Project Manager

Job Purpose

The Project Manager is responsible for all phases of the project delivery life cycle, driving a localization program to provide high-quality localized products and content while maximizing process and cost efficiency.

About RWS

 

RWS is a content solutions company, powered by technology and human expertise. We grow the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood. Everywhere.  

Our proprietary technology, 45+ AI patents and human experts help organizations bring ideas to market faster, build deeper relationships across borders and cultures, and enter new markets with confidence – growing their business and connecting them to a world of opportunities.  

It’s why over 80 of the world’s top 100 brands trust RWS to drive innovation, inform decisions and shape brand experiences.  

With 60+ global locations, across five continents, our teams work with businesses across almost all industries. Innovating since 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).   

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Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a cross-functional group of Google teams, including marketing, creative, engineering, and others to deliver high-quality content localization on multiple platforms.
• Collaborate and closely coordinate external localization resources, including translators, contractor program managers, production agencies, proofreaders, and other suppliers, to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of projects.
• Provide project planning, content management, quality assurance, resource contracting/scheduling, and project reporting.
• Ensure project management efficiency by utilizing tools such as Wrike, JIRA, Google Apps, and Google Translation tools.
• Troubleshoot project issues and escalate to appropriate stakeholders as necessary.
• Review, prioritize, and track progress of bugs and queries that affect localized product content relevancy, quality, and functionality.
• Manage localization program manager needs and expectations in a timely manner.
• Document project-specific processes and guidelines and maintain availability to relevant stakeholders.
• Identify improvementsto localization workflows and escalate recommendations as appropriate.

Skills & Experience

• 2+ years of project/program management experience with large-scale projects and distributed teams.
• 2+ years of experience with technology product lifecycles and/or localization.
• Currently pursuing or completed university studies, or equivalent practical experience.
• English proficiency: At least B2 level, with good conversational communication skills.

Life at RWS

Life at RWS - If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about growing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood, then you’ll love life at RWS. 

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means 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, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics. 

RWS Values 

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

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