Localization Project Manager

Who We Are

TransPerfect provides managed localization services to global technology companies. This contractor role supports TransPerfect-led Japanese localization initiatives across multilingual digital products, ensuring linguistic quality and cultural accuracy within established localization workflows.

Responsibilities

Support the Localization Project Manager with all production phases of incoming translation requests from teams. This skilled Project Manager will coordinate the translation and localization of software products for Japan and other established locales. As a Project Manager, you will be instrumental in the successful delivery to the Japanese market, responsible for managing all phases of the localization production process, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality localized software that meets the linguistic and cultural requirements of the target locale.

You will provide localization project management support to

• Coordinate all localization activities, including translation, editing, proofreading, and quality assurance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all localization-related inquiries and issues, both internally and externally.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to establish project timelines and deliverables.
• Manage localization resources, including translators, editors, and company engineers, to optimize efficiency and quality.
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders to provide updates on project status, address concerns, and gather feedback.
• Identify and mitigate potential risks and challenges that may impact the localization process or timeline.
• Monitor project progress and performance metrics to ensure adherence to established goals and standards.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to streamline processes and enhance localization efficiency and quality.
• Manage incoming translation requests in Jira, collect reference materials and visual context, and assign work to translators
• Be aware of strings internationalization best practices and flag potential internationalization issues found in strings to the engineering team
• Upload requests into the Smartling platform, set due dates for vendors, and deliver completed extracted translations to engineering teams
• Research and answer translators’ queries about source content to ensure accuracy (use internal resources and interface with writers, product, and engineering teams as needed)
• Ensure adherence to established terminology and style guides