シニアローカライゼーションマネージャー/ Senior Localization Manager

A global technology company is looking for a Senior Localization Manager. The chosen applicant will own the Japanese localization scope for the company across marketing, product, AI, and web as an embedded member of the global team. This is a temp and hybrid role.

Responsibilities:

• Review and approve localized marketing campaigns, including B2B case studies, brand ads, event materials, and sales collateral
• Own the quality, accuracy, and cultural relevance of the Japanese website, landing pages, and key collateral assets
• Adapt global creative briefs for the Japanese market and flag cultural misalignments before production
• Manage and brief Japanese freelancers and agency partners for implementation work
• Prioritise keyword targets, review content quality, and ensure SEO metadata is correctly localized
• Support lifecycle email localization through AI-assisted workflows
• QA the full company product UI in Japanese, including onboarding, payments, and AI features
• Identify bugs and features that do not fit the Japanese culture and work with relevant teams to resolve them
• Work within the HumanAI and Smartling workflow by reviewing AI-generated translations, flagging errors, and maintaining the glossary and style guide
• Participate in AI localization projects to review, improve, and scale Japanese content output
• Work within relevant company boards, Smartling (TMS), and Slack for async communication
• Maintain the Japanese glossary, style guide, and QA standards
• Flag capacity issues and prioritisation conflicts early
• Act as the localization partner for the Regional Marketing Manager and provide proactive support
• Translate global strategy into local execution and surface local insights to global leadership
• Participate in localization team syncs across time zones, primarily through async communication
• Understand global strategy and focus and how they apply to the Japanese market
• Understand Japanese market priorities and adapt workload and initiatives to support their achievement

Requirements:

• 5-8 years of experience in localization, transcreation, or B2B marketing copywriting (B2B SaaS or tech is strongly preferred)
• Hands-on experience with Smartling or equivalent (Phrase, Memsource, memoQ)
• Experience working cross-functionally with marketing, product, and sales teams
• Experience in managing different projects with different teams
• Comfortable working with AI-assisted translation workflows (not required to build AI tools, but must be willing to use, evaluate, and improve AI output)
• Native level Japanese; business level English

About the Company:

A global SaaS and work management platform company supporting organisations with AI-powered tools to improve workflow efficiency and collaboration. It operates across multiple international markets and partners with leading enterprise clients worldwide.

Keywords:

マーケティング, テクノロジー, ローカライズ, ソフトウェア, IT, 外資系

Job Ref: KQCRJN