Senior Project Manager

Lionbridge is now recruiting for a Language Quality Services Senior Project Manager (LQS SPM), to join our successful team in Spain. Role can be remote-based in Spain.

The LQS SPM is a key customer interfacing role and is fully accountable for the operation and delivery of the assigned project(s). They will manage administrative and operational elements of the project(s) ensuring customer satisfaction whilst meeting contractual, financial and delivery goals. The Localization Project Manager keeps the Program Director and all the program stakeholders up to date as content is finalized, tracks overall localization progress and flag outstanding materials or potential delays.

What You Will Do:

• Accountable/Responsible for all delivery responsibilities (including a P&L) for one or multiple projects
• Manage a small team and provide project team oversight and supervision
• Provide project management and deliver projects to schedule, meeting customer specifications on a profitable basis
• Oversee development of project plans and timelines, project specifications and track execution of project tasks using defined metrics according to a measurement plan
• Close cooperation with clients (preparing reports, drawing up cost-analyses for the clients)
• Managing project finances (setting project budget, invoicing and forecasting)
• Monitoring and controlling project status, solving problems, preparation on and maintenance of projects documentation
• Resource management and allocation
• Compliance with relevant and applicable procedures
• Sharing the knowledge on localization processes and procedures with the team
• Main point of contact for communication with customers and subcontractors
• Leading/ supporting production improvements related to projects under supervision
• Ensures quality and timely deliverables to clients and tracks project P&L, budgets, and PO to ensure proper and timely invoicing and account profitability

To be successful you will have:

• Between 4-6 years project management experience
• Experience with website and application management
• Localization experience is strongly preferred! (e.g. e xperience with end-to-end file management, multiple Content Management Systems (CMS), XML/XLIFF transform, and Auto-translation/recycling
• Strong customer service, negotiation and innovative problem-solving skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and related tools
• Foreign language skills would be a plus

In return you can expect:

• Lionbridge encourage individual growth and continuous learning
• Good salary package that includes annual salary based on expertise and candidate expectations, private medical insurance and meal card as part of our benefits
• 22 vacation days + extra free days
• We also acknowledge individual and group achievements through employee recognition awards, team celebrations, and other various methods including employee e-learning opportunities

About Us

Lionbridge partners with brands to break barriers and build bridges all over the world. For 25 years, we have helped companies connect with their global customers and employees by delivering translation and localization solutions in 350+ languages. Through our world-class platform, we orchestrate a network of passionate experts across the globe who partner with brands to create culturally rich experiences. Relentless in our love of linguistics, we use the best of human and machine intelligence to forge understanding that resonates with our customers' customers. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Lionbridge maintains solution centers in 23 countries. Learn more at www.lionbridge.com.

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