Localization Program Manager

Meta; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Senior Localization Program Manager to lead the evolution of localization at scale, leveraging AI to reimagine programs across product lines. You will drive strategy and own decisive outcomes with significant autonomy, translating AI capabilities into repeatable localization programs.

You will coordinate across product, engineering, and content teams, build standards, and apply data-driven insights to optimize quality and delivery across languages and markets.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of localization or equivalent program management in tech
• Large-scale cross-functional localization across products, languages, regions
• Localization strategy including vendor mgmt and quality frameworks
• Use of data and metrics to drive prioritization and communicate trade-offs
• Navigate complex dependencies across product, engineering, and content teams
• Apply AI-powered translation tech to improve efficiency and quality at scale
• Support growth in emerging/high-complexity language markets including RTL
• Establish localization standards and centers of excellence
• Familiarity with i18n concepts like Unicode and string externalization

Skills

Localization program management

Cross-functional coordination

AI-powered translation technologies

Vendor management

Data-driven decision making

Internationalization awareness

RTL language handling

Program strategy

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.

• 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
• 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