Localization Lead Senior

Job Purpose

 

Job Purpose

As a Localization Lead, you will coordinate localization projects with a primary focus on DTP/MM (Desktop Publishing and Multimedia) files. You will collaborate with project managers, clients, and linguistic resources to ensure high-quality, on-time delivery. Your responsibilities will include coordinating vendors, assigning work, monitoring project progress, resolving issues, and ensuring projects stay on track.

 

In this role, you will also have the opportunity to apply and expand your technical knowledge by working with localization technologies, file preparation, and workflow processes while continuing to develop your project management skills.

This is a deeply involved, hands-on position that requires you to be directly engaged in managing our pool of linguistic resources and monitoring daily project progress to ensure every milestone is met.

 

The ideal candidate is a highly organized professional who excels at simplifying complex problems, enjoys learning new things and thrives in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.

Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Close cooperation with project managers and other internal support teams
• Coordination of the localization process such as distributing tasks to our external translators and your colleagues, collecting final outputs, and solving issues  
• Analyzing the processes and finding opportunities for potential improvement
• Communicating in English (especially via phone and email)
• Getting to know the technologies used in localization (CAT tools, HTML/XML, etc.)
• Keeping track of your work, including creating reports
• Reporting to project manager and/or customers
• Solving problems and troubleshooting
• Creating instructions and documentation
• Acting as a backup Project Manager

 

Skills & Experience

• Ability to improvise and solve problems
• Proactivity and good communication skills
• At least a high school education; university degree is an advantage
• Familiarity with DTP and Multimedia projects is a plus
• Knowledge of HTML/XML 
• Knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office; advanced knowledge of Excel
• Very good verbal and written English proficiency
• Attention to detail, because just a single mistake can change the outcome of our work
• Team spirit—you will be part of a team that helps each other
• Previous relevant work experience and knowledge of localization

 

The expected start date for this role is October 2026.

 

Life at RWS

Life at RWS - If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about growing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood, then you’ll love life at RWS. 

 

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. 

 

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

 

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics. 

RWS Values 

 

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

 

Covid Vaccination - All RWS employees hired for positions that require working on-site at RWS offices, customer offices, travel on behalf of RWS, and/or in-person meetings will be required to comply with the RWS USA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Policy. RWS complies with federal, state, and local laws regarding accommodations related to this policy.

 

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