Localization Specialist - Japanese

About the Role

Ninja One is looking for a self‑driven and detail‑oriented Localization Specialist to join our in‑house localization team. This role combines translation expertise with cross‑functional collaboration. As our Japanese Localization Specialist, your primary responsibility will be to ensure the seamless translation and localization of marketing content, sales collateral, product strings and knowledge base articles from English into Japanese — shaping and maintaining our brand voice for the Japanese market, while adapting content for our Japanese‑speaking target audience of IT experts.

Reporting directly to Ninja One's Localization Director, you will be responsible for the complete asset creation process, from start to finish. You will ensure all Japanese content upholds the same high quality standards our English‑speaking target audience is already accustomed to.

This role is tailor‑made for a true linguist with a passion for technically challenging content, an ownership mentality, and excellent time management and collaboration skills.

Berlin, Germany

• MTPE translation:
  Linguistic Quality Assurance (LQA) of translated content from our vendors as well as MT output (from English into Japanese)
• Linguistic Excellence:
  Conduct research into industry‑specific terminology to ensure high‑quality translations within a technology‑centric SaaS business environment
• Quality Assurance:
  Own the end‑to‑end localization process, including SEO optimization, UI/UX review, LQA and adaptation workflows, asset finalization processes, and additional localization best practices, that make us stand out in our target market
• Quality Adaptation:
  Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to gather feedback and make necessary adjustments to address market‑specific expectations
• Terminology Management:
  Build and maintain our glossaries and style guides to ensure linguistic consistency
• Localization Best Practices:
  Utilize your localization knowledge to deliver truly local experiences across the various asset creation workflows and help us become more effective over time
• Review & Automation:
  Optimize AI‑powered translation output
• Other duties as needed

• Fluent in Japanese and English
• Prior localization experience as a translator, interpreter, or in a similar role
• Experience in translating, writing, and adapting technical content
• Strong interest in IT topics
• Excellent proofreading skills and attention to detail
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills, with the ability to work independently and prioritize tasks
• Proactive mindset with an unshakable focus on the expectations of your target audience
• Experience with SEO best practices
• Experience with TMS or CAT tools (e.g., memo
  
  Q)
• Word Press experience or proficiency with other content management systems
• Certification in Linguistics or a related field

Ninja One unifies IT to simplify work for more than 35,000 customers in 140+ countries. The Ninja One Unified IT Operations Platform delivers endpoint management, autonomous patching, backup, and remote access in a single console to improve efficiency, increase resilience, and reduce spend. By automating IT and managing all endpoints, organizations give employees a great technology experience jaOne is obsessed with customer success and has retained a 98% customer satisfaction score for more than 5 years.

• Grow personally and professionally with one of the fastest growing companies
• Enjoy your lunch covered by Ninja One 3 times/week at the office
• Access to our Corporate Benefits Platform (with discounts for brands such as Expedia, FitX, Zalando and many more)
• Develop your skills through our renowned training platform
• Receive competitive compensation
• Collaborate with a curious, kind, international and intercultural workforce
• Enjoy your work environment with its location in the heart of Berlin, directly at the Alexanderplatz (close to all transit)

This position is NOT eligible for Visa sponsorship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse work environment.

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