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Verkada

Localization Manager

San Mateo, CA · On-site

About the Role Verkada is looking for an experienced Localization Manager to support our end-to-end localization program. You'll be the connective tissue between our translation vendors, product ...

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Verkada

Localization Manager

San Mateo, CA

About the Role Verkada is looking for an experienced Localization Manager to support our end-to-end localization program. You'll be the connective tissue between our translation vendors, product ...

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Localization Manager (cur_1_130390@curatelyai.net)

South San Francisco, CA · On-site

$55 - $56/hr

Localization Manager Location: South San Francisco, CA - 94080 Duration: 12 Months Pay Rate: $55 to $56 on W2 Working Model: Hybrid Working days: M-F Working hours: Standard business Hours, PT The ...

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Localization Program Manager - Life Sciences

South San Francisco, CA · On-site

$50 - $56.74/hr

BEPC is actively looking for Localization Manager, in South San Francisco, CA area! W2 Contract - 12 months with possible extensions! Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance Pay ...

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Meta

Localization Program Manager

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$160K/yr

Meta is seeking a Senior Localization Program Manager to lead the next evolution of localization at Meta: reimagining how our established programs run in the age of AI. As a senior individual ...

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Localization Program Manager

Menlo Park, CA · On-site +1

$160K/yr

Meta is seeking a Senior Localization Program Manager to lead the next evolution of localization at Meta: reimagining how our established programs run in the age of AI. As a senior individual ...

Roblox

Localization Program Manager

San Mateo, CA

We're seeking a detail-oriented and strategically minded Localization Program Manager to lead end-to-end localization efforts for our products. In this role, you will work closely with product ...

Apple Inc.

Manager, Localization Technology

Cupertino, CA · On-site

$195 - $294/hr

Lead organizational change management for new localization technologies, including adoption strategies, enablement, and success measurement * Lead and mentor team of Localization Producers that ...

Twitch

Localization Program Manager

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$81K - $142K/yr

We're looking for a Localization Program Manager to own the operational core of our localization program - vendor coordination, content workflows, quality processes, and launch execution across 29 ...

Apple

Manager, Localization Technology

Cupertino, CA · On-site

You will own the architecture, implementation, and continuous improvement of scalable localization workflows - integrating translation management, machine translation, AI services, and enterprise ...

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Manager, Localization Technology

Cupertino, CA

$195K - $293K/yr

You will own the architecture, implementation, and continuous improvement of scalable localization workflows - integrating translation management, machine translation, AI services, and enterprise ...

Amazon

Localization Program Manager

San Francisco, CA · On-site

We're looking for a Localization Program Manager to own the operational core of our localization program - vendor coordination, content workflows, quality processes, and launch execution across 29 ...

Roblox

Localization Program Manager

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$167K - $206K/yr

We're seeking a detail-oriented and strategically minded Localization Program Manager to lead end-to-end localization efforts for our products. In this role, you will work closely with product ...

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A Localization Manager oversees the adaptation of content, products, or services for different languages and cultures, ensuring they resonate with local audiences. They coordinate translation efforts, manage localization teams and vendors, and ensure linguistic and cultural accuracy. Additionally, they work closely with product, marketing, and engineering teams to streamline workflows and maintain quality across global markets. Their role is crucial for businesses expanding internationally, ensuring that content is both linguistically accurate and culturally appropriate.

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Localization Manager

San Mateo, CA • On-site

Verkada
Software Development • 1 - 5K employees
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Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO

Posted 3 days ago

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Job description

Who We Are
Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.
We've got serious momentum in the market: more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more. Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it.
You can look at all kinds of communities to see our platform's impact in the world. It's the retailer that uses our agentic AI to deter theft before it happens. The warehouse that uses AI-powered alerts to make sure its team is protected on the floor with proper PPE. The school that's alerted to a threat in real-time and triggers a lockdown in seconds, not minutes. We're rapidly scaling this impact: today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries.
About the Role
Verkada is looking for an experienced Localization Manager to support our end-to-end localization program. You'll be the connective tissue between our translation vendors, product, marketing, and regional teams, ensuring every piece of content, from UI strings to landing pages to sales collateral, is linguistically accurate, culturally relevant, and launched on time. This is a highly cross-functional role for someone who is an equal parts process-builder, quality champion, and hands-on project manager.
What You'll Do
  • Vendor management: Own relationships with translation and localization vendors, manage SOWs, SLAs, and day-to-day workflow to ensure high-quality, on-time delivery.
  • Quality assurance: Maintain and continuously check localization quality across product, web, and marketing content; run linguistic QA processes, manage style guides and glossaries, and resolve translation issues quickly.
  • New language launches: Lead the end-to-end process for launching new languages/locales, from scoping and resourcing through translation, QA, and go-live, coordinating closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing.
  • GTM localization: Partner with regional marketing and sales teams to localize go-to-market materials (sales decks, one-pagers, case studies, campaigns, etc.) for international markets, ensuring messaging lands with local audiences.
  • Website localization: Customize and manage localized landing pages per language/region, working with web and design teams to adapt layout, imagery, and content as needed (not just word-for-word translation).
  • Process improvement: Continuously evaluate and improve localization workflows and tooling (e.g., translation management systems, automation, string handoff processes) to increase speed, quality, and scalability as Verkada expands into new markets.
  • Budget and reporting: Track localization spend, volume, and turnaround-time metrics.
  • Market research: Stay close to regional nuances, competitive localization practices, and market-specific requirements to proactively flag localization needs.
What You Bring
  • 4+ years of experience in localization management, translation project management, or a related global content/marketing role.
  • Proven experience managing translation/localization vendors and multi-language programs at scale.
  • Hands-on experience with Translation Management Systems (e.g., Smartling, Lokalise, Phrase, Crowdin) and localization workflows for both product (software strings) and marketing content.
  • Strong project management skills, able to manage multiple concurrent language releases and campaigns with competing deadlines.
  • Excellent cross-functional communication skills; comfortable partnering with Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Sales.
  • Strong understanding of internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) best practices
  • A quality-first mindset with sharp attention to linguistic and cultural detail.
  • A continuous-improvement mentality, always looking for ways to make the localization process faster, cheaper, and higher quality.
  • Experience with AI-assisted translation and quality workflows (e.g., LLM/MT post-editing, automated QA checks, AI-powered TMS features).
  • Fluency in English required, plus proficiency in another language, preferably Korean or Japanese.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Linguistics, International Studies, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Experience in B2B SaaS, hardware/IoT, or security industries is a plus.
Employee Benefits
Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
  • Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
  • Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
  • Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
  • Expanded mental health support
  • Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
  • Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
  • Professional development stipend
  • Wellness/fitness benefits
  • Healthy lunches provided daily
  • Commuter benefits
Additional Information
  • You must be independently authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role, at this time.

Annual Pay Range
At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)
Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).
Estimated Annual Pay Range
$155,000-$185,000 USD
Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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