Remote Localization Project Manager – Europe

Nex; Hongkong; Hybrid; HKD 542,000 - 767,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible working hours and vacation

Product-driven culture

Exposure to cutting-edge gaming tech

Job summary

Nex is seeking a Localization Project Manager for Europe to support its game and cross-functional localization programs. This fixed-term contract role will coordinate vendor-managed localization workflows across multiple European markets, from intake through delivery, including text and asset localization, LQA, and governance with internal teams.

The ideal candidate has hands-on localization project management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple

Qualifications

• Experience managing localization projects, ideally for games, entertainment, software, or digital products.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in English plus German, French, Spanish, or Italian is preferred.
• Candidates should be based in Germany, France, Spain, or Italy and be familiar with European localization workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage the external localization vendor responsible for text translation, graphic localization, voice-over localization, and LQA, including tracking progress, coordinating handoffs, maintaining schedules, and following up on open items.
• Assist Localization Program Manager with localization project planning, execution, and status reporting.
• Gradually take ownership of approximately 10 to 20 localization projects end-to-end under Nex’s localization structure and process.
• Manage localization requests from teams across Nex—including Marketing, Packaging, PlayOS, and other functions—including intake, prioritization, scheduling, stakeholder communication, handoffs, and delivery tracking.
• Maintain clear and up-to-date project documentation in Notion and other agreed systems.
• Track project schedules, risks, dependencies, deliverables, and outstanding action items.
• Serve as the primary operational contact between internal teams and the external localization vendor, coordinating requirements, deliverables, reviews, feedback, and issue resolution.
• Work closely with the vendor to improve localization quality by setting quality expectations, reviewing feedback and LQA findings, identifying recurring issues, and driving corrective actions and process improvements.
• Prepare weekly status reports summarizing progress, risks, blockers, and next steps.
• Maintain a localization request log and timesheet for approved hours.
• Escalate timeline, quality, scope, or dependency risks in a timely manner.
• Weekly localization status report
• Risk and blocker list
• Approved timesheet
• Other project tracking documents as reasonably requested

Skills

Localization project management

Vendor management

Communication skills

Notion/Slack proficiency

English + European languages

Tools

Notion

Slack

Spreadsheets

Localization platforms

Job description

Nex is seeking a Localization Project Manager for Europe to support its game and cross-functional localization programs. This fixed-term contract role will coordinate vendor-managed localization workflows across multiple European markets, from intake through delivery, including text and asset localization, LQA, and governance with internal teams.

The ideal candidate has hands-on localization project management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple