Sr. Localization Engineer

OPENTEXT 
OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

Your Impact

We believe future business growth is human-centric, inclusive, and sustainable. OpenText solves complexities by combining information and automation so businesses of any size can be reinvented through new digital fabrics, new technology, new rules, and new ways to work.

As part of the Common Components – Localization team, you will have the opportunity to work with other localization professionals and participate across functions with teams that include Product Management, Software Development, Quality Assurance, Documentation, and external translation vendors as primary participants.  Localization Project Managers are involved throughout the product life cycle and participate in the end-to-end delivery of our localized products.  You will gain valuable experience in a highly dynamic and professional software development environment, while being encouraged to provide innovation toward our ongoing success.

What the role offers 

A Lead Localization Engineer role with OpenText is a role that will allow you to change people’s lives.  You will be enabling global access to industry-leading Information Management Solutions that help organizations develop sustainable supply chains, aid refugees, or save lives through better medical information access. You will solve intriguing and important problems within a highly motivated team environment, coordinating with internal stakeholders and external vendors, and managing the localization process from beginning to end. You will be encouraged to foster an engineering mindset, and an innovative spirit as we continue to optimize our localization delivery system.

What you need to Succeed

• Advanced organizational and leadership skills
• Proven ability in project planning, budget forecasting, resource & quality management
• Localization project risk analysis and mitigation planning experience
• Strong networking & relationship management skills
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
• Experience defining and tracking quality standards and metrics for localized software products
• Established desire to explore and learn AI/LLM-driven solutions in pursuit of a modern operation
• Strong team player, self-starter, and pro-active
• Growth mindset with a commitment to continually expanding knowledge and education relative to localization trends and industry evolution
• Proficiency with SDL Passolo, SDL Trados Studio, MadCap Lingo, and/or competing CAT/TMS solutions.
• Experience with SGML, XML, and HTML-based doc production.
• Experience with GitLab, Perforce, or similar source control systems.
• Have at least 5 years of localization project management experience in both waterfall and agile methodologies

• Bring extensive industry and organizational knowledge, applying advanced expertise in internationalization and localization concepts and best practices
• Take proactive leadership, overseeing medium to large scale projects, complex model development, and end-to-end programs and solutions.
• Direct the application of existing principles and drive the development of innovative policies and ideas.
• Coordinate and direct cross-functional teams, ensuring exceptional results through collaboration and leadership.
• Develop effective solutions for broad projects, evaluating all potential variables and adapting complex techniques.
• Make critical decisions as a project team leader, foster valuable networks with stakeholders, and provide guidance on complex matters.

One Last Thing

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at hr@opentext.com. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.