Senior Localization Specialist, Italian

Taskrabbit
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeGBP 49,000 - 60,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Organization","Project management","Attention to detail"]

Own Italian localization for an international product across multiple markets, managing end-to-end workflows and quality on Smartling. Partner with translation agencies, build and maintain linguistic reference materials, and adapt, proofread, edit, or transcreate content. Conduct localization audits and user-journey testing to remove friction, assess AI-driven workflow improvements, and support stakeholders with cultural nuance and globalization best practices.

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17 hours ago

Senior Localization Specialist, Italian

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Job Summary

Own Italian localization for an international product across multiple markets, managing end-to-end workflows and quality on Smartling. Partner with translation agencies, build and maintain linguistic reference materials, and adapt, proofread, edit, or transcreate content. Conduct localization audits and user-journey testing to remove friction, assess AI-driven workflow improvements, and support stakeholders with cultural nuance and globalization best practices.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage global localization workflows on Smartling across markets and locales, with dedicated oversight for Italian.
  • •Coordinate translation agency work and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • •Adapt, proofread, edit, or transcreate content directly on the TMS, and develop reference materials for linguists.
  • •Perform QA checks and run localization audits by testing the full user journey to improve customer experience and performance metrics.
  • •Test and assess AI-driven workflows to improve efficiency and localization quality, and project manage cross-functional international initiatives.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 49,000 - 60,000 annually
Perks:Health Insurance401k

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of hands-on localization experience, including translation, linguistics, transcreation, and cultural adaptation.
  • •Strong background in QA for localized content, including ensuring marketing, product, engineering, and support materials meet quality standards.
  • •Experience with CAT tools and familiarity with MT and AI-driven localization workflows.
  • •Proven project management skills to manage cross-functional stakeholders, priorities, expectations, and on-time delivery.
  • •Excellent communication and organization skills in a fast-paced, hybrid international team environment.
Experience:5+ yearsLocalizationTranslationLinguistics
Skills:CommunicationOrganizationProject managementAttention to detail
Languages:Italian
Tech Stack:SmartlingTMSCAT toolsMTAI

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Taskrabbit
Operates an online marketplace that connects users with local freelance labor for household tasks such as furniture assembly, moving, cleaning, and home repairs, matching vetted 'Taskers' with customers for on‑demand local services.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2008
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