Global Localization Product Strategist

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Localization Product Strategist to guide global product experiences and translate commercial models into linguistic solutions. You will partner with Engineering, Product, UX, and Marketing to drive localization initiatives, ensuring culturally resonant launches across markets.

As an advocate for global users, you will build relationships with partner teams to define needs, timelines, and budgets while leveraging AI-powered localization tools to scale operations and languages.

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 the 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

PM experience

Customer-facing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google is seeking a Localization Product Strategist to guide global product experiences and translate commercial models into linguistic solutions. You will partner with Engineering, Product, UX, and Marketing to drive localization initiatives, ensuring culturally resonant launches across markets.

As an advocate for global users, you will build relationships with partner teams to define needs, timelines, and budgets while leveraging AI-powered localization tools to scale operations and languages.