Localization Project Manager

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Localization Project Manager to join an international team responsible for coordinating localization and multilingual content delivery across digital products and business functions.

You will work closely with Product, Engineering, Business and regional teams, as well as external localization and translation partners. The role combines project management, localization operations, vendor coordination and release readiness, making it a good fit for someone who is comfortable working in a technology-driven, international environment.

This is a long-term opportunity within a global organization, with an initial 12-month contract and the possibility of extension.

What you will do

• Manage localization projects end-to-end, from project intake and planning through delivery.

• Create and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones and delivery schedules.

• Coordinate activities across internal stakeholders, Engineering teams, regional reviewers and external vendors.

• Manage project priorities, dependencies and delivery commitments.

• Coordinate localization workflows and ensure that deliverables are completed on time and according to quality requirements.

• Support digital product and content release processes, including release readiness and UAT activities.

• Coordinate vendor activities and monitor delivery against agreed timelines and quality expectations.

• Track project risks, dependencies, issues and operational challenges.

• Work with localization, quality and linguistic teams to resolve delivery and quality-related issues.

• Provide regular project status updates and reporting to stakeholders.

• Maintain project dashboards, delivery metrics and documentation.

• Facilitate cross-functional meetings and ensure effective communication between teams.

• Identify recurring operational issues and opportunities to improve localization processes and workflows.

What we are looking for

• 5+ years of experience in localization, globalization, multilingual content delivery or a closely related area.

• Proven experience in project or program management.

• Experience working with Translation Management Systems (TMS) such as Smartling, Trados or similar platforms.

• Experience managing external localization or translation vendors.

• Experience working with multiple stakeholders across different functions and geographies.

• Understanding of software, digital product or content release processes.

• Strong planning, organization and risk management skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

• Very good English, both written and spoken.

• Ability to work independently in a distributed, international environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with localization technology implementations or integrations.

• Familiarity with GitHub-based localization workflows and repository management.

• Experience coordinating UAT activities.

• Experience with release readiness processes.

• Knowledge of Localization Quality Assurance (LQA) and linguistic review processes.

• PMP, Scrum, Agile or similar certification.

• Experience working in a large, global and matrix-based organization.

• Educational background in Localization, Linguistics, Communications, Project Management, Information Systems or a related field.