Localization Lead

at  RWS Group

Job Purpose:
As a Localization Lead, you will coordinate translation projects for our clients, ensuring efficient and high-quality results. In this role, you will work closely with various teams, manage vendor relationships, assign tasks, address challenges, and prepare detailed reports. Additionally, you’ll have the chance to apply your IT knowledge, explore localization technologies, and enhance your project management expertise.
About the Strategic Content Solutions (SCS)
The Strategic Content Solutions, part of RWS’s Language Services division, works closely with major accounts and clients of all sizes who are going global with specialized localization services. These services cover the entire localization spectrum, from translating content, media, and audio to creating engaging eLearning programs and transcribing highly impactful marketing campaigns. The SCS works closely with RWS’s Language eXperience Delivery (LXD) platform, which includes 2,000 in-house linguists, and a network of more than 29,000 translators, who use RWS’s proprietary machine translation, AI, and translation productivity tools, to deliver a 24/7 service to clients.
Job Overview:

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Partial knowledge of object oriented programming (C#, Java), scripting (VBA, JS, …) would be an advantage
• Ability to think outside the box and creatively combine available options in novel ways
• Analytical thinking
• Knowledge of Windows, MS Office (Excel), HTML / XML
• Advanced knowledge of English (C1 preferably) - spoken and written form
• Ability to present your innovations to the customer
• Automotive knowledge (preferably car electronics) would be an advantage
• Detail oriented
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize
• Ability to come up with innovative solutions to make your own work easier
• Very good communication skills and teamwork spirit
  Life at RWS:
  At RWS, we’re here for one purpose: unlocking global understanding.
  As a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services, we remove the barriers to communication to make global connection possible. Our unrivalled experience and deep understanding of language have been developed over more than 60 years. As we look to shape the future, our ambition is to create a world where understanding is universal for everyone.
  We work with over 80% of the world’s top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune’s 20 ‘Most Admired Companies’ and almost all the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.
  Over the past 20 years we’ve been evolving our own AI solutions as well as helping clients to explore, build and use multilingual AI applications. With 45+ AI-related patents and more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, we have the experience and expertise to support clients on their AI journey.
  If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about breaking down language barriers and giving back to their communities, then you’ll love life at RWS. Our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong.
  We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise.

• Oversee the technical execution of the localization process, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Coordinate with external translators and address technical issues in collaboration with clients through written and verbal communication in English.
• Identify and implement process optimization opportunities to enhance workflow efficiency.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of automation solutions to minimize manual tasks.
• Manage time and priorities effectively, with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.