Localization Manager

Verkada•San Mateo, CA

2d•$155,000 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

Verkada is looking for an experienced Localization Manager to support our end-to-end localization program. You'll be the connective tissue between our translation vendors, product, marketing, and regional teams, ensuring every piece of content, from UI strings to landing pages to sales collateral, is linguistically accurate, culturally relevant, and launched on time. This is a highly cross-functional role for someone who is an equal parts process-builder, quality champion, and hands-on project manager.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in localization management, translation project management, or a related global content/marketing role.
Proven experience managing translation/localization vendors and multi-language programs at scale.
Hands-on experience with Translation Management Systems (e.g., Smartling, Lokalise, Phrase, Crowdin) and localization workflows for both product (software strings) and marketing content.
Strong project management skills, able to manage multiple concurrent language releases and campaigns with competing deadlines.
Excellent cross-functional communication skills; comfortable partnering with Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Sales.
Strong understanding of internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) best practices
A quality-first mindset with sharp attention to linguistic and cultural detail.
A continuous-improvement mentality, always looking for ways to make the localization process faster, cheaper, and higher quality.
Experience with AI-assisted translation and quality workflows (e.g., LLM/MT post-editing, automated QA checks, AI-powered TMS features).
Fluency in English required, plus proficiency in another language, preferably Korean or Japanese.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Linguistics, International Studies, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience).
You must be independently authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role, at this time.

Nice To Haves

Experience in B2B SaaS, hardware/IoT, or security industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own relationships with translation and localization vendors, manage SOWs, SLAs, and day-to-day workflow to ensure high-quality, on-time delivery.
Maintain and continuously check localization quality across product, web, and marketing content; run linguistic QA processes, manage style guides and glossaries, and resolve translation issues quickly.
Lead the end-to-end process for launching new languages/locales, from scoping and resourcing through translation, QA, and go-live, coordinating closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing.
Partner with regional marketing and sales teams to localize go-to-market materials (sales decks, one-pagers, case studies, campaigns, etc.) for international markets, ensuring messaging lands with local audiences.
Customize and manage localized landing pages per language/region, working with web and design teams to adapt layout, imagery, and content as needed (not just word-for-word translation).
Continuously evaluate and improve localization workflows and tooling (e.g., translation management systems, automation, string handoff processes) to increase speed, quality, and scalability as Verkada expands into new markets.
Track localization spend, volume, and turnaround-time metrics.
Stay close to regional nuances, competitive localization practices, and market-specific requirements to proactively flag localization needs.

Benefits

Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
Expanded mental health support
Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
Professional development stipend
Wellness/fitness benefits
Healthy lunches provided daily
Commuter benefits