Localization Project Manager

Stellenbeschreibung:

The Localization Project Manager (m/f/d) works with internal and external clients to manage the timely flow of all localization project actions from initiation to delivery, ensuring that projects meet quality, turn‑around time and budget expectations. As a project manager, you will be responsible for the planning, execution, and delivery of projects within an organization. This includes defining project scope, creating project plans and budgets, coordinating resources, and ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget. You will also be responsible for managing project risks and issues, as well as communicating with stakeholders to ensure that project goals and objectives are met.

What You Will Do

Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, understanding their business needs and challenges, and leading teams to deliver solutions across various service offerings.
Recognize client needs and focus on validating these needs through collaboration with internal teams, including technical, production, quality, and management teams.
Identify opportunities for increasing program revenue while considering clients' budget constraints.
Regularly review client satisfaction and focus on meeting and exceeding expectations.
Collaborate with the sales team to ensure client retention and growth.
Work with off‑shore teams to plan and monitor projects to meet deadlines, quality, and budget requirements, emphasizing continuous improvements and cost savings.
Manage and deliver multiple work streams for various types of client projects, ensuring agreed scope, timing, budget, and quality.
Understand different types of available and emerging media from a global perspective.
Work with internal teams to define project scope, resource requirements, and cost estimates for projects.
Collaborate with internal teams to implement procedural changes and customized workflows.
Maintain project financials, including revenue recognition, forecasting, and billing.
Drive reporting processes with clients, focusing on upselling and optimization during regular meetings.
Utilize automation and AI to provide innovative technical solutions for process improvement.

To Be Successful You Will Have

More than 3 years of project and program management experience.
High-level communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to lead small-group meetings and present to larger groups.
Strong customer service, negotiation, and problem‑solving skills.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to function productively and proactively in a fast-moving environment.
Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity while ensuring challenging delivery timelines are met.
Fluency in English and German is mandatory.
Ongoing career opportunities at a repeat Forbes and Newsweek-listed “Best Employer for Women”, “Best Employer for Diversity”, “Best Remote Employer”, “Best Large Employer”, and “Most Loved Workplace”.
Career development and a career path designed to utilize your learned skills and ultimate professional passions in a world‑leading company with over 25 years of experience.

Our People are Our Pride – Benefits and Perks

Remote working opportunity with occasional travels. (Candidate must be based in Stuttgart, Germany)
Contract of employment with employee benefits package according to your location, including day off on your birthday and day off for volunteering work.
Exposure to various technology stacks, and opportunity to cooperate with one of the biggest companies in the world.
Access to Lionbridge’ Employee Wellness Platform.

About Us

Lionbridge partners with brands to break barriers and build bridges all over the world. For 25 years, we have helped companies connect with their global customers and employees by delivering translation and localization solutions in 350+ languages. Through our world-class platform, we orchestrate a network of passionate experts across the globe who partner with brands to create culturally rich experiences. Relentless in our love of linguistics, we use the best of human and machine intelligence to forge understanding that resonates with our customers’ customers. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Lionbridge maintains solution centers in 23 countries. Learn more at