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Localization Project manager

San Francisco, CA 94103

Posted: 09/25/2023 Employment Type: Contract Job Number: 579591 Country: United States Is job remote?: Yes

Job Description

Localization Project Manager Location: 100% Remote 
Pay Rate: Up to $30/hr depending on experience
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, and 401K
What you’ll do:
  • Implement scalable end-to-end localization frameworks for scaled platforms. Plan and manage localization schedules, collaborating cross functionally with teams managing our scaled platforms and vendors to define requirements and manage timelines.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of internationalization and localization standards and best practices.
  • Ensure smooth and scalable localization handoffs and deliveries with the localization vendor and maintain regular communications with them to ensure that both sides are set up for success on an ongoing basis.
  • Analyze current pain points in workflows, identify gaps or inefficiencies, actively provide recommendations for scalable solutions, and document localization workflows.
  • Maintain website's linguistic QA program by partnering with vendors and creating translation-quality scorecards for reporting to stakeholders.
  • Educate and guide engineers, product managers, and designers on internationalization and localization best practices.
  • Work with one or more internal teams who own websites and content verticals.
  • Localize content, understand requirements, and craft scalable solutions for global markets and for the localization workflow.

What we’re looking for:
  • 2+ years of experience in localization program management.
  • You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and you have a demonstrated ability to manage priorities and projects and the right mix of organizational and communication skills.
  • Experience with localization platforms, file formats, and CAT tools.
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, and passionate about working cross-functionally and cross-culturally.
  • Experience analyzing data sets, define metrics and create dashboards that can be used to make business decisions.
  • Experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Knowledge of a second (or third!) language.
  • Highly desirable: localization experience with CMS (content management systems), experience with LMs (learning management systems), experience with localization of images/static assets. 

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The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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