Welo Global

Welo Global specializes in providing enterprise localization, AI training data, and multilingual content solutions, leveraging a portfolio of specialized global brands to meet diverse customer needs in the AI and language services industry.

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Senior Project Manager - Localization

1 week, 2 days ago

Japan

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Senior

Project Manager

Project and Program Management

Confluence JIRA

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Welo Global

Professional Services

Founded 1997

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Description

Review incoming strings to confirm they are customer-facing and in scope for localization.
Verify i18n readiness, including externalization, ICU patterns, placeholders, and the absence of embedded HTML.
Remove Smartmatched strings in Smartling when appropriate and safe to do so.
Collect screenshots, user flows, and feature gates to give translators sufficient context.
Monitor translation job progress and escalate blockers to linguists or product teams as needed.
Answer translator queries and review AI-drafted responses in collaboration with vendors and engineers.
Manage vendor relationships, including setting expectations, holding monthly syncs, and tracking recurring quality issues.
Create and maintain Jira and Confluence accounts for users and support new linguist onboarding.
Produce and update workflow and product-specific documentation for vendors.
Triage localization and i18n support tickets by assessing clarity, severity, and correct component assignment.
Liaise with internal stakeholders to prepare content for localization.
Identify and propose workflow changes, automation opportunities, and tooling improvements to reduce manual effort.

Requirements

Experience managing localization or translation programs in a software or product environment.
Familiarity with Confluence and Jira.
Familiarity with i18n standards, including ICU message format and string externalization.
Experience with localization tooling such as Smartling.
Ability to coordinate across engineering, product, and vendor teams simultaneously.
Strong communication skills and experience managing linguist or vendor queries across time zones.
Comfort with proposing and driving process improvements and automation.
Experience leading projects and owning client and stakeholder relationships.
Fluent English is required; Japanese is not required.
Ability to work regular Japan business hours while collaborating with a Sydney-based client.

Benefits

Regular Japan business hours with no early mornings or late nights.
Real-time collaboration with a Sydney-based client due to only a one-hour time difference.
Japanese language is not required.
Opportunity to work with an AI-enabled localization platform and global enterprise content workflows.
Work within a secure and compliant environment supported by seven ISO certifications.

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