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Senior Japanese Linguist

Japan💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-30 → 2026-09-25

Core

Managing translation, copy-editing, and quality assurance for Japanese language deliverables across enterprise accounts.

Role type

Senior Japanese Linguist (Lead)

Builds

High-quality multilingual content for global enterprises

Domain

Localization / Translation Services

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Native Japanese fluency, English fluency, 8+ years translation/localization experience, 5+ years review experience, glossary and style guide management, freelancer/vendor coordination, CAT tool proficiency (XTM, SDL Studio), JIRA, training and mentoring, KPI-driven productivity

Preferred skills

Subject matter expertise in assigned content specialties, process improvement proposal, virtual team collaboration

Technologies

XTM, SDL Studio, JIRA, Windows, Office applications

Responsibilities

Perform copy-edit and on-demand translation tasks, manage language resources (glossaries, style guides), coordinate with freelancers and agencies, resolve terminology queries, train internal linguists and external vendors, interact with clients on linguistic matters, meet productivity and quality KPIs

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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