Remote Localization Program Lead - Enterprise Translation

The Fountain Group

South San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 100,289,000 - 160,463,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

The Fountain Group is seeking an experienced Localization Manager for a fully remote role (PST hours) in the United States. Lead an enterprise translation program spanning Commercial, Medical, and Government Affairs within a pharmaceutical environment.

Own end‑to‑end localization, vendor management, QA, budgeting, and automation initiatives. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in localization, strong leadership, and the ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders across multiple functions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in linguistics or localization.
  • Experience leading enterprise localization programs and teams.
  • Strong understanding of workflows, QA, and global content processes.
  • Experience with translation management systems and localization tech.

Responsibilities

  • Own the localization lifecycle from intake to delivery and quality control.
  • Manage multilingual content across digital, print, web, and campaigns.
  • Monitor vendor performance, SLAs, and quality; drive improvement.
  • Develop documentation, best practices, and SOPs for localization.
  • Collaborate with Marketing, Medical Affairs, Legal/Regulatory teams.
  • Support budgeting, KPIs, and program governance.

Skills

Leadership
Communication
Stakeholder management
Project management
Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Linguistics/Localization/Translations/Communications/Marketing

Tools

Enterprise TMS
Veeva
Jira
Workfront
Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

The Fountain Group is seeking an experienced Localization Manager for a fully remote role (PST hours) in the United States. Lead an enterprise translation program spanning Commercial, Medical, and Government Affairs within a pharmaceutical environment.

Own end‑to‑end localization, vendor management, QA, budgeting, and automation initiatives. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in localization, strong leadership, and the ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders across multiple functions.

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