Job Title: Localization Program Manager
Duration: 06 Months
Job Location: Bedford, 01730
Pay Rate: 36.00 USD per hour on W2
Shift Timing: Monday to Friday, First Shift, Remote, 4 to 5 times onsite in a month
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage localization project management queue from start to finish, including grooming requests from internal stakeholders, identifying, and bridging gaps, tracking deadlines, and driving projects to completion.
- Collaborate with internal customers and external agencies to ensure clear communication and status throughout project life cycle.
- Ensure localization of core global brand and creative is accurate.
- Own translation quality and manage linguistic assets.
- Actively engage with internal stakeholders to educate them on localization methodologies and best options for their needs.
- Proactively forecast in market review schedules to local teams.
- Serve as a first point of escalation for in-market teams, tasks with addressing concerns & troubleshooting issues.
- Track project finances, call out cross-project dependencies and prevent risks.
- Track root cause analysis of issues and set preventative actions in place.
- Meet and exceed regional experience expectations.
Skills: To Be Successful You Will Have:
- 3-5 years of project/program management experience in localization.
- Experience with various project types, from simple short (24h turnaround) to complex projects that span over months.
- Experience working with multimedia, software and creative localization.
- Proficiency in localization technologies, tools, and workflows.
Education:
Bachelor’s in Localization, Education, Linguistics, or related field is preferred.