BCforward is seeking a Localization Program Manager II to work remote
Start/End Dates: 6/23/2025 – 3/22/2026
Location: US – IA – Remote
Program Manager II
Pay: $55-$60/hr/W2
Summary
. 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
– Guide stakeholders 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
– 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 related product spaces 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