Localization Project Manager (80%)

Your responsibilities

As a localisation project manager for global translation projects, you will be working in F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd’s Language Services department based in Kaiseraugst.

Your duties will be extremely varied. You will:

• Process projects, from receiving orders to invoicing, using specialist internal software
• Play a coordinating and advisory role between customers, providers and internal language specialists
• Manage provider and customer portfolios
• Act as a first-level contact on technical and system-related issues (especially CAT tools and workflow management tools)
• Coordinate the updates/upgrades in collaboration with IT
• Configure the translation systems for new requirements 

Your profile

• You hold a degree in software localisation or translation or a qualification specialising in software localisation (preferably in the translation or localisation industry).
• You are willing to familiarise yourself with the processes of a pharmaceutical company
• Several years of experience in the translation industry are a must
• You are adept at handling different file formats and computer programs
• Expert knowledge of CAT tools e.g. SDL Studio, memoQ or XTM is essential
• A sound knowledge of a workflow management system is preferable
• You have an excellent command of spoken and written German and English (other languages an advantage)
• You have experience of complex, multilingual orders (including linguistic validation) 

Like the entire company, Roche’s Language Services department is currently in a process of transformation towards agile mindsets and ways of working. Consequently, the successful candidate should:

• Play an active role in a self-organised team with flat hierarchies but clear responsibilities
• Work in a role-based manner and exhaust the respective operational framework on his/her own initiative
• Be highly value-driven
• Work independently and pragmatically
• Take an interest in co-creating with internal customers and in the work of a healthcare company
• Strive to realise innovation in all areas 

Who we are

Roche Kaiseraugst is a cornerstone of Roche’s global production and logistics network. It employs some 1900 people and is Roche‘s largest and most innovative packaging facility worldwide.

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