Are you looking for a working environment with a team of fun, creative and passionate people who loves their job and enjoys autonomy in the workplace? Are you an experienced Localization Project Manager who loves executing projects from discovery through delivery? If you said "yes" to these statements, please keep reading!
We are now looking for Localization Project Managers who will be the representatives of Globalme, working at our clients' sites - a world-wide known consumer electronics manufacturer and a world-wide known sport apparel company.
Why Globalme:
- Top 22 fastest-growing tech companies in BC for four (4) years in a row, growing from a team of five to fifty today
- Diverse and innovative, we have over 22 nationalities, 50/50 gender ratio, and women represented at levels of leadership
- Our culture is based on self-leadership, we value excellence, positivity, impact, courage, innovation, self-improvement, and transparency
- Inspirational leaders, including direct access to Hanna and Emre, our company founders. At Globalme, we skipped the open-door policy and simply don't have doors
Responsibilities:
- Manage localization projects from beginning to end, working closely with language specialists, localization engineers, terminologists, product management and development, internal business partners and external vendors and other departments
- Ensure deliveries meet deadlines, are on budget, and meet release quality criteria
- Develop project plans and workflows, manage time, budget, resources and quality control
- Follow analysis of client specific localization software application requirements, create and manages internal version of localization project plans, and provide project specific education and coaching to Localization staff (and sometimes to customers, and their 3rd party suppliers)
- Create and control localization project budgets, track and control costs, ensure timely issuance of purchase orders and invoices
- Analyze project risks, and define/execute mitigation plans as needed
- Identify the root cause of project issues and define/execute corrective/preventative action plans
- Set clear expectations with customers, team members, and suppliers. Be 100% accountable, and hold others accountable as well for their project obligations.
- Assign, monitor and measure project team members’ work. Manage team’s compliance with standards, practices
- Lead project/client/business partner meetings and conference calls, including project kick-off, bug scrubs, troubleshooting meetings, etc. Run post-mortems when applicable, while ensuring meetings are recorded and minutes distributed. Follow up and manage the delivery of agreed upon action items
- Present regular reports to client, corporate office and peers on progress and forecast of project team’s work status, escalating issues and evaluating needed support
- Maximize utilization of team, preparing alternative work for periods without projects and/or billable work for direct reports
- Continuously monitor how Globalme practices stack up against industry standards, and ensure that we are on the leading edge with both tools and processes
- Understand the localization business landscape, and help the Account Manager and Globalme management grow our business
- Identify areas for self-improvement and learning, as well as opportunities for other team members to grow and learn
- Provide input to management on company policies and direction
- Assist the Localization Manager and Account Manager as needed, with internal and external (customer facing) initiatives
- Travel, domestic and international, as needed to meet with customers
- Oversee junior team members: their work quality, on the job training, provide ongoing feedback, monitor timesheets, approve vacation and holidays).
You are:
- Experienced - you have a minimum of 3 years of experience directly related to project management (preferably in the localization industry) or masters degree in a relevant area of study
- Experienced with independently managing localization of various project types: web, software (for multiple form factors), eLearning, subtitles, marketing, digital/print/multimedia, wearable devices
- Able to comfortable navigate large enterprise clients and various level stakeholders
- An excellent communicator in written and spoken English - you are able to clearly explain the localization project life-cycle to clients, and are comfortable presenting in person, or remotely to audiences of all sizes
- An approachable expert - you are comfortable answering challenging questions, and can think on your feet
- Able to successfully manage a team - you feel comfortable providing feedback in a constructive manner, and addressing concerns directly
- Successful at leading projects and tasks to completion without supervision, and can share examples
- Extremely organized - you are able to meet deadlines and work under pressure, while prioritizing sometimes competing demands
- Confident and equipped with the skills to attend customer discovery meetings and gather all necessary information that is needed to successfully complete the project
- A born leader - you have strong organizational and leadership skills
- Familiar with project management principles - you have proven abilities in project planning, resource and risk management
- A problem-solver - you are able to foresee potential problems ahead of time. You you figure out problems that rarely have textbook solutions. “Let me figure this out” is a sentence you use often.
- Focused on quality work - you pay attention to details and can’t stand sloppy work
- Able to navigate in, and make logical decisions in ambiguous environments
- A strong team player in a multi-lingual/multi-cultural environment
- Interested in continuing learning and identifying new technologies and new tools
- Proficient with translation memory tools (Trados, SDLX, GlobalSight)
- Have experience with Translation Management Systems, such as SDL TMS and Globalsight
- Able to focus on process improvements by documenting best practices
- Able to effectively train others by delivering powerful presentations
- Able to identify crucial actions for the health of the department or team
- Able to delegate work based on the good judgement of the most appropriate resources and tools
- Open to receiving feedback - you focus on solutions and improvements rather than finding excuses why something doesn’t work
- Positive - you have a “nothing is impossible attitude”. You believe that everything can be done
- Self-starter - you see a clear link between your actions and their outcomes. You don’t sit around and wait for others to tell you what to do
- Clever and fast - you understand things quickly and are not confused about simple things.
- Resourceful - you have a head full of of good ideas
Nice to have:
- Bachelor's Degree (localization, business, linguistics, or equivalent experience)
- Solid in-depth knowledge of internationalization and localization
- Fluency in at least one non-English language
- The ability to write scripts, create macros or do other task automation is a big plus
- Advanced Excel skills are a big plus (formulas, pivot tables, macros, lookup tables, etc.)
- Knowledge of version control software (Git, SVN, etc.)
- Good understanding of various software encountered in localization: Articulate, Adobe CC, Microsoft Office, Google Office, Visual Studio, CAT Tools, etc.Adobe
- PMI, or similar certification
What your future coworkers say:
- 100% of your future coworkers say that "there is someone at work who encourages my development"
- 92% feel valued and say that "at work, my opinions seem to count"
- 92% are clear on their priorities and state that "I know what is expected of me"
- 100% of your future coworkers trust their peers' commitment to delivering quality work "my associates or fellow employees are committed to doing quality work"
Compensation: Total compensation is engineered to attract and retain you. It will be based on the value you bring to the organization. If you are interested in joining us, send your resume and tell us why you are a good fit for this position. Please include your salary expectations.