Translation Project Manager

Main Objective:

Responsible for coordinating the translation of texts in an economical fashion while meeting the high expectations of our internal requesters and our corporate quality requirements. Supporting the Manager, Global Language Management in the continuous improvement of all GLM processes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages the planning and execution of translation projects with external translation vendors.
• Manages the planning of translation projects and sets expectations with internal translation requesters.
• Generates and verifies project estimates and vendor invoices.
• Prepares translation project reports as needed.
• Uses translation management platform and technology.
• Participates in other global language initiatives and actively contributes ideas and suggestions for improvement.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Incidental Duties:

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, and indeed additional responsibilities may be assigned, as required, by management.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree in one of the following fields required: Business Administration, Translation, or Languages. 3 years of translation project management experience, ideally using an enterprise translation management system, required.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements/Specialized Courses and/or Training:

• Knowledge of the language industry and project management.
• Excellent knowledge of English is required, knowledge of additional languages including German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, is a plus.
• Detail oriented, process focused, and interested in training and outreach activities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Team player and willingness to collaborate.
• Knowledge of marketing is a plus.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.