Linguist (Urdu)

RWS; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

RWS in Mumbai is seeking an experienced Language Specialist to lead translation projects, ensuring high quality outputs and collaborating with cross-functional teams across translation, QA, and project management.

You will manage in-house and freelance translators, perform linguistic QA, and contribute to process improvements while delivering accurate, timely outputs that meet client expectations.

Qualifications

• Attention to quality and detail in translations.
• Collaborates effectively with team members to achieve goals.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication.
• Proactive escalation when needed.
• Learns quickly and adapts to new linguistic domains.
• Manages workload to meet deadlines and quality standards.
• Follows standardized processes and workflows.
• Applies professional linguistic knowledge to deliver results.
• Demonstrates strong written communication across languages.

Responsibilities

• Oversees translation projects to ensure high quality outputs.
• Performs linguistic QA, editing, and proofreading for accuracy.
• Supports multiple teams including project managers and translators.
• Drives process improvements based on project feedback.

Skills

Attention to Quality

Collaboration

Communication

Initiative

Learning Agility

Managing Work

Process Orientation

Professional/Technical Expertise

Written Communication

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Excellence– Provides high quality and accurate translations that contribute to the overall success of the project and client satisfaction. Works on translations and projects of increasing complexity, requiring proficiency in translation tools and processes. Achieves results by effectively understanding requirements, utilizing the appropriate tools, and ensuring quality output. May provide linguistic support to a variety of people/departments such as: SDL lead Language Specialists, project managers, DTP, Engineering and Audio. Starts performing the function of lead Language Specialist (planning and managing the work of in-house and freelance translators, quality assurance (QA), and providing linguistic support to the project manager.)
• Delivers Quality, Value, Results– Demonstrates a strong focus on quality and client satisfaction by effectively understanding and applying quality standards to all deliverables. Performs quality assurance (QA) tasks (e.g., linguistic testing, proofing, editing and revising) to help the team deliver the highest quality output. Communicates effectively with the project team to ensure a clear understanding of the requirements and to resolve issues.
• Functional Excellence– Helps to improve quality of translations by making suggestions for improvement to processes based on experience and feedback on projects/outputs. Broadens his/her skill base by developing deeper language skills, specialized knowledge (e.g., industry, linguistic), and knowledge of cultural standards associated with source and target languages.
• Relationship Building– Builds credibility with team members by actively contributing to increasingly complex projects and implementing actions to improve quality.

Skills & Experience

• Attention to Quality:and Detail Diligently completes responsibilities, producing high quality results.
• Collaboration:Works collaboratively and uses a positive approach to achieve goals.
• Communication:Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media and in a manner that engages others, helping them understand and retain the message.
• Initiative:Takes prompt action (e.g., escalates) without being asked or required to.
• Learning Agility:Critical thinkers who learn and adapt to the acquisition of new knowledge with ease.
• Managing Work:Completes work efficiently by effectively managing time and resources.
• Process Orientation:Follows processes, placing a priority on how things are done.
• Professional/Technical Expertise:Applies technical and professional knowledge, skills, and judgment to accomplish results.
• Results Orientation:Successfully achieves results, diligently working to overcome obstacles to achieve goals.
• Written Communica