Localization Program Manager Cover Letter

I would like to submit my application for the localization program manager opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for guidance and mentorship to a team of localization project managers that will work within your program.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Familiarity with Google Apps (docs, sheets, calendar, mailing lists)
• Experience in the translation industry, including the use of translation management systems, translation memories, and bilingual glossaries
• Intermediate proficiency in a language other than English (German, French, or Japanese highly desirable)
• Experience using command line tools and APIs
• Basic understanding of HTML and Markdown
• Collect business and systems requirements from internal customers, write project plans, and drive project schedules from development commit to release
• Lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts to develop optimal solutions to support the localization program across engineering, editorial and QA verticals
• Work with content creators, customer strategy owners, and content infrastructure teams to define and streamline processes upstream and drive internationalization best practices

In response to your job posting for localization program manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for localization support to external localization vendors, reviews, internal development on localization issues.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Manage and implement exam localization schedules and communication
• Work with the operations and PMO team to ensure all exam details are communicated internally and externally
• Produce reports and presentations from AWS’s delivery tools
• Ensures that proper tracking mechanisms are in place, and functional (i.e., item version tracking, exam version tracking, document version control)
• Manage exam QTI parameters
• Manage and report on localization vendor metrics and performance
• Recent/relevant experience with exam development practices and psychometric standards
• Experienced in facilitating agile project deliveries using both Scrum and Kanban methods

Please consider me for the localization program manager opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for input to requirements, schedules and deliverables with product owners, content producers, web and all teams involved in internationalization and localization.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Manage, execute and own traditional localization program management tasks, such as working with stakeholders to define localization scope, coordinating handoffs and handbacks with language service providers, supporting deployment of localized assets bug fixing, implementation and testing
• Understand how to make appropriate trade-offs to optimize time-to-delivery
• Creating and managing KPIs
• Experience localizing or working with multi-media, training content and training management systems
• Define, build, and manage new Public Sector Partner Programs
• Work closely and communicate effectively with partners, AWS sales and partner teams, and AWS HQ teams around the world using a variety of mediums
• Work with existing US and INTL partner field organizations to define and execute joint sales and channel go to market strategies
• Engage the partner field sales organization and partner channels to represent WWPS business perspectives

I would like to submit my application for the localization program manager opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for recommendations on tracking and measuring of localization through the 3RP and review best-practices for localization for a proposed pilot in a crisis response country.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience working in a Program/Project Management in an agile environment
• In-depth understanding of localization/internationalization issues and localization testing experience
• Requires proficiency in Project Management tools, preferably tools used in Agile development (Rally, JIRA, ) Confluence, Google Apps, Wiki and SharePoint
• Hands-on experience with Translation Management Systems such as XTM, Smartling, or SDL/WorldServer, MemoQ and knowledge of TM, Terminology management
• Experiencewith localization test automation
• Edit and translate directly in localization tools
• Manage exam publishing and translation project schedules and communicate the schedules internally
• Manage and maintain the exam publishing and localization process ensuring multiple quality checks and reporting of exam data

In response to your job posting for localization program manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for consulting service to customers in localization industry, by understanding their environment, able to propose best, effective and innovative solutions.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Good experience acting as a Scrum master facilitating removal of impediments
• Solid experience of program management experience
• Fluency in the languages listed above with keyboard skills and use of other enterprise tools
• BA/BS in Linguistics/Translation/language-related discipline
• Knowledge of CAT (computer-aided translation) tools
• Understanding of agile framework
• Knowledge of software development cycle
• BS in technology/program management or related field