Acolad is the global leader in content and language solutions. Its mission is to support companies in every industry to scale across markets and enable growth through cutting-edge technology and localization expertise. Established in 1995, the group is present in 22 countries across Europe, North America and Asia, with over 1.600 employees supported by a network of +10.000 linguists around the world.
At Acolad, every position is key to our global growth: we know that we will only succeed if our people succeed.
Joining Acolad means a unique opportunity for professional development through a collaborative global environment that promotes talent and creativity. We are continuously looking for new talent (like you!) to support our mission to drive growth and innovation across some of the world’s leading brands.
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About the role
As a Product Owner, you will be ensuring alignment to the product vision for the product(s) in your portfolio. You will work in close partnership with your peers and stakeholders in sales, pre-sales, marketing and development. You will also engage with internal and external user communities with the overarching goals of producing and rolling out product(s) that have a measurably positive impact on the business, and also to ensure that we are creating solutions that users love.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain good relationship and liaise directly with internal and external product partners, stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Define, manage and advocate the product strategy within your portfolio.
- Manage and oversee integration topics with other internal/external tools (ERP, CAT, internal products).
- Develop and manage product requirements documents as required by the product(s) in your portfolio.
- Develop mechanisms and measures, including organizational efficiency and customer satisfaction, to assess the impact of the product(s) in your portfolio.
- Oversee all elements of the user acceptance testing (UAT) and product launch processes.
- Stay abreast of industry-related developments and the evolution of related technologies in the competitive space with the goal of continually fostering improvements and innovation across your portfolio.
- Actively support the development, quality assurance, deployment and implementation functions/teams via timely creation of supporting documentation, training materials and newsletters.
- Develop and self-learning mind-set in new skill areas that support your work.
Requirements
- Experience in the localization industry as a project manager and/or localization engineer is strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Product Design, Product Marketing, Management or equivalent professional experience.
- 3–5 years of relevant product-related experience.
- Practical experience with web localization technologies and workflows.
- Exposure to the language technology industry (CAT tools, machine translation, NLP, etc.) is preferred.
- Strong technical and business background preferred.
- Experience in working with Agile methodologies.
- Excellent English skills.
- Excellent communication skills, as well as analytical skills.
- Experience with translation management systems preferred.
- Very good negotiation skills.
- Customer oriented.
Acolad is committed to creating a diverse and equitable workforce. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms—gender, age, disability, marital status, ethnic or social origin, religion, belief, or sexual orientation—enrich the workplace. It opens opportunities for individuals to express their talents, both individually and collectively, and strengthens our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their backgrounds.