Senior Localization Team Lead

Your day-to-day:

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Localization Specialists, creating an environment of psychological safety, ownership and continuous growth through regular feedback.
• Manage and scale our external freelancer network, owning the full lifecycle from sourcing and onboarding to quality standards, communication and offboarding.
• Translate business goals into localization execution plans, bringing market insights into planning and acting as the bridge between Localization Specialists and Localization Project Managers.

Your skills and experience:

• 5+ years in localization, with at least 3 in a leadership role managing in-house linguists.
• Hands-on background as a translator, editor or proofreader - you understand what you’re managing, not just how to manage it.
• Proficient with core localization tooling: CAT tools, project management systems and AI platforms (Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude).