Localization Quoting Specialist (LQS)

Job Responsibilities:

The purpose of this job is to assess the scope of each project and complete a project quote, communicating as needed, to the Project Management team so as to ensure that the client’s requests are met in a timely manner; and support the project completion process through the development and use of language tools and pilot processes.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and areas of ownership of a Localization Quoting Specialist

• Prepares quotes and calculates turnaround times for clients (administrative management).
• Responsible for conducting a follow-up of quotes in order to achieve the target acceptance rate.
• Monitors client satisfaction and any increases/decreases in their use of services.
• Provides feedback on perceived client satisfaction and service completion.
• Detects new sales opportunities bringing add-on business and retaining existing accounts.
• Discusses and plans sales strategies for existing clients with the Business Developers.
• Advises the client on how to best manage a project, not only in terms of product specifications but also with regard to expenses.
• Tries to reduce administrative tasks by implementing sales actions to improve workflows with existing clients and increase margins.
• Responsible for meeting targets in the following KPIs: the amount of money quoted, amount of money accepted and price-per-project of existing clients.
• Communicating project information to necessary parties in a clear, concise and professional manner.
• Conveying specific client requests effectively to Project managers.
• Finance governance: Responsible of registering the correct information from de clients when creating the projects in the system: Legal entities (from the client and Welocalize), PO if needed, billing schedule...

Education:

• Essential: Middle or higher-level vocational training in administration or university degree
• Desirable: Master's degree

Experience:

• 2-4 years of experience in customer-facing activities related to the localization/translation/project management fields

Skills & Knowledge:

• Essential: Fluent in English
• Desirable: Knowledge of other language
• Essential: Total Command of Microsoft Office
• Desirable: Knowledge of MEMOQ, SDL and FineReader

Additional Job Details:

Welocalize is a leading technology-enabled provider of translation, localization, and AI-driven content solutions, helping businesses communicate, innovate, and grow globally.

Specializing in complex and regulated industries, Welocalize delivers precise, scalable multilingual content through a powerful combination of advanced AI technologies and expert human talent.

At the core is Welocalize’s AI-enabled OPAL platform, which transforms translation workflows by integrating machine translation (MT) and large language models (LLMs) to provide fast, accurate, and culturally relevant content in over 300 languages.

With a commitment to excellence, Welocalize holds 7 ISO certifications.

Welocalize is headquartered in New York with offices all over the globe.