Associate Localization Program Manager

Leadout Capital; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Diverse and collaborative team

Culture of innovation

Job summary

Salesforce seeks an Associate Localization Program Manager on the Tech COO Localization team to ensure a world-class user experience for international customers. You will partner with engineers, product teams, and localization experts to drive scalable, high-quality localization processes in a fast-paced product environment.

Responsibilities include improving delivery, managing releases, collaborating with vendors, automating tasks with AI tools, and leading end-to-end localization projects from

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of hands-on localization project or program management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in language, management, localization, technology, or equivalent experience.
• Strong technical understanding of localization and internationalization principles.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and tools rapidly.
• Enthusiasm for AI-based tools; using AI-powered tooling to automate tasks is a plus.
• Proficiency with common file formats (XML, HTML, JSON, Markdown, XLIFF).
• Experience with version control systems (Git).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for languages and collaborative attitude.
• Experience with Translation Management Systems (TMS) and PM methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Process Improvement: Enhance product localization delivery and upstream development efficiencies.
• Release Management: Support localization releases for international customers.
• Vendor Collaboration: Manage localization handoffs andDelivery with strong communication.
• Technical Innovation: Work with engineers to automate processes and AI tooling.
• Project/Program Leadership: Manage end-to-end localization projects, scope, schedule, execution.
• Quality Assurance: Lead QA processes, troubleshoot, scale testing.
• Knowledge Sharing: Document workflows and share insights.
• Global Readiness: Educate teams on localization best practices during development lifecycle.

Skills

Localization program management

Technical localization concepts

AI tooling experience

Version control (Git)

File formats (XML, HTML, JSON, XLIFF)

Communication

Project management

TMS familiarity

Multi-tasking in fast-paced env

Learning new technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

AI tooling

TMS

Job description

Associate Localization Program Manager, Tech COO

Location: San Francisco (Hybrid)

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword - it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You're in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

The Role

As an Associate Localization Program Manager on our Tech COO Localization team, you will play a key role in ensuring our suite of products delivers a world-class user experience for our international customers. You will partner with engineers, product teams, and our localization experts to drive efficient, scalable, and high-quality localization processes. This is a dynamic role perfect for a technically-minded localization professional ready to grow, learn, and contribute to our fast-paced product environment.

Responsibilities

• Process Improvement: Partner with team members to enhance product localization delivery, focusing on upstream development efficiencies.
• Release Management: Support assigned product teams to ensure efficient, timely, and high-quality localization releases for international customers.
• Vendor Collaboration: Manage scalable localization handoffs and deliveries, maintaining strong communication channels to ensure vendor and project success.
• Technical Innovation: Collaborate with engineers to automate processes and integrate AI-based tooling to boost productivity.
• Project/Program Leadership: Manage end-to-end technical localization projects, including scope, scheduling, and execution.
• Quality Assurance: Lead QA processes, perform troubleshooting/bug fixing, and identify opportunities to scale testing efforts.
• Knowledge Sharing: Document workflows and best practices; maintain open communication with the team to share insights.
• Global Readiness: Educate product, engineering, and design teams on localization best practices, ensuring localization is integrated early in the development lifecycle.

Required Skills

• 2-3 years of hands-on localization project or program management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a field related to language, management, localization, technology, or equivalent experience.
• Strong technical understanding of localization and internationalization principles.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and tools rapidly.
• A strong enthusiasm for AI-based tools is required; demonstrated experience using AI-powered tooling to automate tasks is a strong plus.
• Proficiency with common file formats (e.g. XML, HTML, JSON, Markdown, XLIFF).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for languages, high energy, and a positive, collaborative attitude.
• Experience or exposure to Translation Management Systems (TMS) and project management methodologies.

Why Salesforce?

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and a diverse, talented team.
• A culture that values innovation, collaboration, and giving back.
• Career growth and development opportunities.
• Be a part of a company consistently recognized as a best place to work globally.