Program Manager II

Program Manager II

BCforward is seeking a Localization Program Manager II to work remote

Start/End Dates: 6/23/2025 - 3/22/2026

Location: US - IA - Remote

Program Manager II

Pay: $55-$60/hr/W2

Summary

. As a Localization Program Manager, you will partner with product and the rest of internationalization teams to empower products to feel local at a global scale.

Responsibilities

- Engage and build relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders (Product, Engineering, Marketing, etc.) to launch successful localized products

- Design and implement efficient and scalable end-to-end localization frameworks tailored to various products and diverse content types

- Guide stakeholders to ensure localization best practices are followed and drive efficient execution

- Proactively identify and streamline technical and process issues that affect localized product relevancy, quality, and functionality

- Actively seek out opportunities to optimize the international user experience and influence adoptions of optimal solutions

- Partner across internationalization to ensure the right resources are in place and all deliveries are completed at the expected standards

Minimum Qualifications

- 3+ years of experience in localization program or project management

- BA/BS or equivalent work experience in localization/internationalization project or program management

- Experience communicating across and driving results among a variety of cross-functional stakeholders, working across time zones and international offices

- Experience in identifying and driving forward work in ambiguous environment

- Experience analyzing and interpreting complex data sets to inform business decisions

- Skilled in building and optimizing complex workflows

- Track record of staying focused, prioritizing and creating structure across large, ambiguous programs and setting goals for long-term initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

- Knowledge of additional languages other than English

- Exposure to SQL, analytics tools, or a coding language

- Thorough understanding of translation technologies like translation memories, machine translation, and CAT tools

- Familiarity with internationalization standards such as Unicode and CLDR

- Experience working with localization vendors

- Knowledge of AI technologies and potential application in localization workflows

Top 3 must-have HARD skills:

- 3+ years of experience in localization program or project management

- Familiarity with localization standards and best practices

- Experience communicating across and driving results among a variety of cross-functional stakeholders, working across time zones and international offices

Good to have skills:

- Experience in identifying and driving forward work in ambiguous environment

- Track record of staying focused, prioritizing and creating structure across large, ambiguous programs and setting goals for long-term initiatives

Years of experience needed:

- 3+ years of experience in localization program or project management

- Review assigned project progress vs timelines to identify risks, blockers, areas to support, etc

- Review status of translation requests for assigned products

- Review status of localization testing requests for assigned products

- Communicate with main/FTE Localization Program Manager supporting related product spaces to coordinate priorities, areas of concern, next steps and/or plans

- Engage with cross-functional teams in meetings, text messages and other communication channels to ensure localization efforts are aligned with latest timelines and risks/updates are properly communicated back to product owners

- Create documents to bring clarity on opportunities, risks, gaps, project progress, share knowledge, etc

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

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