fixed-term project engagement｜Localization / Translation Manager

[ ABOUT TENCHIJIN ] Tenchijin Inc. is a Tokyo-headquartered space-tech company and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) certified venture. Through its land-evaluation and analytics platform, Tenchijin COMPASS, the company fuses earth-observation satellite data, geospatial and environmental layers, IoT and ground-sensor feeds, and clients' operational data with proprietary AI to deliver multimodal analytics for utilities and infrastructure enterprises. Tenchijin's flagship water-infrastructure solution, KnoWaterleak, assesses pipeline deterioration and leak risk from space-derived insights and is used by a growing number of water utilities to prioritize inspection and investment, reduce non-revenue water, and extend asset life. [ ABOUT THE PROJECT ] The Global South Project is an 18-month initiative (October 2026 – March 2028) to design, build, and deploy a scalable, secure, AI-ready analytics platform tailored to utilities and infrastructure operators across Global South markets. The project adapts Tenchijin's satellite-data and GeoAI capabilities to regions facing aging or rapidly expanding infrastructure, constrained budgets, and limited field-inspection capacity — delivering risk assessment and decision-support tools that improve infrastructure management workflows. All positions are contract-based and fully remote, operating as one distributed, cross-border team with English as the working language. [ ROLE SUMMARY ] You will make the platform genuinely local in every target market — not just translated, but regionally accurate in terminology, units, examples, and tone. You will manage external translation vendors, build efficient localization workflows integrated with the development cycle, and own linguistic quality across UI, documentation, and client-facing materials. [ Reports To ] Director of Product Management / Lead Frontend & UX Architect [ Project Language ] English (professional working proficiency or higher required) [ KEY RESPONSIBILITIES ] - Define the localization strategy and language roadmap for target Global South markets in partnership with product management. - Select, contract, and manage external translation vendors and in-market reviewers; negotiate rates, SLAs, and quality standards. - Build and operate the localization pipeline: TMS setup, string handoffs, translation memory and terminology (glossary/termbase) management, and continuous-localization integration with the development workflow. - Own linguistic QA: review cycles, in-context validation, and regional-relevance checks (units, date/number formats, domain terminology for water/energy utilities). - Coordinate localization of product UI, help documentation, training materials, and marketing/client collateral. - Manage localization budget, timelines, and vendor performance reporting. - Establish domain glossaries for technical infrastructure/geospatial terminology per language. - Work with the I18N Engineer to resolve internationalization defects that block quality translation. [ WHAT WE OFFER ] - A central role in applying satellite data and AI to real infrastructure challenges, with measurable social and environmental impact in Global South markets. - Fully remote, cross-border collaboration with senior specialists across cloud, GeoAI, product, and design. - Competitive contractor compensation commensurate with experience and scope. - Direct exposure to earth-observation technology, including data ecosystems built with Japan's space agency (JAXA). Tenchijin Inc. is an equal-opportunity organization. We evaluate all applicants on qualifications and merit, without regard to nationality, race, religion, gender, age, or disability. TENCHIJIN INC. · GLOBAL SOUTH PROJECT

- 4+ years in localization program/project management for software products. - Hands-on experience with TMS platforms (Phrase, Lokalise, Crowdin, Smartling, or similar) and translation-memory workflows. - Proven vendor-management experience: sourcing, QA frameworks, and performance management. - Understanding of continuous localization in agile software development. - Excellent English; ability to quality-manage languages you do not personally speak through structured QA.

- Experience localizing technical/B2B or GIS/analytics products. - Working knowledge of languages relevant to target Global South markets. - Experience with machine-translation post-editing workflows. - Experience working in a cross-functional POD / squad delivery model.