Product Manager - Machine Translation

Product Manager - Machine Translation

At Phrase, we help open the door to global business by providing the complete localization solution. Consisting of Phrase TMS and Phrase Strings, our unified suite is built to cover the full range of translation and localization use cases. With a global team working from our offices in Hamburg and Prague—or from home across Europe, the UK, the US, and the APAC region—we serve thousands of global customers, including leading brands such as Uber, Fujifilm, Shopify, Bosch, Huawei, and Lufthansa.

As Product Manager - Machine Translation you will turn your existing knowledge in integrating machine translation (MT) and localization workflows into products that will help everyone in the localization industry to benefit from the latest MT technology. You will create and deliver products that help customers make a move from generic to customizable or adaptive MT. You will work with our AI team to find an optimal way how to integrate and productize our novel MT systems. With the market reach of Phrase, you will have a chance to influence how machine translation transforms the localization industry.

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Define the strategy for the MT product within Phrase - building a compelling short and long term roadmap for your stakeholders

• Analyse user journeys and turn them into development opportunities

• Bring your own experience of using MT and build these into products which can support end users in their journey of adopting MT 

• You will take a data-driven approach to undermine and validate your product decisions

• Define KPIs and set up analytics frameworks together with our data team

• Continuously test and iterate innovative solutions that drive user adoption

What you’ll profit from:

• Our MT team, which consists of localization industry experts, MT researchers, skilled engineers and world class designers

• Global market reach with leading industry recognition

• Strong backing from the leadership team internally to drive the MT product as a strategic initiative

What you need:

• Experience of using and delivering projects using Machine Translation within an enterprise environment in a multi national organisation (Essential)

• You have an entrepreneurial mindset - You are eager to deliver value to the customer

• You know how to identify and assess business opportunities by analyzing the market and talking to customers and internal stakeholders

• You take a customer centric approach to building your product vision and roadmap

• An excellent communicator, who is able to engage key stakeholders with your product vision

What you’ll get:

• Work experience in a successful and growing global SaaS company

• Be part of an international team of 250+ in Europe, Japan, and the Americas

• Expert colleagues in their field who are determined to build the best localization platform on the market

• An agile work environment, where it is encouraged to take smart risks

• Take part in a culture full of trust, support and loyalty, where respectful and open feedback is valued

• A positive, open-minded, and innovative atmosphere

• Support in your professional development and personal career goals

What's on top:

• 4 Company holidays additional to your regular holidays (1 day per quarter where the entire company is off to celebrate our achievements)

• Your birthday off because it is important to celebrate you as well

• 2 Giveback days where you can support the local community, volunteer and/or take part in charity events and activities

• A personal Learning & Development Budget

• Access to online language classes

• Travel budget to visit your team in Prague or Hamburg once per quarter

• Modern technical setup and latest software

• Professional and extensive onboarding

• Flexible working hours and home office options

• Additional local benefits depending on the entity you're hired at, just ask your Talent Acquisition Partner

At Phrase we believe in the critical importance of diversity in all its forms and intersectionalities, and are committed to ensuring that the people we interview reflect this diversity. We therefore strongly encourage people of any identity to apply for our exciting career opportunities. We have taken an active decision to make our work environment inclusive every day, starting at the very beginning of your Phrase experience.

We value and welcome different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds as we believe that these differences make our team even stronger on our mission of opening the door to global business by giving everybody access to the content they need in the language they speak.