Junior Project Manager, Welocalize
Translation & localization for global businesses
Open for applications
Translation & localization for global businesses
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bridge language and AI to power global success in even the most complicated and regulated environments.
Role
Who you are
- Strong time-management skills. Extremely capable with multi-tasking. Close attention to detail
- A positive, open-minded team player. Will work closely with one PM, sharing projects, and working in shared mailboxes
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret client requests as well as effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of co-workers, managers, clients, and vendors
- Ability to negotiate rates with external resources effectively, when applicable
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts & percentages
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions
- Close attention to detail
- Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Strong time-management skills
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) or Masters' degree from college or universit
What the job involves
- The Junior Project Managers primary purpose is to assist the Project Manager with assessing the scope of the project, and executing translation projects
- Quoting through delivery, ensuring that the client’s requests are met in a timely manner, with a keen attention to quality and cost saving potential
- Quotation/Scoping of Translation and Localization projects based on client's requirements
- Maintaining a high level of understanding of current patent filing requirements in various jurisdictions as well as the specific needs of each client being served
- Communicating project information to necessary parties in a clear, concise and professional manner
- Conveying specific client requests effectively to Project managers
- Recognizing and escalating any potential issues to the appropriate party in a timely manner
- Creation and maintenance of translation tool repositories with goals toward accuracy and efficiency:
- Machine Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossaries
- Project preprocessing for TM/MT/Glossary leverage
- Creating linguist usable translation packages
- Receiving and converting completed translation packages into proper output formats
- Managing project schedules for your assigned projects for each production step: translation, proofreading, quality assurance, and delivery to client
- Establishing strong relationships with internal and external (vendor) resources globally
- Working with Project Managers to ensure accurate project tracking.- File handling
- Ensuring all finance systems data is accurate and kept up-to-date
- Providing status updates to Project Managers or Sales Representatives, as needed
Our take
According to the CSA, while only 16% of the global population speaks English as their native language, approximately 60% of the top 10M websites are in English. With over 250 language options, Welocalize enables companies to unlock business opportunities at a global scale by transforming and localizing its clients’ online websites and content.
The company has made an impressive number of strategic acquisitions over the years, widening its reach across a range of industries including digital content marketing, litigation support, and healthcare, and is a trusted multilingual solution for 2,000+ global company clients (including Disney, Uber, Dell, TNT, and Blackboard).
Founded in 1997, the company is currently the 4th largest language service provider in North America and the 9th largest provider globally. Welocalize is well-positioned to see continued growth as it furthers its market-leading presence, including by making moves to strengthen its leadership team moving forward.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
28% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2010
$34m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $34m
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Leadership
Paul Carr
(CEO)Prior to joining Welocalize in 2023, Paul was a President at Third Bridge Group for 4 years and a President at Axiom for 10 years. He also spent 4 years at American Express as a VP and Head of Strategy/GM of International Insurance Services.
Chris Grebisz
(CTO)Chris joined Welocalize in 2002, leaving the team in 2008 to work in leadership roles at various Software Development companies. He then returned to Welocalize in 2013 and has since led operations in the Americas and now oversees the companies digital transformation and technology development worldwide.
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