Global Localization & Translation Lead

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BYU-Pathway Worldwide, part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, seeks a Director of Multi-Language Program to define the long-term vision for translation and localization across BYU-PW’s programs in alignment with gospel principles and institutional strategy.

The role leads cross-department collaboration to implement end-to-end translation workflows, establish quality metrics, manage budgets and teams, and ensure consistent terminology across languages and platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience leading localization programs.
• Ability to define strategy and measurable metrics.
• Excellent cross-department collaboration and stakeholder management.
• Commitment to quality and institutional tone.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term vision and roadmap for translation and localization.
• Collaborate across departments to maintain consistent vocabulary across languages.
• Recruit, train, and mentor translators, reviewers, and linguists.
• Evaluate and implement Translation Management System and CAT tools.
• Coordinate with technical teams to ensure system integration.
• Manage budgets and quarterly cost forecasts.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Translation management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Tools

TMS/Workflow tools

CAT tools

Job description

BYU-Pathway Worldwide, part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, seeks a Director of Multi-Language Program to define the long-term vision for translation and localization across BYU-PW’s programs in alignment with gospel principles and institutional strategy.

The role leads cross-department collaboration to implement end-to-end translation workflows, establish quality metrics, manage budgets and teams, and ensure consistent terminology across languages and platforms.