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Software Localization Project Management - Manager

Apple
Posted 6 months ago, valid for 22 days
Location

San Diego, San Diego 92132, CA

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Apple is seeking a leader for the Software Localization Project Management team to enhance the software experience across all platforms.
  • The role requires a minimum of 5 years of experience managing complex software projects and a strong understanding of localization and internationalization.
  • Candidates should possess exceptional communication skills and a proven ability to lead technical teams effectively.
  • The position includes responsibilities such as managing localization quality, collaborating with global teams, and driving improvements in localization processes.
  • Salary for this role is competitive and commensurate with experience, reflecting the importance of delivering a world-class localized experience for Apple products.
Apple products create powerful personal connections with customers worldwide. As the leader of the Software Localization Project Management team, you’ll ensure Apple delivers a world-class, fully localized software experience across all OS platforms and applications. In this role, you will guide a team of technical project managers responsible for tailoring localization for global software releases and driving support for international features. Partnering closely with engineering, translation, and QA teams, you’ll make sure Apple products feel as if they were designed specifically for every culture and market. We’re looking for a hands-on leader with proven experience managing highly technical software projects, exceptional communication and influence skills, and extraordinary attention to detail. Experience leading technical teams is essential — this is a team of technical project managers focused on complex software releases. This is more than a leadership role; it’s an opportunity to shape how millions of people experience technology in their daily lives. If you’re ready to lead with vision, inspire with purpose, and make an impact that lasts, we want you on our team.

Description


- Lead a diverse team of project managers responsible for localizing Apple software releases - Define goals, set priorities, and inspire experienced project managers to deliver their best work - Own the overall localization quality of each release and act as a champion for international issues - Partner with teams around the world to schedule engineering, translation, and QA resources aligned with product schedules - Drive the prioritization and resolution of localizability issues across software engineering - Evangelize localization considerations across the company to ensure products are designed with international customers in mind - Define and drive localization process and tool improvements that increase quality, improve turnaround times, and reduce costs - Scale localization systems and workflows to support global product launches at Apple’s pace and scale

Minimum Qualifications


Proven ability to manage and deliver complex software projects at scale Strong knowledge of internationalization, localization, and translation management systems Exceptional cross-functional communication and influence skills Excellent written and verbal communication with global teams Experience solving complex problems through software tools and processes Demonstrated ability to scale localization processes, tools, and teams to support global product launches Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Linguistics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred Qualifications


Extensive experience in software project management, ideally with global software releases. Solid technical understanding of software product development Highly motivated, self-starter with a strong sense of ownership



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