Descripción del puesto

The Brazilian Portuguese Patent Language Lead is a critical position that requires a strong background in translation, localization, and copy-editing tasks with a focus on patent/legal documents. This professional is responsible for translating, copy editing or reviewing complex patent/legal materials from English into Brazilian Portuguese, ensuring the highest quality and accuracy of the deliverables to client. This role works closely with Quality, Program Squads, Talent, vendors and other stakeholders to provide precise language support for patent-related matters.

This professional ensures that the expected level of translation quality is maintained, and the product delivered to the client should always meet its intended purpose, while closely monitoring that translation expenses remain within budget.

The Brazilian Portuguese Patent Language Lead understands legal requirements and engages the production team in the fulfillment of these requirements, crafting client solutions based on our client Four Pillars of Customer Service, Quality, Innovation and General Teamwork.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This is a non-exhaustive list of the responsibilities and ownership areas that come with this role:

- Carrying out copy-editing tasks on assigned projects or accounts
- Handling on-demand translation work
- Acting as lead linguist on assigned accounts
- Owning deliveries translated internally or by external partners into your target language, for one or more accounts
- Preparing, managing and keeping language materials up to date and up to standard, such as glossaries, style guides, and work instructions,



as required by the account or project
- Managing project-related queries
- Keeping good communication flowing across the team and resolving terminology or language questions
- Coordinating with freelancers, agencies and internal linguists on your assigned projects or accounts
- Testing and qualifying new freelancers and vendors as needed
- Training and developing internal linguists and freelancers (new and existing) based on account and client needs
- Interacting with clients on linguistic matters when needed
- Contributing to the development of new and improved workflows, and proposing process improvements
- Meeting or exceeding KPIs for productivity, on-time delivery and quality
- Achieving the goals set by your team manager

Requisitos

REQUIREMENTS

Education Level

University degree in Translation/Applied Languages/Linguistic Studies or equivalent combination of education and experience (University degree in other fields plus 2 years of full time experience in translation; OR 5 years of full time professional experience in translating)

Experience

- Native-Level in Brazilian Portuguese and fluent in English (written and spoken)




- Patent translation experience and patent knowledge are critical for success in this role (e.g. types of patent documents: computer science, mechanics, biology, electricity, pharmacy, chemistry)
- 8+ years of relevant experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing
- 5+ years of review experience
- Thorough understanding of the localization process
- Excellent knowledge of terminology used various subject matters
- Subject-matter expert within company for assigned content specialties, service lines and processes
- Excellent user experience of standard CAT tools, e.g. XTM, SDL Studio and issue tracking and query management tools, e.g. JIRA
- Ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly
- Excellent user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications
- Ability to give clear, concise and constructive feedback
- Ability to coordinate internal and external translators
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge.
- Ability to work with tight deadlines
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, linguists
- Ability, willingness and experience in communicating with customers at various levels
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to work in a virtual team

Detalles

Nivel mínimo de educación: Universitario (Indistinto)

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