Senior Spanish Language Strategy Lead

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York seeks a Language Strategy Manager (Spanish) within the Campaign Finance Board to lead Spanish-language content strategy, translation, localization, QA, and cross‑unit collaboration. This role reports to the Director of Language Access and drives linguistic quality for public-facing materials across multiple channels.

You will oversee translation workflows, establish SLAs, manage QA standards, and provide linguistic insights to engage NYC's diverse Spanish-speaking communities.

Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in Spanish linguistics and cultural competency.
• Experience leading translation teams and workflow optimization.
• Ability to design scalable linguistic QA processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead all Spanish-language translation, transcreation and localization across print, digital, audio, video, and web content.
• Direct and optimize the Spanish language team's use of translation management systems to improve quality and turnaround times.
• Develop and implement SLAs for Spanish-language deliverables to ensure timely production.
• Administer and update Spanish fluency assessments for staff supporting Spanish-speaking communities.
• Monitor interpretation services for events and support cross-unit campaigns.

Skills

Spanish linguistics

Translation management

QA leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Public service knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

RWS Trados

Smartling

MemoQ

Job description

City of New York seeks a Language Strategy Manager (Spanish) within the Campaign Finance Board to lead Spanish-language content strategy, translation, localization, QA, and cross‑unit collaboration. This role reports to the Director of Language Access and drives linguistic quality for public-facing materials across multiple channels.

You will oversee translation workflows, establish SLAs, manage QA standards, and provide linguistic insights to engage NYC's diverse Spanish-speaking communities.