Senior Localization Team Lead

Hostinger

Senior Localization Team Lead managing a global team at Hostinger. Overseeing localization strategies and team development across multiple markets.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇵🇱 PolandSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in leading localization teams, managing external freelancers, and translating business goals into actionable localization strategies. Proficient in utilizing localization technologies and tools to enhance quality and efficiency while fostering a collaborative environment.

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Localization LeadershipFreelancer ManagementAnalytical SkillsLocalization Tool ProficiencyCross-Functional Communication

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Hard Skills

Localization ManagementTranslationEditingProofreadingQuality AnalysisProcess ImprovementMarket InsightsData-Driven Decision MakingAI Localization ModelsOnboarding and Offboarding

Soft Skills

CoachingTeam DevelopmentProblem SolvingCommunicationPsychological Safety

Tools & Technologies

CAT ToolsProject Management SystemsAI PlatformsGeminiChatGPTClaude

Industry Keywords

LocalizationMarket LaunchesQuality StandardsPerformance ConversationsOperational Feasibility

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, coach and develop a team of Localization Specialists, creating an environment of psychological safety, ownership and continuous growth through regular feedback, performance conversations and data-driven quality improvements.
Manage and scale our external freelancer network, owning the full lifecycle from sourcing and onboarding to quality standards, communication and offboarding.
Translate business goals into localization execution plans, bringing market insights into planning and acting as the bridge between Localization Specialists and Localization Project Managers.
Validate strategic priorities against real team capacity and market realities, ensuring plans are both ambitious and operationally feasible.
Take ownership of complex localization challenges without established playbooks, including new market launches, AI-human review models and other strategic initiatives.
Identify recurring quality and delivery issues, uncover root causes and implement sustainable process improvements together with cross-functional partners.
Investigate performance anomalies, drive resolutions end-to-end and protect the team from unnecessary operational noise.
Evaluate, pilot and implement AI and localization technologies, partnering with language owners to build feedback loops that improve quality, efficiency and localization outcomes across all markets.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in localization, with at least 3 in a leadership role managing in-house linguists.
Hands-on background as a translator, editor or proofreader - you understand what you’re managing, not just how to manage it.
Demonstrated experience coordinating freelancers or external contributors across multiple markets, including onboarding and offboarding.
Strong analytical instincts: you read quality scores, OKR trends, and delivery data, not just volume reports.
Business-first minded: you connect localization work to business outcomes and never present a finding without a “so what”.
Fluent in the language of cross-functional stakeholders: Marketing, Product, Engineering.
Proficient with core localization tooling: CAT tools, project management systems and AI platforms (Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude).

Benefits

Comp & perks

🚀 360 Growth: We provide limitless learning opportunities: access to platforms like Reforge and CoachHub, global conferences, feedback culture, digital libraries, and industry-leading subscriptions. Advance your career with internal mobility, and grow with a team eager to share knowledge and support your success.
🎯 Freedom & responsibility: Work on your terms, whether from the comfort of home or anywhere in the world. With a home office budget, you can elevate your workspace. Enjoy the flexibility to manage your schedule while bringing your ideas to life in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
💪 Wellness simplified: Your health comes first with company-provided sick days, 20 paid suspension days, Headspace subscriptions, and recharge leave. Participate in wellbeing-dedicated events and simply enjoy the balance of a lifestyle that prioritizes wellness.
🎉 Work hard - play hard: Celebrate your achievements with company events like Town Hall, Meet the Client initiatives, team-building experiences, and workations. Celebrate life’s big moments with milestone gifts for weddings, new parenthood, and graduations.