Senior Localization Program Lead — Scale & Automation

EngineersOfAI; Pittsburgh, Northern (Allegheny County, KY); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Duolingo is seeking a role within its Localization team to turn complex, high-volume localization work into scalable, low-touch systems that align with growth across 30+ languages. You will own end-to-end programs from idea to durable operations, partnering with Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, and language partners.

You will drive automation, own vertical metrics, and socialize best practices to improve launch speed, quality, and efficiency while maintaining strong cross-functional

Qualifications

• Experience crafting localization strategy and systems for new features in collaboration with product, design, and engineering partners.
• Track record of leading localization programs in a cross-functional consumer app environment.
• Proficiency in managing workloads using technology, including AI, CMSs, and CAT tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive automation and system improvements to scale localization efforts.
• Own the metrics for your vertical to guide strategy and prioritization.
• Build and socialize localization strategy and best practices with partners across marketing, product, design, and engineering.
• Establish workflows and tooling to increase localization throughput and quality.

Skills

Localization strategy

Stakeholder management

Communication

Metrics & analytics

Workflow design

Tools

AI

CMS

CAT tools

Job description

Duolingo is seeking a role within its Localization team to turn complex, high-volume localization work into scalable, low-touch systems that align with growth across 30+ languages. You will own end-to-end programs from idea to durable operations, partnering with Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, and language partners.

You will drive automation, own vertical metrics, and socialize best practices to improve launch speed, quality, and efficiency while maintaining strong cross-functional