Senior Localization Project Manager

Position: SENIOR LOCALIZATION PROJECT MANAGER The Senior Localization Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end management of localization projects, ensuring high-quality multilingual deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. This role serves as a key liaison between linguists, studio production teams, localization engineering resources, and other stakeholders, providing strategic oversight as well as hands‑on project execution. • Please note that this a contract role* JOB DUTIES Project Oversight & Delivery • Provide full oversight of individual localization projects from initiation through delivery, ensuring adherence to timelines, quality standards, and client or stakeholder expectations • Manage project scope, risks, dependencies, and change requests across multiple concurrent localization initiatives • Ensure localization workflows align with established processes and best practices Stakeholder & Cross‑Functional Collaboration • Act as the primary liaison with Studio Project Managers to align on overall production schedules, milestones, and delivery timelines • Collaborate closely with localization engineering to define technical requirements, resolve workflow issues, and support tool or pipeline needs • Communicate project status, risks, and dependencies clearly to internal teams and external partners • Serve as the main point of contact for linguists, fostering strong working relationships and ensuring clear communication of project requirements • Coordinate linguist onboarding, task assignments, and performance feedback as needed • Address linguist queries, escalations, and quality concerns in a timely and professional manner • Prepare accurate localization project estimates, including word counts, resource needs, schedules, and costs • Support Program Manager with forecasting and capacity planning by providing input on timelines and resourcing requirements • Partner with stakeholders to balance quality, cost, and delivery expectations • Manage linguist payments, ensuring accuracy, compliance with agreed rates, and timely processing • Track project costs against estimates and flag variances or risks as needed • Support financial reconciliation and reporting related to localization activities #J-18808-Ljbffr