Akkodis is looking for an Localization QA Lead for a contract position located in Austin TX.
6-month contract
Pay rate: $36.17/hourly
Job Overview:
As iCloud Localization QA lead on our team, you bring outstanding linguistic and technical skills to ensure that users around the globe are getting an equally enjoyable experience in any UI language we support besides English. You will help us localize top priority projects and lead the QA of our features with the support of additional vendors. You will closely collaborate with vendors, Localization Project Managers (LPMs), lab operations staff, and language leads across the company to ensure a consistent language experience from software, to marketing, and support.
The environment is fast-paced, requiring the ability to work autonomously while handling aggressive delivery schedules. The right mix of problem solving skills and passion to improve existing processes and tools will help you see the big picture beyond your specific language needs..
RESPONSIBILITIES
Create and manage glossaries, style guides, and other linguistic and cultural assets. As our language POC, you will provide feedback to a wide variety of teams to establish localization quality requirements and connect with the Lab Operations team and LPMs when those requirements are not met.
Qualify a variety of products and services through both manual and automated UI testing.
With the added support of internal and external vendors, ensure the best quality output for Apple’s customers across all deliverables for your specific language.
Collaboration with cross-functional teams across multiple time zones to identify the best localization strategies around new and current brands.
Drive linguistic bugs resolution and communicate localizability, functional, and layout issues promptly to the project LPMs. Beyond reporting on issues found, provide pertinent information and follow solutions to their conclusion.
Provide feedback and recommendations on product and UX design, and flag potential cultural sensitivity issues.
Look for opportunities to optimize workflow, tools, and processes to help the team scale.Implement and foster globalization/internationalization/ localization best practices.
PREFERRED SKILLSETS
Native-level fluency in French
Strong familiarity with Apple ecosystem (hardware, software and services)
Sufficient understanding of software development lifecycle
Proven experience in a technical translation or localization QA role with high attention to detail with an ability to see the big picture and to handle some ambiguity
If you are interested in this Localization QA Lead then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to www.akkodis.com. If you have questions about the position, please contact Luke Fannin at luke.fannin@akkodisgroup.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client
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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pay Details: $36.17 PER HOURBenefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.modis.com/en-us/candidate-privacy
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records subject to federal contractor requirements and/or security clearance requirements.