Localization Project Manager

Mindbox is a tech-driven company connecting top IT talents with technology projects for leading enterprises across Europe, focusing on consulting, engineering, and talent for building digital solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Localization, Linguistics, Communications, IT, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience managing localization, globalization, or multilingual content delivery programs.
• Experience using Translation Management Systems (TMS) such as Trados, Smartling, or similar platforms.
• Proven ability to manage vendors, projects, and cross-functional teams in complex environments.
• Solid experience handling digital content or software release cycles.
• Strong organizational, communication, scheduling, and risk management skills.

Nice to have:

• PMP, Agile, or Scrum certification in project management.
• Experience implementing or integrating localization technology platforms.
• Familiarity with GitHub-based localization workflows and repository management.
• Understanding of UAT processes, release readiness, and localization quality frameworks.
• Experience working in global, matrixed organizations supporting diverse regional teams.

• Lead end-to-end localization project execution across products, websites, documentation, customer communications, legal, and internal content.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate workstreams across engineering teams, business stakeholders, and localization vendors.
• Support release planning, workflow validation, deployment readiness, and UAT activities.
• Ensure deliverables meet established deadlines, scope, and quality requirements.
• Serve as the primary operational contact for localization vendors.
• Manage project intake, prioritization, scheduling, and delivery tracking.
• Monitor vendor performance against service levels, timelines, and quality KPIs.
• Coordinate stakeholder reviews and approvals during project execution.
• Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and capability gaps.
• Support resolution of workflow, tooling, or content delivery challenges.
• Partner with Localization QA, vendors, and reviewers to ensure linguistic and technical quality.
• Escalate significant risks or issues to leadership as needed.
• Provide regular status updates, progress reports, and delivery metrics.
• Facilitate collaboration across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Legal, and Regional teams.
• Maintain dashboards, performance tracking, and facilitate reviews to identify improvements in efficiency and quality.