Localization Manager

Responsibilities

• Localization Engineering Develop, Maintain, and Enhance localization pipelines to optimize translation workflows, automate tasks, and manage localization assets.
• Manage and Support the integration of localization tools, translation memory (TM), glossary management systems, AI-powered tools, and machine translation (MT) systems with other software solutions.
• Design and Implement Solutions to streamline localization engineering processes, ensuring scalability and efficiency by leveraging AI and machine translation advancements.
• Evaluate and Optimize machine translation outputs and AI-driven localization technologies to improve translation quality and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and Resolve Issues related to localization file formats, encoding, platform-specific requirements, and machine translation outputs.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure codebase is localization-friendly, providing engineering support to localize new features and content releases.
• Daily Localization Tasks Handle Incoming Localization Requests including file preparation, submission, and file management across different languages and locales.
• Coordinate with Translation Vendors to ensure timely delivery and quality of translations.
• Run Quality Assurance Checks on localized content, testing for linguistic and functional accuracy in the product environment.
• Support Cross-Functional Teams by providing guidance and insights on localization best practices and technical challenges.
• Monitor and Track localization task progress, ensuring all projects adhere to timelines and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Localization, Linguistics, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience as a Localization Engineer or in a similar technical localization role.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript) and experience with localization tools (e.g., SDL Passolo, memoQ, Crowdin, XTM, or similar).
• Knowledge of Translation Standards: Experience with TM, terminology management, and QA tools, and an understanding of file formats (e.g., JSON, XML, PO, XLIFF).
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to troubleshoot encoding, linguistic, and platform-specific localization issues.
• Project Management Skills: Basic knowledge of project management practices and tools (e.g., Jira, Asana) for task tracking and reporting.
• Communication Skills: Fluent in English, with excellent communication and collaboration skills to interact with diverse, cross-functional teams.
• Preferred Skills Development Skills for Integrations: Ability to develop and implement integrations between localization tools, product teams, and other software solutions to streamline processes and enhance workflow efficiency.
• Experience in Internationalization (i18n): Familiarity with i18n best practices and working knowledge of Unicode, bi-directional text, and complex script handling.
• Jira Administration: Experience in managing and configuring Jira for localization task tracking, reporting, and workflow automation.

Would be a plus

• Multilingual: Proficiency in multiple languages.

Conditions & Benefits

• Stable salary, official employment, health insurance.
• Relocation package offered to candidates from different regions.
• Full coverage of business trip expenses, including daily allowances for employees engaged in travel-related tasks.
• Hybrid work mode and flexible schedule.
• All the necessary work equipment.
• A diverse array of internal training programs.
• Partially or fully funded additional training courses.
• Monthly corporate 'Fun Days' in various engaging formats.
• Meaningful gestures on special occasion — company gifts to celebrate weddings, new arrivals, and birthdays.