Localization Manager

Verkada•San Mateo, CA

12h•$155,000 - $185,000

About The Position

Verkada is seeking an experienced Localization Manager to support its end-to-end localization program. The role connects translation vendors with product, marketing, and regional teams to ensure content—including UI strings, landing pages, and sales collateral—is linguistically accurate, culturally relevant, and delivered on time. It combines process building, quality oversight, and hands-on project management.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in localization management, translation project management, or a related global content or marketing role.
Proven experience managing translation or localization vendors and multi-language programs at scale.
Hands-on experience with Translation Management Systems and localization workflows for product software strings and marketing content.
Strong project management skills, including managing concurrent language releases and campaigns with competing deadlines.
Excellent cross-functional communication skills and the ability to partner with Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Sales.
Strong understanding of internationalization and localization best practices.
Quality-first mindset and sharp attention to linguistic and cultural detail.
Continuous-improvement mentality focused on making localization faster, cheaper, and higher quality.
Experience with AI-assisted translation and quality workflows, such as LLM or machine-translation post-editing, automated QA checks, or AI-powered TMS features.
Fluency in English and proficiency in another language.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Linguistics, International Studies, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Must be independently authorized to work in the U.S.; Verkada is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Korean or Japanese.
Experience in B2B SaaS, hardware/IoT, or security industries.

Responsibilities

Manage relationships with translation and localization vendors, including statements of work, service-level agreements, and day-to-day workflows.
Maintain localization quality across product, web, and marketing content; run linguistic QA, manage style guides and glossaries, and resolve translation issues.
Lead end-to-end launches of new languages and locales, coordinating scoping, resourcing, translation, QA, and go-live with Product, Engineering, and Marketing.
Partner with regional marketing and sales teams to localize go-to-market materials for international markets.
Manage localized landing pages and work with web and design teams to adapt layout, imagery, and content for each language and region.
Evaluate and improve localization workflows and tools, including translation management systems, automation, and string handoff processes.
Track localization spending, volume, and turnaround-time metrics.
Monitor regional nuances, competitive localization practices, and market-specific requirements to identify localization needs.

Benefits

Healthcare programs tailored to personal health and financial well-being; employee premiums are 100% covered under at least one plan and family premiums are 80% covered under all plans.
Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage.
Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account.
Expanded mental health support.
Paid parental leave and fertility benefits.
Paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO, and personal sick time.
Professional development stipend.
Wellness and fitness benefits.
Healthy lunches provided daily.
Commuter benefits.
Potential additional compensation, depending on role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or restricted stock units.