Senior Project Manager (eLearning & Multimedia)
Spain
Corporate – Production /
Full Time /
Remote
As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The eLearning and Multimedia Senior Project Manager will both independently manage eLearning/Multimedia projects directly assigned to them (scoping and quote, project planning, execution, tracking, delivery and closure using Welocalize standard processes and tools) and will support the Operations Squad Lead in quote for new business and client engagement.
An eLearning and multimedia Senior Project Manager will own relationships with the customer at the project level and work closely with Welocalize account and production teams to optimize delivery, client satisfaction, quality and profitability.
The ideal candidate is a driven but steady individual, capable of building relationships across the entire project team, with the flexibility and energy to thrive in a dynamic environment
Main duties
- Preparation, analysis, and execution of project plans in line with Welocalize standards (Project Start, Workflow, Completion, invoicing, client updates, etc.)
- Creation and management of project schedules, estimates, and client proposals
- Risk assessment and strategic planning to minimize issues
- Management of QA projects (resources, defects, reporting)
- Collaborative work on project and client objectives with stakeholders across teams
- Development and maintenance of process documentation
- Independent operation with appropriate escalation of issues beyond scope
- Partnership with production teams to improve delivery efficiency and profitability
- Building and maintaining strong internal and client relationships, reflected in customer ratings
- Clear and timely communication with all stakeholders (clients, account teams, production, vendors)
- Accurate and up-to-date financial and project data management
- Reporting on project status, budgets, time management, and client/vendor issues
- Ensuring project profitability through margin management
- Planning and leading quarterly business reviews with clients
Experience
- Proven track record of Project Management
- Experience in the localization industry
- Experience in technology related company
- Proven experience dealing with large clients.
- Proven track record of success at managing large projects
- Proven track record of active participation in development of processes and ideas
- Proven track record of active participation in new client sales cycles, incl. presentations, analysis, recommendations and relationship development
- Experience in managing financial budgets, budget reconciliation and budget reporting
- Experience with translation and eLearning/Multimedia tools, such as XTM, CaptionHub etc.
Education Level
- Master’s Degree OR Bachelor’s Degree and experience in the industry in lieu of Master’s Degree acceptable
Other relevant skills
- Energy and a positive attitude with excellent interpersonal skills.
- The ability to lead large, diverse, virtual teams.
- Excellent Written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Effective presentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a time-sensitive and deadline-driven work environment
