Sr. Project Manager

Your Responsibilities will include:

• Managing multiple translation and localisation projects at any one time from receipt to completion
• Coordinate all project phases and efficiently predict the delivery of those phases to deliver within the best possible deadline
• Assesses the client’s expectations or specifications, advising on best practices when appropriate to ensure content effectiveness and client satisfaction
• Act as main point of contact for internal/external clients, managing any escalations or issues that may arise
• Select appropriate vendors and negotiate deadlines and rates with vendors
• Establish and maintain excellent relationships with contract linguists and proof-readers across multiple locations
• Coordinate with quality personnel to ensure accuracy is maintained and instructions are followed to a perfect standard
• Monitor and control projects status and progress
• Budget and finance management of projects, ensuring all work is completed within assigned budget
• Prepare and maintain project documentation
• Comply with relevant and applicable IQVIA procedures
• Work with Team Leaders to help in the training and development of junior staff
• Perform quality checks at various stages of the project to ensure linguistic effectiveness is maintained

Required knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Minimum of 4 years of experience working as Project Manager in the Language Services industry
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills
• Fluency in English is essential, an additional language would be a strong asset
• Degree in Linguistics, Translation, Localisation related subject would be preferred but is not essential
• Good attention to multilingual content effectiveness details such as accuracy whilst maintaining high quality standards
• Ability to meet strict deadlines; manage competing priorities and changing demands.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow instructions/guidelines, work independently and on own initiative.
• Must demonstrate good IT skills
• Experience working with XTRF and/or memoQ as well as with any TMS would be highly advantageous
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients with demonstrated cultural and emotional intelligences.
• Amenable to Work on a hybrid set up
• Amenable on morning shift