TECHNICAL LOCALIZATION SPECIALIST
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Job description
In this role as Technical Localization Specialist you act as the link between software teams and translators, combining technical know-how with language awareness to drive high-quality localization within our product development workflows., * Partner with software teams to build globally ready products by embedding localization and internationalization best practices into development workflows
- Own end-to-end software string localization workflows across products, from source readiness and translation to integration and release.
- Coordinate translation timelines, priorities, and issue resolution with external translation partners and development teams across multiple time zones.
- Work with UX teams to improve source content quality, context, and translation readiness
- Triage and resolve localization-related defects
- Contribute to tooling and process improvements to further automate localization workflows
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with a strong interest in languages - or vice versa: a language-related degree with solid technical understanding
- Several years of relevant experience in localization, software development, technical project coordination, or a related field
- Good understanding of software development processes, version control systems, and build pipelines, with basic programming skills (e.g. Python or C++)
- Experience working with structured data formats (e.g. XML, JSON) and localization file types
- Excellent English skills and native-level or near-native proficiency in at least one additional language; additional languages are a plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, paired with a service-oriented mindset
- Excellent time management with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities in parallel and work collaboratively across teams
- Strong verbal and written communication skills across technical and linguistic stakeholders
- Experience with tools such as Git, Gerrit, Visual Studio Code, Jira, and Confluence would be a plus
Benefits & conditions
Flexible Working hours 30 days' vacation Fair pay and special benefits such as VL, bAV, job ticket or cash card and much more. Free use of our products in your free time, Family & Friends discount for Garmin products and participation in the Garmin share program Health campaigns, company sports groups and a wide range of further training and seminar offers
...And on top of that, you get to experience the Garmin feeling.