Localization Product Strategist (Fixed-Term Contract)

About the role

This is an FTC role that goes until December 2027. The application window will be open until at least June 19, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in a technical project management or a customer-facing role.

Preferred qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computational Linguistics, Linguistics, or professional-level multilingual proficiency to in-depth search linguistic product strategy.
• Experience in management consulting, technical sales, or partner management translating complex commercial models into solutions.
• Experience leveraging machine translation, LLMs, and deep cultural nuances to create engaged global product differentiators.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functionally, align stakeholder objectives, and present compelling business cases to executives.
• History of navigating ambiguous environments to implement scalable localization processes, drive technical automation, and mitigate future bottlenecks.
• Strong investigative and problem-solving skills combined with direct accountability for budget management and long-term resource advocacy.

About The Job

L10n (Localization) is part of gUP Operations, and the L10n mission is to empower everyone to get the most out of Google through a native user experience. Google is a universally recognized name, and our mission is to empower everyone to get the most out of Google through a native user experience. In an industry increasingly driven by advanced AI and language models, the Localization team ensures Google's ideas and products look, feel, and sound natural to users globally. We collaborate with international Engineering, Product, UX, and Marketing teams to steer products through the localization process and ensure successful global launches.

Responsibilities

• Identify and lead outcomes for internal localization projects, driving the end-to-end localization of complex products from inception to launch while managing delivery, cost, and vendor execution.
• Act as an advisor to manager-level product teams, educating them on the localization journey to align goals and ensure deep global cultural resonance.
• Address complex localization issues requiring multiple approaches; build scalable processes with systems-level foresight to anticipate issues and mitigate international business risk.
• Identify workflow inefficiencies and drive repeatable solutions, collaborating with Operations and Engineering to deploy AI integration and automated operational scaling tools.
• Manage the product's localization budget, driving annual planning and advocating for resources based on long-term commercial objectives.