Introduction

You are a project management professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, you can work autonomously and can manage to fixed-date delivery schedules. This role offers a unique opportunity to work cross functionally to drive regional expansion and localization activities behind physical and digital product launches from start to finish. You enjoy planning, scheduling, and setting expectations with a variety of stakeholders across the company. You are curious and always seek optimization opportunities to help iRobot achieve its global business objectives. You enjoy working with globally dispersed teams to plan, execute and deliver localized content across multiple initiatives.

What You Will Do:

Support localization project management queue, including grooming requests from internal stakeholders, identifying, and bridging gaps, tracking deadlines, and driving projects to completionSupport go-to-market plans for products launching globally in partnership with with product marketing team and go-to-market program managerCollaborate with internal customers and external agencies to ensure clear communication and status throughout product GTM life cycle, as well as execution to established SLAsForecast in-market review cycles, review volumes and drive awareness on overall timelineOwn translation quality, and manage linguistic assets (glossaries, style guides, etc,); ensure localization of core global brand and creative is accurateActively engage with internal stakeholders to educate them on localization methodologies and best options for their needsPerform cultural consultations for new content, creatives, and design executions to tailor assets to local needsServe as a first point of escalation for in-market teams, tasks with addressing concerns & troubleshooting issuesTrack project finances, call out cross-project dependencies and prevent risksTrack root cause analysis of issues and set preventative actions in placeManage file upload and release on Digital Asset Management System

To Be Successful You Will Have:

1-2 years of project management experience in localizationBachelor’s in Localization, Education, Project Management, Linguistics, or related field is preferredExperience with various project types, from simple short (24h turnaround) to complex projects that span over monthsExperience working with multimedia, software and creative localization, including advertisingProficiency in localization technologies, tools, and workflows

Skills:

A consistent "can do" attitude and ability to act quickly to rally individuals and teams around a common visionAdaptability and flexibilityAbility to work cross-functionally with different teams, manage competing priorities and make fast decisionsStrong written and verbal communicationFamiliarity with project management tools (Trello, Smartsheet, etc)

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of any additional employment visas at this time.