Global Localization Program Lead

Twitch; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 74,200 - 129,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Parental leave

Flexible PTO

Employee discount

Job summary

Twitch is seeking a Localization Program Manager to own the operational core of our localization program, coordinating vendors, content workflows, quality processes, and launches across 29 languages. You’ll partner with Product and Engineering in a lean team to deliver native experiences.

Strong performers can take on more scope over time. You will operate from Irvine, CA or other listed locations, bringing global users a high-quality localized experience and contributing to scalable

Qualifications

• 5+ years of localization project/program management experience.
• Experience managing stakeholders and cross-organizational dependencies.
• Experience with enterprise localization tools (Smartling, memoQ, Phrase) and developing linguistic assets and workflows.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication.
• Native speaker of one additional language.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end localization into 29 languages, including launches that require creative asset localization, terminology building and testing.
• Monitor continuous localization operations while identifying and implementing opportunities for improvement.
• Run and evolve localization quality processes: coordinate testing, build LQA workflows and propose improvements based on data.
• Monitor and improve translation quality output by developing and maintaining linguistic assets.
• Influence upstream content operations for seamless, context-rich translations.
• Build localization metrics reports (turnaround, quality scores, cost per word).

Skills

Localization PM

Stakeholder management

Communication

Language proficiency

Tools

Smartling

memoQ

Phrase

Job description

Twitch is seeking a Localization Program Manager to own the operational core of our localization program, coordinating vendors, content workflows, quality processes, and launches across 29 languages. You’ll partner with Product and Engineering in a lean team to deliver native experiences.

Strong performers can take on more scope over time. You will operate from Irvine, CA or other listed locations, bringing global users a high-quality localized experience and contributing to scalable