ROLE SUMMARY
The Localization Manager will lead NAKIVO’s localization strategy and operations across marketing, product and support content. This role is critical for ensuring our brand, product messaging and technical documentation are accurate, consistent and culturally relevant for target markets worldwide. The successful candidate will manage localization workflows, coordinate with internal teams and external vendors and ensure timely, high- quality delivery of localized assets to support NAKIVO’s growth in international markets.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Select, manage and evaluate external translation/localization vendors and freelancers (if needed and approved)
• Manage localization budget and approve vendor invoices.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Product Management, Marketing, Support, Engineering) to plan localization schedules and priorities.
• Track and report on localization KPIs, including quality, cost and turnaround times.
• Monitor localization quality through regular reviews, QA checks and feedback from regional sales teams.
• Maintain and evolve translation memories, glossaries and style guides to ensure consistency across languages and content types.
• Implement and optimize localization workflows using the company’s translation management system (TMS) and CAT tools.
• Research and incorporate industry best practices and innovation into our localization and translation strategy.
• Manage end- to- end localization projects for product UI, documentation, marketing campaigns, support content and training materials.
• Develop and execute the company- wide localization strategy in alignment with marketing and product priorities.
• Integrate and manage AI- powered tools within the localization workflow to improve efficiency, accuracy and scalability (e.g., MT engines, AI QA tools, content generation support).
• Continuously evaluate and optimize AI usage by monitoring performance, training models with domain- specific data and ensuring AI outputs align with brand voice, terminology and quality standards.
