Apple's Software Engineering (SWE) organization is seeking a Software Localization Project Manager to help deliver world-class localized and internationalized experiences across Apple products- including Apple Intelligence.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience managing technical projects in a software, localization, or AI-focused environment.
- Experience working with engineering teams during software development lifecycles.
- Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technical concepts quickly.
- 5+ years of experience in software project or localization program management, ideally with global product launches.
- Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects using both Agile and traditional methodologies.
- Familiarity with machine learning, AI datasets, and annotation or model training workflows.
- Understanding of internationalization standards and practices (e.g., Unicode, CLDR).
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end localization workflows for traditional software and AI-powered content, ensuring timely delivery, high quality across global markets.
- Collaborate with engineering, ML modeling, design, QA, and localization teams to define scope, develop detailed project plans, and track progress against milestones.
- Identify and proactively mitigate localization and internationalization (l10n/i18n) risks- including linguistic accuracy, cultural relevance, technical compatibility, and regulatory compliance.
- Advocate for global readiness by championing internationalization best practices during the software development lifecycle.
- Optimize and scale multilingual workflows through process improvement, automation, and tooling.
- Facilitate effective communication across distributed teams: gather requirements, lead reviews, and provide regular updates on goals, priorities, progress, and blockers.
- Proactively identify i18n issues in new and existing features and collaborate with product and engineering teams to address them early in development.
Other
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to adapt to shifting priorities and thrive in a dynamic, high-velocity environment.
- Prior work with geographically distributed or international teams.
- Proven track record of working independently and navigating ambiguity effectively.
- Fluency in a second language and/or demonstrated interest in global user experience and cultural nuance.
