Localization Program Manager

Meta; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

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Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Senior Localization Program Manager to lead the evolution of localization at Meta, with autonomy to drive strategy across multiple product lines and leverage AI to scale programs beyond current capabilities. You will translate emerging AI capabilities into repeatable localization models and guide cross-functional teams through complex globalization challenges.

The role requires shaping AI localization best practices, prioritizing investments based on business impact, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in localization or equivalent program management within a technology company.
• Experience managing large-scale cross-functional localization programs spanning multiple product lines, languages, and regional markets.
• Experience developing and executing localization strategies, including vendor management, quality frameworks, and integration into product lifecycles.
• Experience using data and program health metrics to drive prioritization decisions and communicate trade-offs to stakeholders and leadership.
• Experience independently navigating complex cross-functional dependencies and driving alignment across product, engineering, and content teams.
• Experience applying AI-powered translation technologies or the use of AI to improve efficiency and quality at scale.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve localization program strategy across multiple product lines, independently identifying gaps and architecting AI-enabled models.
• Navigate ambiguity in evolving product and AI landscapes, identifying risks and opportunities with minimal direction.
• Shape AI strategy for localization at Meta and translate experimental AI tools into scalable programs.
• Drive prioritization of localization investment by evaluating business impact and aligning cross-functional partners.
• Build consensus across stakeholders to drive roadmaps and AI-powered localization workflows at scale with a lean model.
• Communicate program status, trade-offs, and strategic recommendations clearly to leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Coach teams on modern localization practices and embed internationalization early in product development.

Skills

Localization

Program management

Internationalization

AI in localization

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Meta is seeking a Senior Localization Program Manager to lead the next evolution of localization at Meta: reimagining how our established programs run in the age of AI. As a senior individual contributor, you will drive strategy across multiple product/program lines with significant autonomy and take on the challenges of leveraging AI and automation to run localization programs at a scale, speed and quality not previously possible. You will translate emerging AI capabilities into repeatable, scalable programs - advancing Meta’s mission to connect people across languages and cultures.

Localization Program Manager Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve localization program strategy across multiple product lines, independently identifying where existing approaches fall short and architecting new models that leverage AI to deliver localization at an unprecedented scale
• Navigate significant ambiguity in rapidly evolving product and AI landscapes — proactively identifying localization risks, unsolved problems, and whitespace opportunities before they surface, and forming clear plans with minimal direction
• Shape AI strategy for localization at Meta — establishing best practices for localization of AI-powered features, piloting emerging capabilities, and translating experimental AI tools into repeatable, scalable programs adopted across teams
• Drive prioritization of localization investment by evaluating business impact across product lines, making strategic trade-offs on where localization delivers the greatest value, and aligning cross-functional partners on priorities and sequencing
• Build consensus and alignment across broad cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Engineering, Content Design, Legal, Regional Growth) with competing priorities, influencing roadmaps and investment decisions to drive product team adoption of standardized, AI-powered localization workflows, reducing manual intervention and ensuring localization can support products at scale with a lean operating model
• Communicate program status, trade-offs, and strategic recommendations clearly to cross-functional partners and leadership across diverse audiences and organizational levels, driving clarity in complex situations through frameworks and structured decision-making
• Coach and influence peers and partners on modern localization practices, building organizational capability by helping teams internalize how to build internationalization into their products and workflows from the very beginning

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in localization or equivalent program management, internationalization, or international product growth within a technology company
• Experience managing large-scale, cross-functional localization programs spanning multiple product lines, languages, and regional markets simultaneously
• Experience in developing and executing localization strategies, including vendor management, quality frameworks, and integration of localization into product development lifecycles
• Experience using data and program health metrics to drive prioritization decisions and communicate trade-offs to stakeholders and leadership
• Experience independently navigating complex cross-functional dependencies and driving alignment across product, engineering, and content teams
• Experience applying AI-powered translation technologies or the use of AI to improve efficiency and quality at scale

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting international product growth in emerging or high-complexity language markets, including right-to-left languages or markets with significant linguistic variation
• Experience building localization center-of-excellence functions or establishing localization standards adopted across a large organization
• Familiarity with internationalization engineering concepts such as Unicode handling, locale-specific formatting, and string externalization that affect localization feasibility

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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$160,000/year to $223,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.