Staff Localization Program Manager

New York, NY, United States · Staff+ · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$115k-$186kDetected 22 days ago

SQLMachine LearningData AnalysisData ScienceNLPLLMsAgentic AILeadershipCommunication

About the role

Join us to transform the way the world works.
At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business.
The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

Own the architecture and evolution of AI-enabled localization agentic systems, workflows, and operating models across the content ecosystem
Lead the design and scaling of end-to-end localization capabilities across platform integrations, content routing, translation, evaluation, and quality validation.
Drive the development of agentic and automated approaches that improve localization efficiency, consistency, and scalability across languages and content types.
Partner with Data Science, Engineering, and content teams to deliver localization requirements across platform and AI initiatives
3+ years of demonstrated success building scalable localization and AI-enabled language systems, including automated quality evaluation frameworks and model-based approaches that improve end-user experiences.
Experience building processes that increase efficiency and quality for teams at scale
Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to lead through partnership across teams
Process Design & Scalability

8+ years of experience in localization, internationalization, language technology, AI-enabled content systems, or related program leadership roles
5+ years of demonstrated success leading complex, ambiguous, cross-functional programs as a senior individual contributor in a fast-moving environment.
5+ years of hands-on experience with translation management systems, machine translation, LLMs, NLP-based localization workflows, and AI-powered content operations
Professional working proficiency in English and at least one additional language, with 3+ years of experience applying both languages in a localization, content, translation, or multilingual business environment.
3+ years of experience using dashboards, SQL, or performance data to guide decisions

2+ years of experience managing budgets, vendor relationships, and operational performance in a localization environment
Strong understanding of content and localization systems, including CCMS,
TMS, taxonomy, terminology, and metadata structures
Experience with multilingual quality frameworks such as MQM, QE, and other structured quality evaluation approaches
Experience managing terminology, glossaries, and style guides to ensure consistency across multilingual content and various translation types
Experience supporting platform migrations, system integrations, or large-scale content transformations
Suggested Skills
Localization Operations & Strategy

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Own localization performance targets and success metrics across automation, quality, speed, cost efficiency, coverage, and adoption, using data to track progress and guide prioritization.

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