Localization Project Manager

Summary

Join Wellhub, a corporate wellness platform, as a Localization Project Manager in Brazil! Manage localization and adaptation of marketing assets for 10+ locales. Collaborate with internal stakeholders, translation agencies, and local market leads to ensure high-quality, culturally relevant content. Demonstrate expertise in localization workflows, CAT tools, and linguistic QA. This role offers a hybrid or remote work model, along with comprehensive benefits including health insurance, paid time off, parental leave, and professional development opportunities. Wellhub prioritizes employee wellbeing and fosters a supportive, flexible work environment. Previous experience in localization project management and fluency in English are mandatory.

Requirements

• Reside in São Paulo
• Availability to go to the office when requested (at least once a month)
• Proficiency in English
• Fully immersed (both linguistic and culturally) in the Brazil market reality
• Previous experience working as a project manager in the localization industry
• Knowledge of localization workflows, CAT tools, linguistic QA, and maintenance of language assets
• Highly organized with a quality-first approach and great attention to detail
• Able to perform in a dynamic environment with ongoing changes
• Solution-driven thinker with a proactive attitude and a quality-first approach to work

Responsibilities

• Manage localization and adaptation requests from Wellhub stakeholders with our team of approved translations agencies, following the approved processes and making sure projects are delivered by the agreed target date with the highest quality standards
• Build strong collaboration and effective communication with internal stakeholders (incl. production) to gain clear understanding of the brief, deliverables, and timeline for each project, to ensure smooth adaptation process and successful delivery of market-specific materials
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of Wellhub’s different target audiences (client, partners, end users), brand and style guides, as well as any language tool to achieve a consistent and locally resonant tone of voice for all comms across channels and different audiences
• Develop strong and effective relationships with Wellhub Localization Leads, 3rd party translation vendors, lead linguists and other local market stakeholders to deliver the right language quality per content type
• Support the pt-BR Localization Lead at Wellhub on the review, QA and evaluation of translations from English into pt-BR to ensure they meet the brief (format, tone of voice, language, style) and the brand and message are relevant in the local market for a high-quality localized experience
• Occasionally, perform brief translations when required
• Provide constructive feedback to the local talent when appropriate, actively participate in root-cause analysis and issue prevention and escalate quality issues to help find a way to always keep the highest quality standards
• Support Wellhub Localization Leads on Terminology and TM clean-up activities regularly to maintain glossaries, style guidelines, and translation memories up to date and always relevant. Also, help build and maintain a library of approved assets and l10n best practices

Preferred Qualifications

Ideally, experience in translating marketing-related content (incl. app localization and transcreation)

Benefits

• Health, dental, and life insurance
• At Wellhub, flexibility fosters a happier, healthier, and more productive work environment for everyone. As a Flexible First company, we offer two work model options: flexible hybrid and full remote, and make the office a place for collaboration, community, and team building. The model for this role can be discussed with your recruiter and hiring manager. We offer all employees a home office stipend and a monthly flexible work allowance to help cover the costs of working from home
• Wellhubbers and their leaders can make the best decisions for their scope. This includes flexibility to adjust their working hours based on their personal schedule, time zone, and business needs
• Access onsite gyms and fitness studios, digital fitness programs, and online wellness resources for meditation, nutrition, mental health support, and more. You will receive the Gold plan at no cost, and other premium plans will be significantly discounted
• Vacations after 6 months and 3 days off per year + 1 day off for each year of tenure (up to 5 additional days) + extra day off for your birthday
• We offer 100% paid parental leave to all new parents and extended maternity leave
• Outstanding opportunities for personal and career growth. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development
• An exciting and supportive atmosphere with ambitious people from around the world!