Localization Project Manager II

Localization Project Manager II

Company Description/Details

Our client is a leading global technology company delivering innovative products and services to customers worldwide. The team operates in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment, managing localized product experiences across global markets and 50+ languages.

Important Details

Employment Type: Contract
Duration: Contract Till 03/19/2027
Location: Austin, TX — Fully Onsite/Hybrid depending on team needs
Pay Range: $60.45/hr on W2

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage localization projects across multiple products, languages, regions, and release timelines.
• Partner with internal localization, QA, engineering, product, and content teams to ensure projects remain on schedule and meet quality standards.
• Coordinate localization QA activities and support testing of localization tools and workflows.
• Conduct or coordinate exploratory testing to identify functional, linguistic, and localization issues.
• Manage detailed bug reporting, defect tracking, prioritization, and resolution throughout the localization lifecycle.
• Coordinate with international vendor testers and localization partners to execute testing and deliver high-quality localized products.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and blockers, escalating issues when necessary.
• Manage multiple localization projects simultaneously while working within tight deadlines and rapidly changing priorities.
• Ensure localized content and product experiences accurately reflect established voice, terminology, quality standards, and user experience across global markets.
• Develop project documentation, status updates, reports, and presentations for internal stakeholders.
• Identify process improvements and opportunities to increase localization efficiency, quality, and consistency.
• Work independently while maintaining effective communication across geographically distributed teams.

Qualifications

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in localization project management, localization QA, software QA, internationalization, or a related field.
• Experience managing localization workflows and projects across multiple languages, regions, or product releases.
• Hands-on experience with localization tools, QA processes, exploratory testing, and defect management.
• Proven experience documenting, tracking, prioritising, and resolving localization bugs and quality issues.
• Experience coordinating with international vendors, external testers, and cross-functional internal teams.
• Experience managing multiple projects with competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Understanding of software QA and online production processes.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Linguistics, Localization, Computer Science, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent professional experience may be considered.

Other Qualifications/Requirements:

• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Strong time-management and project coordination abilities.
• Ability to identify risks, blockers, dependencies, and critical deliverables.
• Ability to work independently in a global, cross-functional environment.
• Comfortable adapting quickly to changing priorities and complex situations.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize issues based on business and customer impact.

Must-Haves

• Localization project management experience with a strong understanding of localization workflows.
• Experience with localization QA, software QA, and localization testing.
• Hands-on experience with localization tools and exploratory testing methodologies.
• Proven experience with bug reporting, defect tracking, prioritization, and resolution.
• Experience coordinating internal teams, international vendors, or external testers.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to identify and escalate linguistic, functional, and localization issues.
• Strong communication and organizational skills within a global/cross-functional environment.

Nice-to-Haves

• Native-level proficiency in a language other than English.
• Experience supporting localization across 50+ languages or global markets.
• Experience with localization/internationalization tools and platforms.
• Background in software development, QA, internationalization, or linguistic testing.
• Experience working with global technology companies or large-scale consumer products.
• Experience coordinating international vendor testing teams.