Adaptive Globalization The World-Leading Language Services Recruitment Agency

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Who is Adaptive?
Adaptive Globalization’s track record spans language service agencies to Fortune 500 companies, hiring market-leading talent in Translation, Localization, Translation Technology, Interpreting, Language Data, NLP & Machine Translation.
​Since 2005, Adaptive Globalization established itself as a market leader, recruiting exclusively within the language services and tech sector across Europe, US and APAC.
We help our clients build winning teams in operations, sales and technology through utilising our extensive network and years of industry knowledge. We also partner with client-side localization teams and language technology companies to build or scale their operations, ensuring they have the best talent from around the globe.
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Latest Vacancies

Remote
Germany
80000
We are looking for a business development director to lead all sales activities of a fast-growing German translation platform, with revenues over $8M. Office presence in Northern Germany is required at least once a month. As a Business Development Director for a German translation platform, your day-to-day activities involve: Finding new clients: research and identify potential clients who need translation services. This could involve attending industry events, networking with businesses, or developing targeted marketing campaigns. Building relationships: connect with decision-makers at potential client companies to understand their translation needs and present our platform's solutions  Developing proposals and quotes: work with the sales team to create proposals and quotes that outline our services, pricing, and timelines. Negotiating contracts: negotiate the terms of contracts with clients to ensure mutually beneficial agreements. Managing existing client relationships: maintain positive relationships with existing clients, ensuring their satisfaction and encouraging repeat business. Staying up-to-date on industry trends: research and analyze market trends in the translation industry to identify new business opportunities and ensure our platform remains competitive. Developing the platform: collaborate with product development teams to suggest improvements and features that will enhance the platform's value proposition for clients. Your overall mission is to drive business growth for the translation platform by expanding our client base and increasing revenue. The targets are set for new client acquisition and revenue generation. Is that of interest? If so, get in touch! #LI-remote #LI-MC1    
Stuttgart
Germany
50-60000 EUR je nach Erfahrung und Qualifikationen
This is a Vendor Management Team Lead position based full-time in the office of our client in the Stuttgart area. Home Office is allowed for few days a month, and having people in house as much as possible is a requirement for our client. With more than 150 employees in Europe and several thousands technical translators worldwide, our client is one of the largest German translation service providers. Their customers include many large globally active companies. They are renowned for the quality of their translations as well as their excellent IT-driven project management, efficiency and speed. Your responsabilities:   Lead a team of 3 vendor managers and other support staff to ensure effective and efficient management of vendor relationships   Develop and apply vendor management strategies to optimize procurement costs, ensure quality of deliveries and evaluate vendor performance.   Identify and select suitable suppliers and contractors, considering quality standards, pricing, delivery times and other relevant criteria.   Negotiate and conclude contracts and agreements with suppliers   Monitor supplier performance, perform evaluations, and develop solutions to problems and implement measures to improve performance.   You maintain good relationships with suppliers to foster long-term cooperation and partnership. Requirements:   Over 5 years LSP experience At least 3 years of experience in vendor management or a similar function You have a sound understanding of procurement processes, contract negotiations and supplier management You have already led teams #LI-CP1 #LI-Hybrid  
Remote
Germany
36-48000
Client side opportunity - Junior Localization Producer Assistant (1 year contract) - fully remote from Germany The end client is a leading developer and publisher, a major player in the gaming industry, responsible for some of the most popular titles in recent history. They're known for creating immersive worlds and engaging experiences for gamers worldwide. Their influence extends beyond games, with software development tools that empower creators to bring their own visions to life. This is your chance to join the localization team of a top-notch gaming company. What you'll do: Team up with our localization gurus to bring our client's video games to a global audience. Become a master using Smartling, JIRA, Trello, Slack - you'll be wrangling them all to keep projects on track. Be the ultimate teammate, keeping everyone informed and projects running smoothly. Requirements: 3 years experience in localization project management, ideally with experience in the gaming industry. Able to work in the US Time zone (from 14:00 to 22:00 CET). Fully remote role. Is that of interest? If so, get in touch! #LI-MC1 #LI-CP1 #LI-remote  
Berlin
Germany
30-36.000
Localization Project Manager Full time permanent role / must be 5 days a week in house. What you'll do: Manage localization projects from start to finish Lead localization teams to deliver expected results on time, with intended scope and quality, on budget. Prepare assets for localization Interface with clients Organizing & conducting project deliveries, via FTP or client-specific software Updating the client's contact database and finding new freelancers Requirements: 3 years experience in localization project management, ideally with experience in the gaming industry. Able to work in the office 5 days a week. Home office will be permitted after 6 months and will amount to 5 days a month. Excellent communication and organizational skills Fluency in German and English A good knowledge of general office software & email applications (i.e. MS Outlook, Excel & Word) Abilities to work under pressure and to tight deadlines A positive attitude towards challenges & excellent problem solving abilities Being able to work independently to complete assigned tasks is a must! An understanding of how to professionally conduct oneself in an office environment. Is that of interest? If so, get in touch! #LI-MC1 #LI-CP1  
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