Manager for Global Resource Department in healthcare language services by leading localization strategies and ensuring alignment with company goals. Fostering collaboration across teams to enhance service quality.
Responsibilities
Manage the Global Resource Department consisting of Vendor Management (VM), Retainer Program (RP), and Linguistic Quality Assurance (LQA) teams.
Develop training plans to enhance technical expertise and support professional growth by acting as the main mentor for the team.
Serve as the central point of contact for the Global Resource Department across the organization.
Own the long-term strategy for the Global Resource Department including external and internal resource pools ensuring alignment with company growth plans with a focus on quality, timeliness, and cost efficiency.
Work with the different sub-teams (VM, RP, and LQA) to create goals and department development objectives and opportunities.
Identify opportunities to expand the retainer pool into new languages, services, or operational models to support current and future capacity needs.
Monitor resource use distribution to ensure utilization of Retainers is prioritized over freelancers.
Identify process improvement opportunities to increase productivity, reduce manual tasks, and enhance quality.
Collaborate with Technology to implement tools for automation and overall efficiency.
Support Machine Translation (MT) and AI related initiatives in partnership with LQA and MT teams.
Work with Compliance to craft, edit and publish documentation to manage operations within the department.
Collaborate with Production to forecast demands, anticipate bottlenecks, and maintain optimal staffing levels.
Monitor and improve LQA quality standards, benchmarks, and performance.
Conduct quality audits to ensure consistent accuracy, compliance, and linguistic excellence.
Support corrective action processes (CAPA) in collaboration with compliance and production teams.
Define and track key KPIs including utilization, capacity, cost savings, and program performance.
Deliver clear, actionable monthly reports to senior leadership with insights and recommendations.
Partner with BI teams to build reporting solutions for quality, TAT, productivity, and utilization trends.
Design and oversee a scalable supply chain structure enabling production and operational growth.
Maintain strong relationships with top vendors through regular business reviews.
Monitor vendor usage from cost, quality, and compliance perspectives; negotiate pricing and performance improvements.
Collaborate with Sales and Production to support RFI/RFP responses and capacity planning for new clients.
Requirements
Minimum 5 years of experience in translation industry in a client centric environment; supply chain management a plus
Strong leadership skills, experiencing in coaching and mentoring
Deep understanding of the localization and translation industry, end-to-end translation lifecycle, linguist workflows, and knowledge of qualification processes.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with experience in developing KPIs, dashboards, and reports, to drive business decisions.
Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage complex, multi-faceted programs.
Excellent people management and relationship-building skills.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to executive audiences.
A natural collaborator who can effectively influence and work with stakeholders across different departments.
A creative and strategic problem-solver with a 'think outside the box' mentality.
A strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a relentless focus on achieving results.
Strong computer skills including MS Office and Adobe software products
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience.
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