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TransPerfect

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5001 - 10000 employees

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 $425M Debt Financing - TransPerfect on 2025-04

SaaS • B2B • Artificial Intelligence

TransPerfect is a global language services and technology company that provides translation, localization, interpretation, multilingual customer support (contact center/BPO), regulatory and labeling services, and creative/global marketing solutions. It combines human linguists with technology — notably the GlobalLink translation management platform and AI/machine‑translation capabilities — to help organizations launch and manage content, software, websites, and campaigns in multiple languages and markets. TransPerfect serves enterprise clients across industries such as life sciences, finance, legal, gaming, retail, and media.

📋 Description

• Support localization delivery by providing linguistic and cultural facets for Japanese-language content • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, driving linguistic quality assurance, terminology development, and influencing the overall linguistic strategy • Conduct linguistic reviews of translated content to ensure terminology consistency, linguistic accuracy, cultural relevance, and natural flow across localized products • Comfortable working with Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) • Ensure translations are grammatically, technically, stylistically, and culturally correct • 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 • Provide input on internationalization or design issues and improvements • Develop familiarity with supported apps and devices to ensure quality of terminology, tone, and style • Develop and maintain language resources, including a glossary and style guide • Communicate terminology changes to translation vendors and stakeholders • Work closely with software developers, UX designers, and product managers • Perform translations as needed for quick turnarounds • 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

• Remote work options