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Senior Localization Manager - London or Spain Based

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zyngacareers logoZyngacareers · Barcelona, Spain
Full-timeOn-site1d ago
EpicLeadershipVendor Management
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Responsibilities

  • Cross-team initiatives, MT/AI Integrations
  • Drive AI Integrations: Be a key contributor to our MT & AI localization initiatives. Help shape the roadmap and coordinate integration, maintenance and improvements with both external partners and internal teams.
  • Innovate Workflows: Proactively spot opportunities where new integrations with MT and LLM-based tools, or automation can improve localization and LQA quality, efficiency, and scalability.
  • Define Global Standards: Lead initiatives across the team to define, track, and uphold Localization/LQA standards and performance KPIs. Stay current on industry trends and make pragmatic recommendations.
  • Champion Culturalization: Ensure development practices build in internationalization and a global mindset from the start, helping game teams see the value of excellent localization.
  • Assigned Games & Central Projects
  • Partner with Game Teams & Own the Localization Pipeline: Promote internationalization best practices, manage schedules, language requirements, project planning, translation and LQA execution, and overall international roadmaps for assigned new game launches and live service operations.
  • Manage Budgets: Establish, maintain, and track localization budgets at project level. Escalate overspending trends and implement action plans to optimize costs.
  • Drive LQA Strategy & Bug Resolution: Fully own the resolution of localization bugs. Track linguistic and internationalization issues cross-functionally to ensure rapid, prioritized fixes. Apply learnings to the internationalization and translation stages to help reduce LQA issues from the outset.
  • Optimize Resources: Compile and consolidate comprehensive localization material to optimize translation and LQA vendor pre-planning and delivery quality. Make informed decisions based on workload, scope, complexity and dependencies.
  • Execute Daily Releases: Oversee daily international releases and handle cross-functional tasks with Game Studios as well as partner teams including Functional QA, Mobile Game Tech, Community, Publishing, and Marketing.
  • Stakeholder & Vendor Management
  • Build Trust: Develop strong, trust-based relationships with game teams, studio leadership, central partners, and translation vendors. Influence stakeholders and gain buy-in without formal authority.
  • Manage External Partners: Refine vendor processes, align expectations, set KPIs, and closely monitor inbound and outbound quality.
  • Mentor & Guide: Train and mentor other Producers. Guide diverse teams through the localization journey, acting as a subject matter expert for game teams, internal team members and other stakeholders.
  • Share Insights: Perform market analysis to guide language support and culturalization initiatives. Capture learnings and share solutions across the broader games portfolio.

Requirements

  • Hands-on enthusiasm: Passion for mobile gaming is a must!

Additional Information

Level Up Your Career with Zynga! At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times-connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition. From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! Slots™, Wonka Slots™, Top Eleven™, Toon Blast™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™-plus many more! Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation-and where you can take your career to the next level. Join us and be part of the play! Position Overview: We are looking for a versatile Senior Localization Producer with strong experience in MT/LLM-enabled workflows to join our International Production Team, working from either our London or Barcelona offices. As part of our global team spanning multiple studio locations, you will champion localization and culturalization for assigned games and central projects, and help drive our global localization strategies and objectives at department level, especially around MT and LLM integrations. You will act as a thought partner to game and central tools teams, help solve complex localization problems, and lead the charge in utilizing and maintaining AI-enabled workflows at scale. If you're a localization forward-thinker, thrive in cross-functional environments, and are passionate about delivering world-class experiences to international players, we want to hear from you!


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