Interpretation Project Manager

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. Job Reference: #LI-JC1 Role Overview The Interpretation Project Manager (PM) will help drive new business, as well as both manage projects directly assigned to them (project planning, execution, tracking, delivery and closure using Welocalize standard processes and tools) and will help understand client requirements and help engage the global team in the fulfillment of these requirements, crafting client solutions based on the Welocalize Four Pillars of Customer Service, Quality, Innovation and Global Teamwork.    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. The Interpretation PM must effectively manage both talent and client relationships, proactively gather and refine measurable data, and coordinate global interpretation projects from beginning to end.  Main Duties & Key Responsibilities   Project Management

Evaluate buy rates and margin requirements to effectively price interpretation services

Develop working knowledge of both our vendor management system and project management software 

Work with Enterprise and Regulated Services BUs to provide information for their clients and identify unique project specifications 

Communicate with clients to understand each project’s scope 

Liaise between client and talent to effectively communicate project goals, timelines, and expectations 

Manage live interpretation projects, which includes project creation, client quotes, talent scheduling, task management, client billing, and vendor payment 

Preparation, analysis and implementation of project plans following the Welocalize standards for Project Management, i.e. Project Start Standards, Workflow and Completion; updating project status, invoice approvals, updating client information, etc.

Creation and Management of project schedules

Evaluate buy rates and margin requirements to effectively price interpretation services.

Creating project estimates and proposals for customer approval 

Risk assessment and strategic planning of activities to minimize potential issues 

Operating with a medium level of support, incl. recognition and escalation in a timely manner of any issues beyond their control 

Working with the production team in the continuous improvement of project delivery and profitability  

Establishing strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, incl. colleagues in other departments, vendors, etc.  

Building and maintaining strong relationships with customer contacts at the project level, with measurable success in customer ratings 

Effective and timely communication with all stakeholders involved in the project(s), incl. clients, production business units, etc. 

Ensuring all finance systems data is accurate and kept up to date 

Ensuring project´s profit is maintained through the management of margin. 

Interpreter Talent Management

Qualify resource selection according to project requirements in line with standard vendor selection criteria and provide interpreter profile to client, as requested 

Manage requests for resources (RFR) with Talent Management when new resources are needed; and begin onboarding process for PM/Vendor generated referrals, including adding profile to interpreter database 

Engage with key talent on a day-to-day basis, resolving any technical issues or project-related questions they may have 

Negotiate talent rates and terms of business when necessary 

Qualifications & Required Skills

Bachelor’s degree (B.S. or B.A.) or higher, preferably with a focus on International Business Supply Chain Management, Linguistics, Interpreting, Project Management, or Event Planning. Relevant work experience in the industry in lieu of degree is acceptable. 

3+ years of prior working history in Operations, Project Management, Event Management, Scheduling, or other related role. 

Key competencies

Actively Drives their projects and teams and has a positive Impact 

Shows good ability to Manage Resources and related Costs 

Focuses on Building a credibility-based Relationship 

Understands the importance of SMART objectives and is Results Orientated 

Thinks Commercially and can interact with commercial people 

Other relevant skills

Highly motivated self-starter that gets excited about helping to build something new from the ground up  

Solutions-oriented: ability to get things done and solve problems independently rather than waiting for others to fix them 

Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented 

Strong written and verbal communication skills 

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret relevant data, technical procedures, and project specifications

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and team members 

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Ability to learn new tasks and ask questions as needed