JP Localization Program Manager (Japanese Localization)

Location: Remote; must be based in the European Union, the UK, or the US/Canada West Coast, with overlap with Japan business hours

Company

hirify.global is hiring for a Language Operations position supporting localization quality and Japanese localization for PMI.

What you will do

• Build cross-language quality governance from the ground up across 14 languages.
• Create and maintain style guides and terminology management frameworks.
• Evaluate vendor linguistic quality and hold vendors accountable in Japanese and English.
• Own end-to-end Japanese localization for a quality-sensitive market.
• Design scalable frameworks for consistent translation quality.

Requirements

• Native Japanese speaker required.
• Deep experience in terminology management and linguistic quality.
• Fluent working proficiency in English required.
• Must be available full-time and based in the European Union, the UK, or the US/Canada West Coast.
• Availability for overlap with Japan business hours is essential.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote contractor position.
• Embedded role within a Language Operations team building new quality systems from the ground up.
• Work across 14 languages and contribute to scalable localization governance.