Remote European Localization Project Lead

Nex; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible hours and vacation

Growth opportunities

Exposure to cutting-edge gaming tech

Job summary

Nex is seeking a Localization Project Manager for Europe on a fixed-term contract. The role involves managing external localization vendors across text, graphics, voice-over, and LQA, coordinating with Marketing, Packaging, and PlayOS, and delivering localization projects from intake to delivery.

Remote work is supported with a Europe focus. The ideal candidate will have strong localization project management experience, exceptional communication, and the ability to coordinate multiple workflows

Qualifications

• Experience managing localization projects, preferably for games, entertainment, software, or digital products.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with localization workflows, including text translation, graphic localization, voice-over localization, review, LQA, handoffs, and delivery management.

Responsibilities

• Manage external localization vendor responsible for text translation, graphics, voice-over, and LQA, including tracking progress and handoffs.
• Assist Localization Program Manager with planning, execution, and status reporting.
• Gradually take ownership of 10–20 localization projects end-to-end.
• Coordinate localization requests across Marketing, Packaging, PlayOS, and other teams.
• Maintain project docs in Notion and other systems.
• Track schedules, risks, dependencies, deliverables, and actions.
• Serve as primary operational contact between internal teams and vendor.
• Work with vendor to improve localization quality and drive process improvements.
• Prepare weekly status reports and maintain logs.
• Escalate risks when needed.

Skills

Localization PM

Vendor coordination

Communication

Project planning

Independent work

Tools

Notion

Slack

Spreadsheets

Localization platforms

Job description

Nex is seeking a Localization Project Manager for Europe on a fixed-term contract. The role involves managing external localization vendors across text, graphics, voice-over, and LQA, coordinating with Marketing, Packaging, and PlayOS, and delivering localization projects from intake to delivery.

Remote work is supported with a Europe focus. The ideal candidate will have strong localization project management experience, exceptional communication, and the ability to coordinate multiple workflows