Drimva

Apple

Manager, Localization Technology

$195K–$294K

Cupertino, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 11, 2026

Experience
12+ years overall, including 7+ years in people leadership.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Linguistics, Localization, or a related technical discipline.

About the job

Leads localization technology strategy and teams, building scalable, AI-enabled workflows for Apple’s worldwide Retail and People organizations.

What you'll do

  • Design and improve localization architectures, integrations, and automated workflows across content systems and language technologies.
  • Lead internationalization and localization quality programs, technology evaluation, governance, performance metrics, and organizational adoption.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders and lead and mentor Localization Producers.

What they ask for

  • 12+ years of progressive experience in localization technology, language engineering, or enterprise content platforms, including 7+ years in people leadership.
  • Track record leading multi-million dollar enterprise localization platform implementations end-to-end, with hands-on TMS, CAT tools, MT/AI workflows, APIs, and enterprise SaaS experience.
  • Experience connecting CMS platforms to TMS and MT providers through APIs and orchestration layers, and delivering scalable automated workflows.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline; experience leading large cross-functional technology programs across the full development lifecycle.

Nice to have

  • Master's degree in a related field; experience managing global vendors and budgets.
  • Additional language skills and understanding of cultural and linguistic nuances in machine translation.

Pay

$195,200 and $293,800 (base pay range)

Tools

TMS, CMS, machine translation, AI services, CAT tools, Adobe Experience Manager, APIs, enterprise SaaS platforms

AI focus

Integrates and evaluates machine translation, LLMs, post-editing frameworks, AI services, and quality evaluation methods in localization workflows.

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