Project Manager - German Speaker

Job Purpose

To manage all assigned projects in the most efficient manner possible in order to ensure client retention, satisfaction and ultimately revenue growth. Through effective written and verbal communication ensure that project teams are clear to the scope, complexity and expectations of clients for all projects and that the clients are kept fully informed as to the progress, position and financial status of their projects.

About the Strategic Content Solutions (SCS)

The Strategic Content Solutions, part of RWS's Language Services division, works closely with major accounts and clients of all sizes who are going global with specialized localization services. These services cover the entire localization spectrum, from translating content, media, and audio to creating engaging eLearning programs and transcribing highly impactful marketing campaigns. The SCS works closely with RWS's Language eXperience Delivery (LXD) platform, which includes 2,000 in-house linguists, and a network of more than 29,000 translators, who use RWS's proprietary machine translation, AI, and translation productivity tools, to deliver a 24/7 service to clients.

Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

Running projects within the specified range of project management activities, such as:

• Resource planning
• Organizing and motivating a project team
• Controlling time management
• Ensuring customer satisfaction
• Monitoring progress
• Managing reports and necessary documentation

Skills & Experience

• English language skills at least B2/C1
• German speaking skills
• Experience in localization project management
• Good level of understanding of the O365 product suite
• Ability to work with tools supporting teamwork
• Computer skills
• Organizational skills
• Analytical and problem solving abilities
• Attention to details and work under pressure
• Interest in languages and culture
• Experience in leading an account as a Project Manager - nice to have

Life at RWS

At RWS, we're here for one purpose: unlocking global understanding.

As a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services, we remove the barriers to communication to make global connection possible. Our unrivalled experience and deep understanding of language have been developed over more than 60 years. As we look to shape the future, our ambition is to create a world where understanding is universal for everyone.

We work with over 80% of the world's top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune's 20 'Most Admired Companies' and almost all the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.

Over the past 20 years we've been evolving our own AI solutions as well as helping clients to explore, build and use multilingual AI applications. With 45+ AI-related patents and more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, we have the experience and expertise to support clients on their AI journey.

If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about breaking down language barriers and giving back to their communities, then you'll love life at RWS. Our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong.

We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise.

RWS Values

Get the 3Ps right - Partner, Pioneer, Progress - and we'll Deliver together as One RWS.

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