Elastic Sr Manager Localization 

United States 

32391705

In this role, you'll own our end-to-end localization program, from technology selection to team development, and drive our expansion into new markets. Your impact will extend across the organization as you shape our global voice, build world-class localization capabilities, and contribute directly to our international growth and success.

• Develop and implement a comprehensive localization strategy aligned with our global business objectives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Marketing, and Engineering to ensure seamless content localization
• Gather, analyze and report on data, establish localization plans to scale the localization program within Elastic
• Build, lead, and mentor a team of localization professionals, including project managers and linguistic specialists
• Maintain relationships with and measure the performance of language service providers (LSPs)
• Manage our localization technology solutions, including Translation Management Systems (TMS), and measure their performance. We use Smartling.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to optimize localization workflows, processes, and best practices
• Manage the localization budget and track key performance metrics
• Define and maintain translation quality standards, style guides, and glossaries
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and quality

• 8-10+ years of hands-on experience in localization management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Proven track record of building and scaling localization programs in a high-growth technology company
• Extensive experience partnering with regional marketers
• Deep understanding of enterprise localization workflows, tools, and best practices
• Demonstrated experience selecting and implementing localization technology, including TMS platforms
• Strong vendor management experience, including LSP evaluation and relationship building
• Track record of successful budget management for multi-million dollar localization programs
• Experience developing style guides, glossaries, and quality standards across multiple languages
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to drive process improvements
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management abilities

• Experience with enterprise software or SaaS product localization
• Hands-on experience with AI and machine translation and post-editing workflows
• Background in technical content localization
• Professional certification in localization management
• Multilingual ability
• Experience with agile development methodologies

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions, and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

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Elasticsearch develops and distributes technology and information that is subject to U.S. and other country export controls and licensing requirements for individuals who are located in or are nationals of the following sanctioned countries and regions: Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, the Donetsk People’s Republic (“DNR”), and the Luhansk People’s Republic (“LNR”). If you are located in or are a national of one of the listed countries or regions, an export license may be required as a condition of your employment in this role. Please note that national origin and/or nationality do not affect eligibility for employment with Elastic

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.

These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.

An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

The typical starting salary range for this role is:

$128,200—$202,900 USD

$153,800—$243,300 USD