Description
As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The Localization Project Manager is responsible for assisting with the successful planning, execution, tracking, delivery and closure of client projects. The LPM will help understand client requirements and help engage the global team in the fulfillment of these requirements, crafting client solutions based on the Welocalize Four Pillars of Customer Service, Quality, Innovation and Global Teamwork.
The ideal candidate is a driven but steady individual, capable of building relationships across the entire project team, with the flexibility and energy to thrive in a dynamic environment.
Main Tasks:
-Assist Project teams with planning, scoping, requirements gathering and validation with clients.
-Own localization project management activities on designated accounts.
-Identifying relevant clients and internal stakeholders to plan and resource projects appropriately in terms of quality, cost, and schedule requirements.
-Liaising with the internal and external team to successfully coordinate the delivery of client projects.
-Creating schedule and monitoring timeliness of delivery.
-Assisting with the management of the budget and controlling project costs.
-Establishing and nurturing relationships surrounding your assigned team.
-Planning project activities and ensuring resolution to any problems that may arise (corrective and preventive action).
-Actively seeking ways to optimize delivery, quality and profitability.
-Reporting, both in written and verbal form, to internal and external stakeholders regarding Project scope, financials, progress and status, formally and on an ad-hoc basis as required.
-Ensuring finance systems are kept up to date and accurate. Process documentation and knowledge management.
Key Qualifications:
-Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a college or university in a related field.
-At least 2+ years of experience in the localization industry (within marketing would be a plus).
-Previous working knowledge of cat tools such as Smartling.
-Familiarity with Dropbox.
-Fluency in additional languages is a plus.
-Understanding of agile framework.
Position details:
- Location: Remote in the United States
- Rate: $35 per hour
- Contract: W2, eligible for benefits based on hours worked
- Schedule Availability: Full-time
- Duration: 3 months with possibility of extension
The Localization Project Manager is responsible for assisting with the successful planning, execution, tracking, delivery and closure of client projects. The LPM will help understand client requirements and help engage the global team in the fulfillment of these requirements, crafting client solutions based on the Welocalize Four Pillars of Customer Service, Quality, Innovation and Global Teamwork.
The ideal candidate is a driven but steady individual, capable of building relationships across the entire project team, with the flexibility and energy to thrive in a dynamic environment.
Main Tasks:
-Assist Project teams with planning, scoping, requirements gathering and validation with clients.
-Own localization project management activities on designated accounts.
-Identifying relevant clients and internal stakeholders to plan and resource projects appropriately in terms of quality, cost, and schedule requirements.
-Liaising with the internal and external team to successfully coordinate the delivery of client projects.
-Creating schedule and monitoring timeliness of delivery.
-Assisting with the management of the budget and controlling project costs.
-Establishing and nurturing relationships surrounding your assigned team.
-Planning project activities and ensuring resolution to any problems that may arise (corrective and preventive action).
-Actively seeking ways to optimize delivery, quality and profitability.
-Reporting, both in written and verbal form, to internal and external stakeholders regarding Project scope, financials, progress and status, formally and on an ad-hoc basis as required.
-Ensuring finance systems are kept up to date and accurate. Process documentation and knowledge management.
Key Qualifications:
-Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a college or university in a related field.
-At least 2+ years of experience in the localization industry (within marketing would be a plus).
-Previous working knowledge of cat tools such as Smartling.
-Familiarity with Dropbox.
-Fluency in additional languages is a plus.
-Understanding of agile framework.
Position details:
- Location: Remote in the United States
- Rate: $35 per hour
- Contract: W2, eligible for benefits based on hours worked
- Schedule Availability: Full-time
- Duration: 3 months with possibility of extension
W-2 employee, eligible for benefits based on hours worked
Must have a US work permit
Benefits:
▪️ Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurance
▪️ Telemedicine Benefit
▪️ Paid Sick Time - Employees accrue 1 hour of paid sick leave every 30 worked hours
▪️ Paid Holiday: 2 days
▪️ Employee Assistance Program
Following eligibility requirements:
▪️ Medical Insurance
▪️ Dental Insurance
▪️ Vision Insurance
▪️ FSA and HSA
▪️ Voluntary Life Insurance
▪️ 401(k) Retirement Plan- After 1000 hours worked
