UI Localization Project Manager

What are we looking for in our UI Localization Project Manager?

Russell Tobin & Associates is currently seeking a Localization Project Manager to work for our client in the tech industry. Apply now for consideration!

Contract: 4 Months

Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Pay Range: $45-53/hour DOE

Responsibilities:

• End-to-end planning and management of localization projects to ensure timely deliveries of UI features with the highest quality. This process includes adhering to exacting security and confidentiality requirements while collaborating with both external and internal partners.
• Supervising translation and QA tasks prioritization, responsible for creating detailed localization requirement documents such as project planner and test plans which are implemented first-hand before handing off to our LQA testers to complete at scale.
• Collaboration across localization teams to create and maintain glossaries and reference materials in up to 40 languages to ensure consistency across our ecosystem (software, marketing, support…).
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams across multiple time zones to identify the best localization strategies around new and current brands.
• Contribution to project kick-offs and quality analysis meetings by communicating project timelines, resources and risk management, content needs for validation, on-device testing and localization sign-off across multiple platforms.
• Tracking, addressing, and raising issues while proactively managing risk and effectively communicating status throughout the development cycles. 
• Acting as the primary point of escalation for queries from translators, testers, and localization peers. Providing them with ongoing localization QA support and feedback.
• Implement and foster globalization/internationalization/ localization best practices.

Requirements:

• Sufficient understanding of software development lifecycle
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail with an ability to see the big picture and to handle some ambiguity
• Ability to write, as well as edit copy as an International Editorial expert
• Expert level editorial capability English language required.
• Editorial experience and journalistic background in Music are highly preferred.

Russell Tobin / Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.

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