Localization Program Manager

Uber Uber · Consumer · Mexico City, Mexico · Community Operations

The Localization Program Manager will manage end-to-end localization of Uber products and external clients assets across all supported languages, ensuring on-time and high linguistic quality. This role involves partnering with various cross-functional teams, influencing product requirements, managing localization of different content types, identifying tool and process gaps, and working with vendors. Familiarity with technologies like MT, LLM, and GenAI is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage end-to-end localization of Uber products and external clients assets across all supported languages including initial planning & consultation, delivery of localized content, LQAs, and bug routing;
  2. Review and influence product requirement documents (PRDs/RFCs) related to new products/features as well as tools and systems that can improve globalization (g11n) across Uber;
  3. Manage localization of product, legal and marketing related comms with various assets (surveys, website, contracts, dashboards, etc) across all regions
  4. Proactively support or suggest internal and cross-functional initiatives to identify areas for process improvements across different teams;
  5. Identify Localization tool & process gaps and work with Localization Technical Operations to enable efficiencies;
  6. Work closely with localization vendors and providers, following up during business hours in timezone of regional location, to ensure smooth execution of tasks and on-time deliveries

Skills

Required

  • BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 3 years minimum of localization project/program management experience within the high-tech industry on the client side
  • Familiarity with latest technologies (MT, LLM, GenAI) and their application to localization workflows
  • Strong vendor side experience working with fortune 100 companies with enterprise level localization teams
  • Experience with managing budgets and creating estimates
  • Self-directed - ability to take initiative in identifying and solving large problems
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, work independently and be able to chart direction of projects/program, especially while operating in a different region
  • Ability to leverage available data to analyze status and make recommendations
  • Very detail-oriented, quality-focused and proactive
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to manage and present to multiple and diverse stakeholders across businesses and leadership levels
  • Ability to learn new tools/systems quickly

Nice to have

  • Great understanding of localization and internationalization issues
  • Experience using CAT tools to manage localization pipeline & workflows (e.g. Idiom WorldServer, Phrase, and Trados)
  • Experience managing localization of various content types such as but not limited to UI, HC, Marketing, & Legal

What the JD emphasized

  • localization project/program management experience
  • Familiarity with latest technologies (MT, LLM, GenAI) and their application to localization workflows
  • Strong vendor side experience working with fortune 100 companies with enterprise level localization teams
  • managing budgets and creating estimates
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, work independently and be able to chart direction of projects/program, especially while operating in a different region