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Guidewire Software

Technical Program Manager

Toronto, ON

CA$98K - CA$123K/yr

Summary Are you an experienced Technical Program Manager who is excited about Cloud Infrastructure ... Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and ...

BYD North America

Product Manager

Toronto, ON

... programs, and emerging opportunities within the Canadian automotive industry. * Monitor competitor ... Product Localization & Market Adaptation * Monitor changes in customer preferences, regulatory ...

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Apertera

Data Engineer (Team Lead)

Toronto, ON · On-site

... Translation & Localization Domain * Linguistic Asset Management: Manage the lifecycle of ... Employee Referral Program: Earn rewards for bringing amazing talent to our team. Powered by JazzHR ...

EBC Inc.

CA$95K - CA$145K/yr

Complete group insurance program upon entry; \n * Group RRSP with employer contribution to a ... qualifications, localization, and internal equity. Base salary is one component of EBC ...

EBC Inc.

CA$90K/yr

... program; \n \n \n Continuing education; \n \n \n Active social club; \n \n \n Friendly and ... qualifications, localization, and internal equity. Base salary is one component of EBC ...

Clio

Product Design Manager, International

Toronto, ON · Hybrid

Define and drive the experience strategy for internationalization and localization, ensuring Clio ... We have developed a series of programs and processes to ensure we are creating fair and competitive ...

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How much do localization program manager jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 8, 2026, the average hourly pay for localization program manager in Ontario is $43.17, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $37.50 and $47.60 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are some common challenges faced by Localization Program Managers when coordinating global projects?

Localization Program Managers often encounter challenges such as managing tight deadlines across multiple time zones, ensuring consistent quality across languages, and aligning stakeholders from different regions and departments. They must also navigate technical hurdles, like integrating localization tools with existing content management systems. Effective communication, strong project management skills, and a solid understanding of both local cultures and global business objectives are essential for overcoming these challenges.

What are Localization Program Managers?

Localization Program Managers are professionals responsible for overseeing and coordinating the process of adapting products, services, or content to meet the linguistic, cultural, and regulatory requirements of different target markets. They manage cross-functional teams, set timelines and budgets, and ensure quality and consistency across all localized materials. Their role often involves collaborating with translators, developers, and marketing teams to deliver products that resonate with local audiences while maintaining brand integrity.

What is the difference between Localization Program Manager vs Localization Specialist?

AspectLocalization Program ManagerLocalization Specialist
CredentialsTypically requires project management experience, certifications like PMP, and language skillsRequires language proficiency, translation experience, and sometimes certification in translation tools
Work EnvironmentManages multiple projects, coordinates teams, and oversees localization strategiesFocuses on translation, editing, and quality assurance of localized content
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in global companies, tech, and media industriesCommon in translation agencies, corporate localization teams, and content providers
Search & Comparison IntentOften searched for in relation to managing localization projects and programsOften searched for in relation to translation tasks and content localization

The Localization Program Manager oversees the entire localization process, coordinating teams and managing projects, while the Localization Specialist focuses on translating and editing content. Both roles are essential but differ in scope and responsibilities within the localization industry.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Localization Program Manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Localization Program Manager, you need strong project management skills, fluency in multiple languages, and a background in localization or translation, often supported by a relevant degree. Familiarity with localization management tools (such as SDL Trados, memoQ, or Smartling), CAT tools, and content management systems is typically required. Exceptional communication, cross-cultural awareness, and organizational skills make someone stand out in this position. These skills and qualities are essential for ensuring accurate, timely, and culturally appropriate delivery of localized content across global markets.
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Technical Program Manager

Technical Program Manager

Guidewire Software

Toronto, ON

CA$98K - CA$123K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 14 days ago

Job description

Summary

Are you an experienced Technical Program Manager who is excited about Cloud Infrastructure and partnering with Engineering teams leveraging cutting edge cloud natives technologies to deliver modern, highly reliable and scalable infrastructure? Does the world of Kubernetes, AWS, PaaS, excite you? Are you passionate about topics like Security, Cost Optimizations in Cloud? If so, we would like to meet you!
Guidewire provides outstanding software for the second-largest financial services industry in the world: insurance. We deliver the core applications that Property and Casualty (P/C) insurers use to build their products, sell policies, settle claims, and bill their customers. We deliver SaaS solutions via Guidewire Cloud that enable our customers to rapidly innovate and drive measurable value. Guidewire Cloud is powered by the highly resilient Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure, with SLAs backed by experienced Guidewire teams and SaaS-certified partners spanning application management, system administration, security and compliance, upgrades, QA testing, health checks, and other services.

Job Description

What you get to do:

  • Own, Plan and Deliver key cross functional initiatives, technical projects and complex features that will have the highest visibility with senior Engineering and Product leadership (Directors, Sr. Directors and VP).

  • Recommend, Define and Measure metrics that should matter for Platform teams. Lead teams in being more data driven when making decisions. Own those metrics, inspect for variances, propose corrective actions and drive changes to improve outcomes.

What you bring to Guidewire:

  • 3+ years of experience inproject/program management experience leading complex technical projects with strong preference to delivering cloud based solutions or managing Infrastructure projects.

  • Strong experience with using work planning and tracking tools like Jira, Aha, Trello, Asana etc to improve how teams manage & organize their work and report on progress.

  • Understanding of Platform Engineering, and how they contribute value to the organization.

  • Strong bias to being Metrics-driven: Experience determining effective program critical metrics and using them to measure program success and issues.

  • Be the glue that tightly aligns the otherwise loosely coupled, fast moving and high velocity teams.

  • Courage to pick up ambiguous problems, conduct independent research and facilitate decision making with Senior Leaders.

  • Demonstrate AI first mindset when it comes to work planning and execution tracking.

Nice to Have

  • Advocate and active follower of cloud technologies and market trends.

  • Experience with Product or Engineering Operations.

  • Prior experience with managing Data Centers, Security, FinOps teams.

  • Technical Certifications on AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Security or other cloud native technologies.

  • BS/MS degree (Computer Science or Math) or equivalent level of proven professional proficiency

What you should know about this role

  • This is not a Scrum Master role.

  • This position reports directly into Director, Program Management.

  • This is an office-based position based out of Toronto, with the flexibility to work from home as applicable.

  • References:

    • How our CCS group operates:https://medium.com/guidewire-engineering-blog/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-cloud-common-services-engineer-c67cf3debc57

    • Our architecture and technologies we use;https://medium.com/guidewire-engineering-blog/guidewire-cloud-why-hybrid-tenancy-is-the-right-choice-56a0ff176032andhttps://medium.com/guidewire-engineering-blog/guidewire-cloud-why-hybrid-tenancy-is-the-right-choice-part-2-of-2-ba22c9888bb8

The Canadian CAD base salary range for this full-time position is $98,000 - $123,000 . Your base pay will depend on your experience, skills, education, training, and location among other factors. All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a company sponsored retirement plan. In addition, some roles may be eligible for the annual company bonus plan, commissions, and/or long term incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, company and employee performance.

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.

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