Global Localization Product Lead

Google; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Localization Product Strategist to drive global product language strategy, advocating for users and translating business models into linguistic solutions. You will partner with Engineering, Product, UX, and Marketing to steer localization from ideation to successful launches.

In this role, you will build relationships with partner teams, managing timelines, budgets, and resources while leveraging cultural nuances as differentiators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in a technical project management or a customer-facing role.

Responsibilities

• Identify and lead outcomes for internal localization projects, driving end-to-end localization of complex products from inception to launch while managing delivery, cost, and vendor execution.
• Act as an advisor to manager-level product teams, educating them on the localization journey to align goals and ensure deep global cultural resonance.
• Address complex localization issues requiring multiple approaches; build scalable processes with systems-level foresight to anticipate issues and mitigate international business risk.
• Build compelling business cases for product language expansion opportunities, provide clear recommendations, and present structured solutions to executives.
• Identify workflow inefficiencies and drive repeatable solutions, collaborating with Operations and Engineering to deploy AI integration and automated operational scaling tools. Manage the product's localization budget, driving annual planning and advocating for resources based on long-term commercial objectives.

Skills

Technical project management

Customer-facing

Cross-functional influence

Budget management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Advanced degree in Computational Linguistics / Linguistics

Job description

Google is seeking a Localization Product Strategist to drive global product language strategy, advocating for users and translating business models into linguistic solutions. You will partner with Engineering, Product, UX, and Marketing to steer localization from ideation to successful launches.

In this role, you will build relationships with partner teams, managing timelines, budgets, and resources while leveraging cultural nuances as differentiators.