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Senior Localization Technical Program Manager New

at Mozilla Corporation

📍 Remote, US Remote 💰 $116K – $183K USD / year Posted April 09, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $116K – $183K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Project & Program Management

About this role

Senior Localization Technical Program Manager to lead localization initiatives across Mozilla products. You will partner with UX, Content, and Engineering, collaborate with language service providers and volunteers, and shape the long-term localization strategy.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead localization initiatives with volunteers and LSPs; Drive end-to-end localized releases; Own localization requests and scoping; Make trade-offs to optimize delivery; Collaborate with engineers and other TPs to improve tooling and workflows

Technical Overview

Technical scope includes localization engineering, i18n, translation management, and tooling automation; proficient with GitHub, Python, and Bash to automate workflows and coordinate cross-region delivery.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior localization program manager with deep experience in localization processes and translation workflows, plus hands-on experience with GitHub, Python, and Bash. They are capable of coordinating cross-functional teams across regions to deliver localization at scale in nonprofit/open-source contexts.

Must-Have Skills

Proven expertise in localization processesworkflowsand common industry formats used for software and web localization.First-hand experience localizing software and/or web content at scaleAbility to read source code to identify internationalization/localization issuesExperience with GitHub as a platform for both code and project managementAbility to evaluate tools and design workflows to automate or streamline repetitive localization tasksusing scripting or other technical approaches

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience working with community-driven localization models in open-source or non-profit environmentsWorking knowledge of Python and Bash to automate workflowsExperience using issue and project tracking tools (e.g. BugzillaJiraTrello) to triage localization work

Tools & Platforms

GitHubBugzillaJiraTrello

Required Skills

Localizationlocalization processestranslation management systemsGitHubPythonBashinternationalizationi18nsoftware localizationrelease managementQA for localization

Hard Skills

Localizationlocalization processestranslation management systemsGitHubPythonBashinternationalizationi18nsoftware localizationrelease managementQA for localization

Soft Skills

Self-motivationproblem solvingindependent decision-making in ambiguous environmentscross-team collaborationstakeholder managementcommunication

Industry & Role

Industry Nonprofit / Open Source
Job Function Lead localization initiatives and scale localization across Mozilla products
Role Subtype Technical Project Manager
Tech Domains GitHub, Python, Bash

Keywords for Your Resume

senior localization program managerlocalizationl10ni18ntranslation management systemsGitHubPythonBashinternationalizationsoftware localizationrelease managementlanguage service providersLSPsopen sourcenonprofitremote

Deal Breakers

Lack of localization program experience, No experience with GitHub or localization tooling, Inability to work in a distributed/open-source environment

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