Spanish Patent Language Lead

MAIN PUROPOSE OF JOB

The Spanish Patent Language Lead is a critical position that requires a strong background in translation, localization, and copy-editing tasks with a focus on patent/legal documents. This professional is responsible for translating, copy editing or reviewing complex patent/legal materials from English into Spanish, ensuring the highest quality and accuracy of the deliverables to client.

This professional ensures that the expected level of translation quality is maintained, and the product delivered to the client should always meet its intended purpose, while closely monitoring that translation expenses remain within budget. The position also supports broader team efforts through editing, error arbitration, and active participation in quality initiatives.

The Spanish Patent Language Lead understands legal requirements and engages the production team in the fulfillment of these requirements, crafting client solutions based on the Welo Global Four Pillars of Customer Service, Quality, Innovation and Global Teamwork.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and areas of ownership for this role:

• Performing copy-edit tasks on assigned projects or accounts
• Performing on-demand translation tasks
• Performing lead linguist role on assigned accounts
• Taking ownership of deliveries that were translated internally or by external partners for one or more accounts into their target language
• Preparing, managing and maintaining the language materials (including glossaries, Style Guides, work instruction) up to the quality standards and up to date as required by the account or project
• Managing project-related queries
• Ensuring good interaction among team members and resolving questions on terminology and language matters
• Coordinating with freelancers, agencies and internal linguists on assigned projects or accounts
• Testing and qualifying new freelancers and vendors as required
• Developing and training of internal linguists/new and existing freelancers according to the accounts’ and Welocalize’s needs
• Interacting with clients on linguistic matters as required
• Participating in the development of new and improved working processes. Propose process improvements.
• Meet or exceed the KPIs in terms of productivity, on time delivery, quality
• Achieving the goals set by the team manager