Junior Localization Project Manager
WelocalizePosted 4/8/2025
Junior Localization Project Manager
Welocalize
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Job Summary
Welocalize is a global transformation partner that accelerates the business journey of brands and companies by enabling them to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. As a Junior Project Manager, you will assist with planning, execution, tracking, delivery, and closure of client projects. You will help understand client requirements, craft client solutions based on Welocalize's Four Pillars of Customer Service, Quality, Innovation, and Global Teamwork. The ideal candidate is driven, capable of building relationships across the project team, and thrives in a dynamic environment. With experience in project management, knowledge of the translation industry, and excellent communication skills, you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality localization services to clients. You will work with a global team, identify relevant clients and internal stakeholders, and establish relationships to plan and resource projects appropriately. The company offers flexible remote work options, competitive salary, and opportunities for growth and development. If you are a driven individual with excellent interpersonal skills, we encourage you to apply for this role.
Job Description
Main Tasks
- Assist Project teams with planning, scoping, requirements gathering and validation with client.
- Own localization project management activities on designated accounts.
- Identifying relevant clients and internal stakeholders to plan and resource projects appropriately in terms of quality, cost, and schedule requirements.
- Liaising with the internal and external team to successful coordinate the delivery of client projects.
- Creating schedule and monitoring timeliness of delivery.
- Assisting with the management of the budget and controlling project costs.
- Establishing and nurturing relationships surrounding your assigned team.
- Planning project activities and ensuring resolution to any problems that may arise (corrective and preventive action).
- Actively seeking ways to optimize delivery, quality and profitability.
- Reporting, both in written and verbal form, to internal and external stakeholders regarding Project scope, financials, progress and status, formally and on an ad-hoc basis as required.
- Ensuring finance systems are kept up to date and accurate.
- Process documentation and knowledge management.
Experience and Skills
- Proven project management experience in a fast-paced, client-centric environment, ideally in the translation or localization industry.
- Knowledge of the translation industry and a keen interest in its technology, process, competitive landscape and emerging trends.
- Demonstrated success at managing large accounts and/or projects.
- Curiosity and creativity to question existing processes and approaches and innovate new ones.
- Proven experience in development of processes and ideas.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a time-sensitive and deadline-driven work environment
- Ability to cope with high pressure caused by one or more project management elements such as quality, turnaround time, resource or budget constraint.
- Keen interest in localization technology, competitive landscape and emerging trends.
- Energy and a positive attitude with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent Written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a time-sensitive and deadline-driven work environment.
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a college or university related to Translation or Linguistics, or equivalent work experience.
