Hindi Language Expert

Summary

Join Translated as a Hindi Language Expert based in Gurgaon or Bangalore to support a top client. This is a 12-month contract position, renewable, requiring 30 hours per week with potential for increased hours. The role involves collaboration with internal teams and stakeholders to ensure high-quality localization and user experience. Responsibilities include stakeholder communication, localization team collaboration, and continuous quality monitoring. The ideal candidate is a native Hindi speaker, fluent in English, with experience in localization and stakeholder management.

Requirements

• Native Hindi speaker
• Fluent in English
• Strong background in localization, preferably in a tech-driven or content-rich environment
• Previous experience as a Language Manager, Localization Specialist, or in a similar leadership role
• Demonstrated ability in stakeholder management and quality reporting
• Ability to align linguistic work with broader business goals and regional market strategies, advocating for language quality with non-linguistic stakeholders
• Experience managing glossaries, style guides, and localization QA
• Familiarity with UI/UX localization
• Proficiency in CAT tools
• University degree or equivalent experience in translation, linguistics, or localization project management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for the Hindi, Kannada, and Marathi locales, managing linguistic feedback from stakeholders and initiatives
• Work closely with internal teams—including comms and business, engineering, marketing, product, and localization—to align on content strategies and ensure consistent voice and tone across all touchpoints
• Support local market teams on regional projects and campaigns
• Work with the Language Leads of Hindi, Kannada and Marathi to maintain brand identity and tone of voice across markets, leveraging shared resources such as glossaries and style guides
• Provide ongoing feedback to support the client’s growth in India
• Proofread major projects and user-first content such as the homepage and marketing communications
• Perform ongoing QA on the client’s platforms, identifying localization and functional issues, and coordinating with engineering and product teams to triage and resolve bugs
• Support with urgent translations or content creation as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in Kannada and/or Marathi or other Indian languages
• Experience working with global brands or enterprise-level localization programs

Benefits

• Freelance contract (external contractor)
• 30 hours per week, with possibility to scale up to 40 hours during high-demand periods
• 12-month commitment, renewable
• Remote position
• Equipment provided