Job Description

Job Purpose:
The IP Services Translation Project Manager will be part of our IP Operations team at our Head Office in Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. Working as part of a team, the IP Translation Project Manager will be responsible for the management of translation projects in the most efficient manner, always focusing on delivering excellent quality, within budget, on time and in line with the requirements of clients and patent offices. This role requires good understanding of translation technologies and the ability to incorporate them within each project to improve efficiency and guarantee cost-effectiveness. Planning and problem-solving skills are paramount. Effective communications with the Customer Operations Team, the Validation Team, the Language Technology Team, and the Translation Operations Team will be key. Business Overview:
About IP Services

RWS IP Services is the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading provider of intellectual property support services. With over 60 years of experience, our leadership in high quality patent translations, foreign filing and IP research services is unrivalled. Combining expert patent translators and advanced technology ensure translations of the highest consistency and quality. We help streamline client\'s internal processes, providing flexible, cost-effective foreign filing services reducing the administrative burden associated with protecting IP on a global scale. We also offer the widest range of IP research services and the leading patent research database, PatBase. RWS clients include many of the world\'s best-known brands, and 18 out of 20 of the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest patent filers. Key Responsibilities:

• Work cross-departmentally across the division to ensure that each translation project is executed to the standards expected by our clients
• Plan and manage translation projects end to end in the most efficient and cost-effective manner
• Assume full ownership of the translation projects and coordinate all parties involved
• Swift resolution of problems
• Set and manage the translation budget for each project to meet the target profit margins
• Use translation technologies and locate them at the centre of the translation projects
• Use IPSOS to manage and prioritise the workload
• Contribute to the development of new processes Update the WIP values in Agresso

Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience of working in the language industry will be an advantage.
• Translation coordination/translation project management experience will be beneficial.
• Ability to work under pressure and experience of workload prioritisation
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to think outside the box
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to lead and guide all project stakeholders
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of another language to A level proficiency or above would be an advantage.

Life at RWS:
At RWS, we\xe2\x80\x99re here for one purpose: unlocking global understanding.


As a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services, we remove the barriers to communication to make global connection possible. Our unrivalled experience and deep understanding of language have been developed over more than 60 years. As we look to shape the future, our ambition is to create a world where understanding is universal for everyone.


We work with over 80% of the world\xe2\x80\x99s top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune\xe2\x80\x99s 20 \xe2\x80\x98Most Admired Companies\xe2\x80\x99 and almost all the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.


If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about breaking down language barriers and giving back to their communities, then you\xe2\x80\x99ll love life at RWS. Our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong.


We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise.


RWS Values


Get the 3Ps right \xe2\x80\x93 Partner, Pioneer, Progress \xe2\x80\x93 and we\xc2\xb4ll Deliver together as One RWS.


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