Brazilian Portuguese Patent Language Lead

Location: Argentina

What you will do

• Perform copy-editing and on-demand translation of patent and legal materials from English into Brazilian Portuguese.
• Lead linguistic activities for assigned accounts and take ownership of internal and external translation deliveries.
• Maintain glossaries, style guides, and work instructions in line with account and project quality standards.
• Coordinate with internal linguists, freelancers, agencies, vendors, quality teams, and other stakeholders.
• Resolve terminology and language queries, interact with clients, and support linguistic decisions.
• Train linguists and vendors, qualify new suppliers, improve processes, and meet productivity, quality, and on-time delivery KPIs.

Requirements

• University degree in Translation, Applied Languages, Linguistic Studies, or equivalent education and experience.
• Native-level Brazilian Portuguese and fluent written and spoken English required.
• Patent translation experience and knowledge of patent documents are critical.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in translation, localization, editing, or content writing, including 5+ years of review experience.
• Strong knowledge of localization processes, terminology, CAT tools such as XTM and SDL Studio, issue tracking and query management tools such as JIRA, and standard Windows and Office applications.
• Ability to coordinate and train translators, communicate with clients and managers, solve problems, work under tight deadlines, and contribute effectively in a virtual team.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with quality, program, talent, vendor, production, and client stakeholders.
• Participate in a virtual team environment.
• Contribute to customer-focused principles of quality, innovation, and global teamwork.