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TransPerfect

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5001 - 10000 employees

🤝 B2B

☁️ SaaS

B2B • SaaS • Technology

TransPerfect is a global language and technology company that provides translation, localization, interpretation, and content services combined with software and AI-powered tools such as the GlobalLink translation management platform. It offers multilingual marketing, legal and life‑sciences regulatory support, contact center/BPO services, multimedia localization, and solutions for website, software and app globalization. TransPerfect serves large enterprise and Fortune 500 clients across dozens of industries and supports content in 200+ languages.

📋 Description

• Support localization delivery by providing linguistic and cultural facets for Japanese-language content • Conduct linguistic reviews of translated content to ensure terminology consistency, linguistic accuracy, cultural relevance, and natural flow across localized products • Work with Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) to review and refine MT output • Establish and maintain linguistic guidelines to uphold the highest quality standards • Provide linguistic quality feedback to the translation vendor and coordinate on linguistic changes • Review and reconcile vendor translations with in-country stakeholder feedback • Implement ongoing improvements to the localized product • Communicate with PMs, engineering and QE engineering as needed • Develop and maintain language resources including glossaries and style guides • Work closely with cross-functional teams to incorporate linguistic considerations into the product design and development process • Provide cultural insights and recommendations to ensure that localized content resonates with the Japanese-speaking audience

🎯 Requirements

• 3-5 years of related experience • Advanced degree or certificate in Translation, Interpretation, or a related field • Proven experience as a linguist or translation specialist, with a focus on Japanese – Native Japanese speaker required • Familiarity or past experience in the fields of payments, banking, finance, POS systems, and merchant apps is preferred • Strong understanding of software localization • Excellent communication and collaboration skills • Working knowledge of translation platforms and language technology tools • Familiarity with Mac, Google Suite, JIRA, Adobe Acrobat, and other localization tools (e.g., TMS – Smartling, Atom text editor, screenshot annotation)

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements