4d ago

Payrate: $ 75.00 - $ 80.00 /hr.

Job Intro
Languages are key to our mission of bringing the world closer together. The family of products is currently available in 100+ languages, and we are adding many more. Over 70% of people use our products in a language other than English, and ~90% are outside of North America. As a Localization Program Manager, you will partner with product and the rest of internationalization teams to empower products to feel local at a global scale.

Responsibilities

-Engage and build relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders (Product, Engineering, Marketing, etc.) to launch successful localized products
-Design and implement efficient and scalable end-to-end localization frameworks tailored to various products and diverse content types across
-Guide stakeholders across to ensure localization best practices are followed and drive efficient execution
-Proactively identify and streamline technical and process issues that affect localized product relevancy, quality, and functionality
-Actively seek out opportunities to optimize the international user experience and influence adoptions of optimal solutions
-Partner across internationalization to ensure the right resources are in place and all deliveries are completed at the expected standards

Minimum Qualifications

-3+ years of experience in localization program or project management
-BA/BS or equivalent work experience in localization/internationalization project or program management
-Experience communicating across and driving results among a variety of cross-functional stakeholders, working across time zones and international offices
-Experience in identifying and driving forward work in ambiguous environment
-Experience analyzing and interpreting complex data sets to inform business decisions
-Skilled in building and optimizing complex workflows
-Track record of staying focused, prioritizing and creating structure across large, ambiguous programs and setting goals for long-term initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

-Knowledge of additional languages other than English
-Exposure to SQL, analytics tools, or a coding language
-Thorough understanding of translation technologies like translation memories, machine translation, and CAT tools
-Familiarity with internationalization standards such as Unicode and CLDR
-Experience working with localization vendors
-Knowledge of AI technologies and potential application in localization workflows

Top 3 must-have HARD skills:

3+ years of experience in localization program or project management
Familiarity with localization standards and best practices
Experience communicating across and driving results among a variety of cross-functional stakeholders, working across time zones and international offices

Good to have skills:

Experience in identifying and driving forward work in ambiguous environment
Track record of staying focused, prioritizing and creating structure across large, ambiguous programs and setting goals for long-term initiatives

Years of experience needed:

3+ years of experience in localization program or project management

Typical Day in the Role:

Review assigned project progress vs timelines to identify risks, blockers, areas to support, etc
Review status of translation requests for assigned products
Review status of localization testing requests for assigned products
Communicate with main/FTE Localization Program Manager supporting the Wearables space to coordinate priorities, areas of concern, next steps and/or plans
Engage with cross-functional teams in meetings, text messages and other communication channels to ensure localization efforts are aligned with latest timelines and risks/updates are properly communicated back to product owners
Create documents to bring clarity on opportunities, risks, gaps, project progress, share knowledge, etc

Pay Transparency:
The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is: $ 75.00 - $ 80.00 /hr. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education and experience and the benefits package you select. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, 10 paid days off, 401(k) plan participation, commuter benefits and life and disability insurance.

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