Localization Program Manager

Meta

$110K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in localization, program management, or international product growth within tech
  • Proven experience managing cross-functional localization programs across product lines and languages
  • Solid understanding of vendor management and quality frameworks in localization
  • Ability to leverage data and metrics for decision-making and stakeholder communication
  • Skilled at navigating cross-functional dependencies and achieving alignment among teams
  • Familiarity with AI translation technologies to enhance efficiency and quality

Responsibilities

  • Drive localization programs across product lines, identifying workflow inefficiencies and implementing AI improvements
  • Proactively address localization risks and problems within evolving product and AI contexts
  • Utilize AI tools to redesign and automate repetitive localization tasks, speeding up time-to-market
  • Assess and prioritize localization projects based on business impact, collaborating with stakeholders
  • Foster consensus and alignment among various teams to standardize localization workflows
  • Clearly communicate program status and risks to partners and leadership, facilitating informed decisions
  • Coach teams on modern localization practices, enhancing internal capabilities for internationalization

Benefits

  • Collaborative environment focused on innovation and technology
  • Opportunity to influence and shape global product offerings
  • Access to cutting-edge AI tools and strategies in localization
  • Professional growth within a forward-thinking tech company
  • Dynamic work culture promoting cross-functional teamwork
Full Job Description
Localization Program Manager to help drive the next evolution of Localization at Meta: applying AI and automation to transform how our programs operate. You will own and drive localization programs across product lines, leveraging AI tools as a force multiplier to deliver localization at greater scale, speed, and quality. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure localized products reach global users - contributing to Meta's mission to connect people across languages and cultures.

Responsibilities

Own and drive localization programs across assigned product lines, identifying where existing workflows fall short and implementing AI-powered improvements to increase scale and efficiency
• Navigate ambiguity in evolving product and AI landscapes - proactively identifying localization risks and unsolved problems, escalating effectively, and driving resolution across cross-functional partners
• Leverage AI tools and automation as a force multiplier to redesign localization workflows, automating repetitive tasks and accelerating time-to-market across language markets
• Evaluate and prioritize localization work within your program areas by assessing business impact, aligning with cross-functional partners on what to focus on, and ensuring resources are directed toward the highest-value opportunities
• Build consensus and drive alignment across cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Engineering, Content Design, Legal, Regional Growth) to drive product team adoption of standardized localization workflows, reducing ad-hoc support and enabling the team to scale
• Communicate program status, risks, and recommendations clearly to cross-functional partners and leadership, proactively surfacing tradeoffs and providing structured updates that enable informed decision-making
• Coach and influence peers and partners on modern localization practices, building organizational capability by helping teams internalize how to build internationalization into their products and workflows from inception

Minimum Qualifications
• 5+ years of experience in localization or equivalent program management, internationalization, or international product growth within a technology company
• Experience managing cross-functional localization programs spanning multiple product lines, languages, and regional markets
• Experience operationalizing localization strategy, including vendor management, quality frameworks, and integration of localization into product development lifecycles
• Experience using data and metrics to inform program decisions and communicate priorities to stakeholders
• Experience navigating cross-functional dependencies and driving alignment across product, engineering, and content teams
• Experience applying AI-powered translation technologies or use of AI to improve efficiency and quality at scale

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting international product growth in emerging or high-complexity language markets, including right-to-left languages or markets with significant linguistic variation
• Familiarity with internationalization engineering concepts such as Unicode handling, locale-specific formatting, and string externalization that affect localization feasibility
• Experience establishing or contributing to localization standards adopted across multiple teams or product areas

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