Hindi Localization Lead | Hybrid & Global Impact

BOOKING.COM (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working with international days

Up to 20 days abroad per year

Product discounts and rewards

Job summary

Booking.com is seeking a Localization Lead to own production, delivery, and quality of localization for specified markets. You will collaborate with central Quality Team, manage third-party vendors, and drive market-specific localization strategy to deliver culturally resonant and brand-aligned experiences.

The role requires coordinating with stakeholders, guiding testing, and ensuring timely delivery within budget. Strong language expertise and leadership across linguistic teams are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a localization role in online space
• Native Hindi, fluent English
• Experience managing linguistic teams or multiple vendors
• Deep understanding of end-to-end localization processes
• Knowledge of CAT tools, TMS, MT and post-editing
• Experience in product testing and bug reporting
• Strong communication and stakeholder management

Responsibilities

• Delivery: ensure on-time localization for language(s)/market(s)
• Quality monitoring and feedback to vendors; escalate issues
• Oversee localization product testing for the market
• Manage localization assets: glossaries, style guides, translation memories
• Vendor management: onboard and maintain vendor relationships
• Localization services: advise on transcreation, voice-over, etc.
• Strategy: inform central localization strategy with market input

Skills

Hindi proficiency

English fluency

Vendor management

Language quality management

Translation and localization

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

CAT tools

TMS

Machine translation

Post-editing

Job description

Booking.com is seeking a Localization Lead to own production, delivery, and quality of localization for specified markets. You will collaborate with central Quality Team, manage third-party vendors, and drive market-specific localization strategy to deliver culturally resonant and brand-aligned experiences.

The role requires coordinating with stakeholders, guiding testing, and ensuring timely delivery within budget. Strong language expertise and leadership across linguistic teams are essential.