Program Manager    

 
Location:   US, EAST cost preferred
 

RWS

RWS Holdings plc is a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services. Through content transformation and multilingual data analysis, our unique combination of technology and cultural expertise helps our clients to grow by ensuring they are understood anywhere, in any language.   

 

Our purpose is unlocking global understanding. By combining cultural understanding, client understanding and technical understanding, our services and technology assist our clients to acquire and retain customers, deliver engaging user experiences, maintain compliance, and gain actionable insights into their data and content.   

 

We work with over 80% of the world’s top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune’s 20 ‘Most Admired Companies’ and almost all of the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.   

 

Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).   

 

For further information, please visit: RWS   

 

About Regulated Industries 

 

RWS Regulated Industries is a highly specialized division of RWS, a world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services. The Regulated Industries division is focused on developing translation and content management solutions tailored to address the complex regulatory environment in force with premium sectors such as Life Sciences and Healthcare (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, CROs, healthcare companies), Finance (banks, asset management companies, insurance providers, fintech) and Legal (law firms, audit companies).  

 

Job Purpose:  

The Program Manager primary responsibilities are managing large scale client programs, maintaining existing relationships within the accounts and growing new opportunities. Responsible for all onsite and offshore delivery of programs, manage and mentor staff, and team oversight and supervision.

Responsibilities: 

• Manage client as a program, responsible for all onsite and offshore delivery.  
• Manage, mentor and motivate staff, provide project team oversight and supervision. 
• Manage and maintain existing business and grow new opportunities within account.
• Manage the implementation of highly complex software development and/or testing projects.
• Oversee development of project plans and timelines, project specifications, and track execution of project tasks using defined metrics according to a measurement plan.  
• Ensure quality and timely deliverables to clients.
• Track project P&L, budget and PO to ensure proper and timely invoicing.
• Coordinate with other functional leads, understand working capital cycles and constantly make improvements
• Suggest new lines of business. Make proposals for procurement with cost benefit analysis.  

Requirements:

 

• BA degree in business or technology related field.
• 5 – 7 years of experience in Senior Project Management - Localization or related environment required.
• Knowledge of localization processes and/or software development life cycle, quality assurance practices, principles, and methodologies.
• Excellent skills in drafting and communicating project documents in a clear and concise manner.
• Proven negotiation skills in dealing with delicate aspects of small/medium size project proposals.
• Possess leadership, time management, and organizational skills.
• Strong competence of job-related tools, procedures, and programming languages.
• Experience in a wide range of technologies.
• Experience managing onsite-offshore delivery teams across multiple programs/projects within an account. 
• Proven experience in technology environment and in applicable vertical market.
• Proven people, communication, and negotiation skills.  
• Ability to analyze business opportunities and develop effective business development strategies. 
• Advanced experience in technology environment and applicable vertical market.  
• Strong working knowledge of current market technologies required.
• Understanding of environment, drivers and dependencies, quality assurance practices, principles and methodologies required.
• Ability to interact with various cultures in a global organization. 
• Ability to understand P&L financials.
• Ability to maintain professionalism and confidentiality with proprietary information.

Benefits: 

• Amazing benefits. (Seriously!)
• Infinite training, professional development, and personal growth opportunities.
• The rare opportunity to impact how organizations communicate globally. There’s a reason we work with 90 of the top 100 brands.
• Smart, engaged co-workers, a culture of diversity, innovation, and opportunity.
• Great work life balance!

 

Base Pay: 

$70,000 - $95,000 / year 

Actual rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to: position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. Total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other perks, as outlined in any formal offer made.  

 

Covid Vaccination: 

All RWS employees hired for positions that require working on-site at RWS offices, customer offices, travel on behalf of RWS, and/or in-person meetings will be required to comply with the RWS USA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Policy. RWS complies with federal, state, and local laws with regard to accommodations related to this policy. 

 

Life at RWS - We work hard together to deliver for our customers; our expertise, professionalism and determination to never let others down drives us to be passionate and serious about what we do, deliver customer value, yet always adding a human touch. 

 

RWS embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics. 

RWS is an Affirmative Action Employer.  

For more information about EEO/AAP legislation please visit: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf 

 

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