Senior Program Manager, Localization

About the role

At Rover, pets and their people are at the heart of everything we do. We connect pet parents with trusted pet care across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. Headquartered in Seattle and Barcelona, we're a values driven, fast-growing tech company focused on building safe and personalized experiences tailored to the needs of each unique pet. We're investing in AI as a business accelerator and provide every team member access to AI tools in service of creating better experiences for our community. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work, having been named among the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Seattle Business Magazine and Washington's Best Workplaces in the Puget Sound Business Journal. At Rover we're committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and welcoming community, which starts with our employees. Want to make an impact? Join our pack and come work (and play!) with us. Who We're Looking For: To support Rover's international hyper-growth, we are looking for a Program Manager III, Localization to serve as the strategic process & technology lead of our localization ecosystem. You will operate as the bridge between localization, product, and engineering. Your mandate is to design scalable workflows and drive the integration of generative AI to modernize our operations. You don't need to be an engineer, but you must be an expert in implementing technology to solve business problems, ensuring our stack is efficient, automated, and cost-effective. Rover is an equal-opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse, inclusive, and inventive environment with the best employees. We're driven by seeing our people succeed and grow, and we work to ensure everyone contributes to their fullest potential. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Localization Program Management, with a distinct focus on localization operations, technology, and/or AI implementation.
• You have hands-on experience integrating LLMs, Machine Translation, or AI-driven quality estimation into real-world localization workflows. You understand the practical benefits and risks of AI in localization.
• You excel at deconstructing complex manual tasks and rebuilding them as automated, scalable processes. You build systems that survive the test of time.
• Advanced knowledge of the localization technology landscape (TMS, Connectors, MT engines). You know how to configure tools like Smartling to their limit to solve specific operational problems.
• A forward-thinking leader who maintains a cutting-edge technology stack aligned with long-term business strategy. Must have the autonomy to identify obsolescence risks and drive critical transformations today to prevent technical debt tomorrow.
• You can speak the language of engineers. You understand API capabilities, file parsing, and system architecture well enough to define requirements and own the roadmap.

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