Our purpose is to create the greatest positive impact in our country and ecosystem by enabling commerce, empowered by technology!
We are a Tech company – Technology is the driver, e-commerce is the outcome. We were established in 2010 to provide a seamless e-commerce experience to our customers and SMEs. In ten years, we became the largest e-commerce company in Turkey, as well as one of the leading global platforms. Trendyol is the 1st Turkish company to achieve the decacorn status and the most valuable private internet company in the EMEA region.
We will continue to grow with Trendyol Tech; one of the leading R&D centers, our last-mile delivery solution (Trendyol Express), instant grocery and food delivery through its own courier network (Trendyol Go), digital wallet, consumer-to-consumer channel (Dolap) and many other services. We are scaling fast and profitably, expanding into international markets.
Our culture is at the core of everything we do. Focused on results, keeping our customers first, we always work for better and always test, iterate and improve. We learn from our mistakes, direct and open feedback is at the core of our culture. If you want to learn, grow and deliver; are result-oriented, love teamwork, appreciate open communication, learning and iteration, and make decisions with data, Come, join our tribe!
Trendyol International offers an exciting start up environment in high growth mode, with significant opportunity to drive strategic changes, and deliver results. We continue to invest in building a world-class end-to-end operations, and we are looking for a leader that will help shape decisions for long term success.
Trendyol is aiming to develop a world-class e-commerce platform and we are undertaking a multi-year effort to achieve this goal. We are seeking a senior entrepreneurial leader to lead a team, dedicated to defining the localisation strategy for Trendyol, that when done correctly, allows customers to easily discover new brands and products they love.
You get to work in a high impact role, paving the way International expansion for Trendyol will shape up in future. You will be responsible for driving several projects that are part of this multi-year vision. If you are inspired by establishing the status quo in a startup environment and working with internal and external partners to build an entirely new Localisation philosophy from the ground up, this position is for you.
You will be responsible for leading, coordinating and supporting our Localization efforts while maintaining our ability to execute with high efficiency. You will collaborate with product managers, linguists, marketing teams, customer success teams, engineers, designers, and localization vendors to help bring our products to people around the world. You possess strong project management skills, a high degree of ownership and integrity, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and are a great team player.
YOUR PROFILE
10+ years of experience leading localization and internationalization efforts, preferably for a technology company.
Expertise in the latest and greatest Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tools, content management systems, translation management systems and strategies.
Experience in complex project/program management with a focus on localization / translation
Experience managing and growing a team
Experience managing vendors and negotiating contracts
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product.
Excellent collaboration skills that enable you to earn trust at all levels.
Extreme attention to detail and willingness to roll up your sleeves.
Ability to effectively work with remote teams across continents and deliver results.
Highly polished communication skills – speaking, writing, presenting and negotiating.
Working in a start-up or early stage environment where you will be defining best practice for your function.
YOUR CHALLENGE
Define, manage, and optimize Trendyol’s localization strategy and processes to enable our end customers and selling partners to buy and sell products easily.
Manage the Localization team of project managers and linguists; coach individuals on the team; decide the ideal structure of the localization team and execute.
Monitor time, budget, resources and quality of assigned projects and be the ambassador for the Localization team across the whole company. Maintain a high level of linguistic quality in all locales and languages where Trendyol plans to operate.
Work with the Tech team to evaluate, create, implement, and maintain translation management tools.
Manage single- and multi-language translation vendors to ensure high quality translations are delivered on tight timelines
Manage localization projects, working closely with language specialists, internal business partners, external vendors and other departments
Foster tight partnerships with key stakeholders. This role in particular requires strong relationships with peers on several teams.
Proactively communicate your teams’ plans and accomplishments in both verbal and written narratives to ensure alignment with senior leadership and technical partners.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Opportunity to take responsibility from day one, improve your skills and learn continuously
Open communication, teamwork and strong company culture
Strong focus on talent, not titles!
Chance to shape the future of e-commerce and experience agility at its best!
Being part of our cross-functional, diverse and dynamic team.
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