Vendor Quality Specialist – Localization & Linguistics

Summary: The Vendor Quality Specialist – Localization & Linguistics is a pivotal role within a leading tech company, focusing on ensuring the quality of localized content for global audiences. This position involves managing localization quality processes, acting as a liaison between stakeholders and vendors, and overseeing quality assessments. The role requires a strong background in localization project management and tools, along with a commitment to quality and operational excellence. The position is fully remote and starts with an initial 6-month contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage localization quality processes across multiple vendors with a focus on consistency and compliance.
• Act as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders and external localization vendors.
• Monitor translation feedback loops, perform quality assessments, and oversee translation queries and issue resolution.
• Support recruiting, testing, onboarding, and training of new linguistic resources.
• Maintain linguistic assets such as terminology databases and style guides.
• Execute and report on LQA (Linguistic Quality Assurance) processes, including root cause analysis and arbitration flows.

Key Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in localization project or quality management, ideally within vendor-side operations.
• Solid expertise with localization tools (e.g. SDL Trados Studio, WorldServer) and CAT/TMS platforms.
• Strong command of localization best practices, with an eye for quality and operational excellence.
• Proven ability to thrive amid ambiguity and manage cross-functional, multicultural communications.
• A background in translation, linguistics, or a related field (BA/BS minimum).
• Familiarity with global digital products and platforms.
• Fluency in additional languages beyond English.
• Exposure to managing multilingual content across culturally diverse regions.

Salary (Rate): £55,000.00

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT