Senior Translation Manager

Colibri Group

76d

About The Position

As the Translation Manager, you’ll play a key role in expanding Becker’s global reach by overseeing the creation and delivery of multilingual versions of our industry-leading Accounting products. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional partners to build and implement a unified translation strategy that ensures consistency, quality, and scalability across product lines and international markets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years experience managing translations.
• Minimum of 2 years experience managing content for Accounting (or related field).
• Ability to interact successfully with a wide range of stakeholders and drive consensus.
• Ability to manage external partners and create productive relationships with all internal & external team members.
• Experience presenting to external partners and tactfully representing the company’s interests while also serving partner needs.
• Experience collaborating with software developers preferred.
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to prioritize conflicting projects according to business/market needs.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze complex issues from multiple angles, recognize the implications of different options, and lead by influence to bring stakeholders to consensus.
• Ability to communicate (verbally and in writing) in a style that is professional, clear, accurate, and respectful.
• Ability to work in an Agile methodology and efficiently plan and execute tasks within sprints.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise working with translation management systems & tools, such as memoQ or Phrase.
• Expertise working with AI machine learning applications, such as DeepL.
• Expertise with file management systems, preferably Microsoft SharePoint.
• Experience working in Jira and Monday.com (or similar project management software).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the translation process owner, leading Becker’s strategy for multilingual product offerings and managing all translation tools, workflows, and standards.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external partners to assess business & market needs and formulate translation strategies to address those needs.
• Drive vendor selection, business reviews, and KPI tracking for translation projects.
• Lead translation planning, execution, budgeting, forecasting, and resource management.
• Lead or support cross-functional meetings to align on critical translation workflows, timelines, and deliverables.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to define software requirements for translation and develop production solutions to address evolving client needs.
• Work with Becker’s in-house software development team to manage sprints in Jira that include translation features.
• Plan and schedule projects, managing project assessment, validation, source material preparation, quoting, resource allocation, budget, and schedule.
• Research tools and AI applications that support translation strategy, leveraging current technologies to maximize efficiency.
• Proactively identify risks to quality, budget, and schedule and facilitate solutions.
• Manage and report KPIs and metrics for stakeholder visibility.
• Advocate for and apply best practices in translation quality reviews to ensure consistency, style, accuracy, and high production standards across languages.
• Serve as the main point of contact with Becker’s international partners to coordinate and execute translation projects.
• Manage external Subject Matter Experts as needed to ensure accurate and consistent translations.
• Coordinate vendor selection, scope of work, delivery schedules, and quality standards.
• Monitor vendor performance, maintain relationships, and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.
• Conduct meetings with vendors and SMEs to review progress, provide feedback, and report status.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees