Localization Project Manager - Korean Speaker

**TransPerfect Is More Than Just a Job…** Our greatest asset is our people, and nothing is more important to us than ensuring that everyone knows that. Each of our 100+ offices has its own individual identity, and each also has its own unique rewards. **Job description** * Complete administrative tasks including organization of emails and documents, import/export of data, document creation and maintenance, printing files for jobs * Identify/understand project requirements * Manage simple and complex projects: * Placing jobs, setting up jobs; calculating and assigning budgets * Identifying best vendors for the accounts, contacting vendors, negotiate deadlines, and prices * Creating purchase orders * Conduct final eye and project delivery upon graduation on regular, special and sample projects * Final check of deliverables against initial instructions * Billing: contact vendors to resolve issues such as invoice/word count discrepancies; data entry * Create and track schedules for individual projects and departments * Log costs, scores, and general job information onto spreadsheets * Create project plans for internal and external use * Maintain relationships with vendors: identify, recruit, engage and train vendors for accounts * Identify and set up linguistic teams * Follow-up with vendors, contact Vendor Management team with any requests, vendor calendar management, expansion of vendor selection and creation of potential vendor lists * Manage, create and maintain specific accounts Translation Memory & Glossary * Create and maintain reference material * File preparation: format using .doc, PDF and .xls files; importing images into Word documents, PPT, etc. * Communicate with clients and attend client calls when required * Analyze client feedback/root cause and drive appropriate actions * Assist, support and manage Compliance Report investigations * Actively participate in the implementation of preventive actions * Actively participate in the creation of immediate corrective and preventive actions * Share knowledge and expertise with internal and external stakeholders * Suggest improvements and innovation for existing processes * Solve technical issues in collaboration with the appropriate support team * Identify root causes and communicate findings to the rest of the team * Handle escalations * Identify and anticipate risks (severity, likelihood, early detection) * Communicate potential failure modes to stakeholder * Act to avoid identified failure modes * Support training trainees (e.g. non-linguistic final eye graduation) * Support trainees, Project Assistants and Project Coordinators managing basic jobs * Liaise with internal Machine Translation team for set-up and training * Utilize internal technology effectively * Aid Project Coordinators and other Project Managers in daily tasks as needed * Complete all other tasks that are deemed appropriate for this role and assigned by the manager/supervisor **Job requirements** * **Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Korean and English** * Ability to building relationships with clients and co-workers * Exceptional problem solving/critical thinking skills * Flexibility and adaptability, ability to work with efficiently in a changing business environment * Excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships at all levels of the organization and externally, with vendors * Ability to effectively multitask in order to simultaneously execute multiple projects * Good organization skills. Ability to prioritize and orientation on results * Ability to maintain professionalism and focus under pressure and tight deadlines * Excellent time management skills and the ability to coordinate other’ stakeholders time * Capacity to work independently, take active measures to solve problems and commit to a high level of service * Proven track record of meeting deadlines and delivering results * Minimum Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent or relevant working experience * **Typically requires 2 years of related work experience or at least 1 year of experience as Project Coordinator in the company** **Compensation & Benefits** * Annual salary (44,000,000 KRW + performance based bonus after the 2nd year) * National pension, health insurance, supplemental group health insurance coverage **Working Hours & Holidays** * Monday to Friday, 8 working hours between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM including a 1-hour break * 2 days off per week (weekends and public holidays) * Paid leave (15 days in the first year) and birthday leave **Employment Type** * Permanent contract after a 6 month probation period **Others** * Office location:  17/F & 18/F TransPerfect Korea, Gwanghwamun Bldg. 149 Sejong-Daero Jongno-Gu, Seoul 03186. * Annual health check-up (once per year) * Free coffee, tea and fruit * Holiday gift * Employment discount offer * Company events