Senior Technical Program Manager, Localization (APAC)
Job Description
- Experience with localization tools (Phrase, Smartling, Trados)
- Experience with Agile methodologies (Jira, Asana)
- Experience managing large-scale localization projects
- Fluency in Japanese
- Background in tech, gaming, or developer content localization
- 5-10 years of experience in localization program management
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Fluency in English and Korean (spoken and written)
- Ability to follow and suggest improvements to localization processes
Senior Technical Program Manager, Localization (APAC)
The opportunity
At Unity, we’re committed to making our products, services, and experiences truly global—and localization is key to that mission. We’re looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager based in APAC to help deliver seamless, high-quality localization support to internal teams across the region and around the world.This role will serve as the primary point of contact for localization requests from Unity’s internal teams across Asia Pacific—including Marketing, Documentation, Training, and more—while also supporting time-sensitive global needs that benefit from APAC coverage. You’ll partner closely with two technical program managers based in the U.S., one of whom provides global alignment and load balancing across the team.
You’ll also collaborate regularly with two senior linguists—based in Seoul and Tokyo—who develop and maintain style guides, term dictionaries, and review content from external vendors. In addition, you will work alongside localization engineers who manage machine translation workflows and automation tools, ensuring scalability and technical precision. This role reports to Unity’s Manager and Global Head of Localization and will operate autonomously against pre-defined direction.
What you'll be doing
- Serve as the primary localization program contact for internal teams across APAC; manage requests, timelines, and deliverables with clarity and professionalism
- Collaborate with global TPM peers to balance workloads, prioritize initiatives, and align on global standards and best practices
- Partner with internal stakeholders—including senior and executive leaders—to gather requirements, set expectations, and ensure smooth execution
- Coordinate closely with linguists, localization engineers, and APAC-based vendors to ensure quality, consistency, and technical reliability across workflows; occasional travel (10–25%) may be required to support team and vendor alignment
- Identify opportunities to improve localization processes and contribute to scaling our global operations
What we're looking for
- 5–10 years of professional experience, including technical project/program management in localization, content, or global operations
- Strong organizational and time management skills; able to manage multiple priorities across global time zones with minimal supervision
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience presenting to or working directly with executive stakeholders
- Fluency in both English and Korean (spoken and written); ideally has lived and worked in Asia Pacific and understands regional work styles and cross-cultural dynamics
- Ability to follow established localization processes while identifying and suggesting improvements as needed
You might also have
- Experience working with localization tools and platforms (e.g., Phrase, Smartling, Trados)
- Experienced with Agile methodologies and tools like Jira or Asana
- Experience managing large-scale or technical localization projects across multiple languages
- Fluency in Japanese
- Background in supporting localization for tech, gaming, or developer-focused content
Additional information
- Relocation support is not available for this position.
- Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position
Life at Unity
Unity [NYSE: U] is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, infrastructure experts, filmmakers, and more, use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms, from mobile, PC, and console, to spatial computing.As of the third quarter of 2024, more than 70% of the top 1,000 mobile games were made with Unity, and in 2024, Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information, please visit Unity.
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