You will be the primary localization stakeholder for a number of Zynga’s India studio games, responsible for coordinating and owning every step of the localization and LQA process. Daily responsibilities include coordinating with outsourced translation and LQA teams to schedule, prepare and oversee all aspects of translation and testing, working closely with India studio game teams to deliver localization and LQA sign-offs on schedule per game, and serving in an important role as an India representative of the International Production team based in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

Coordinate daily localization jobs for all content types, owning all aspects of the Translation Management System for your games, including monitoring of all automated string pipelines, creating manual localization jobs, and managing the translation workflow.
Work with game teams to gather contextual information and provide to our translation partners for all translation jobs.
Prepare daily LQA testing tasks per game, delivering an LQA test packet to our testing partners at the end of each shift to enable Pacific time zone LQA testing and sign-off.
Work with our LQA partners to create, implement and maintain LQA test plans according to release schedules per game.
Support external localization and LQA partners by reviewing work and providing feedback.
Foster a strong working relationship with our external localization project management and LQA test lead points of contact.
Supervise and maintain ownership of the localization bugs logged by LQA.
Identify and highlight bug trends and other areas of risk to internal and external stakeholders.
Plan detailed localization and LQA schedules one week in advance and high level schedules months in advance.
Provide monthly budget forecasts up to two years in advance and ad-hoc updates as needed.
Develop a deep understanding of all assigned games.
Evangelize best practices, contribute to strategic decisions, and proactively problem solve as the localization subject matter expert for assigned games.
Ensure effective collaboration between International Production, game teams, and other central service teams for all assigned projects (e.g. Marketing, Legal, etc.).
Work closely within the International Production team to improve localization and LQA processes.

Required Skills

At least 4 years of Production and/or QA Test Lead (or equivalent) experience.
Knowledge of and experience in the globalization industry, including localization, internationalization, and game/software development.
Solid project management skills; ability to multi-task and manage schedules, budget and prioritization per project.
Flexible, motivated, self-starter, and continuous learner; enthusiastic and goal-oriented; outstanding team player; pro-actively resolves ambiguity and loose-ends.
Strong writing and interpersonal skills in English, as well as internal and external communication skills. Proactive communicator that can keep the internal teams based in San Francisco and London, and vendor teams based in Europe, properly involved and informed.
Passion for social games.
Excellent working knowledge of MS Office suite and Google docs.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.
Proficiency with bug tracking databases, preferably JIRA.
Experience with translation, project management, and or test case management software a plus.
Proficiency in one or more non-Indian languages (other than English) a plus.

What We Offer You

Work in a studio that has complete P&L ownership of games
Competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus scheme and Zynga RSUs
Full medical, accident as well as life insurance benefits
Catered breakfast, lunch and evening snacks
Child care facilities for women employees and discounted facilities for male employees
Well stocked pantry
Generous Paid Maternity/Paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programs
Active Employee Resource Groups – Women at Zynga
Frequent employee events
Additional leave options for most employees
Flexible working hours on many teams
Casual dress every single day
Work with cool people and impact millions of daily players!