Translation Project Manager

Job Description

Position: Translation Project Manager About LRN: Do you want to use your translation Project Manager service and sales experience to help people around the world do the right thing? Join us at LRN to be a part of a global company where you can make an impact. LRN is a fast-growing SaaS company providing ethics and compliance management solutions to help clients navigate complex regulatory environments and foster ethical and responsible cultures. After two recent acquisitions and significant organic growth we are proud to be serving nearly 3,000 clients across the US, EMEA, APAC, and Latin America. Our state-of-the-art platform offers clients an intuitive user interface, mobile app, robust analytics, and industry benchmarking enabling clients to create, manage, deliver, analyze, and audit their ethics and compliance programs to align with regulatory guidance. We help some of the world s most recognized brands reduce organizational risk - enabling them to focus on what they do best. About the role: LRN is seeking a Senior Translations Project Manager to join our global Translations Team, responsible for the management of all Ethics and Compliance library updates, educating the wider Project Management group regarding translation process and contributing to the overall strategy and approach to Localization. You will collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams in order to deliver translated courses on time, within budget and exceptional quality. We are seeking a professional who has 7 years experience working in the Localization industry, specifically with a TMS background and a min. of 5 years in a project management role. Coaching of more junior colleagues and experience as a Team Lead would be beneficial, as is a passion for managing people and projects. The successful applicant will have a keen interest in eLearning and is focused and commercially astute. The individual in this role will have the opportunity to: Project Management Own end-to-end project delivery for multiple complex localization projects. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand objectives, requirements, and opportunities for process improvements. Drive project plans, schedules, budgets, and scope while ensuring solid approach and maximum efficiency and timely delivery. Conduct Risk and Issue analysis and adhere to a robust governance structure to ensure appropriate project statusing and stakeholder management in the project and program management tool. Prepare and continuously update detailed project work plans with resourcing, localization timelines, and language deliverables. Monitor project progress and initiate corrective action plans when necessary. Quality & Risk Management Oversee QA workflows for translation and localization, ensuring quality standards are met in all target languages. Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure quality, consistency, and cultural relevance. Ensure compliance with translation memory (TM), CAT tool standards, and terminology management. Team & Vendor Leadership Set and lead on agenda items for quarterly business reviews with localization vendors. Lead internal translation teams in assigning tasks, reviewing deliverables, and optimizing workflows. Mentor junior project managers and contribute to training and onboarding of new team members. Cross-Functional Collaboration Engage with translation management system provider to overcome process or system challenges, optimizing the localization journey for quality, cost and time efficiencies. Engage with sales and account managers to align client expectations with delivery capabilities. Reporting & Communication Provide regular status reports to all internal stakeholders. Manage KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting in tools like Mavenlink or similar PM platforms. Generate reporting from translation management system dashboards and present finding to LRN senior leadership Minimum 5+ years of experience in the localization industry with min. 5 years in a project management role. Proven experience managing multilingual content delivery and working with CAT tools and TMS platforms.