Machine Translation Programme Manager

**Title**: Machine Translation Programme Manager
**Location**:Remote
**Contract**: Permanent

As the Machine Translation Programme Manager you are responsible to deploy the right Machine Translation models according to company requirements. You will help maintain and retrain the models as well as help design the workflows and processes to integrate MT into the wider PTW environment. The MT Programme Manager will develop a quality control process to ensure MT output quality is maximised.
**Responsiblity**:

- Managing assessments of MT output quality
- Expanding company's offering in the machine translation area
- Advising internal teams on adopting machine translation as part of their process
- Advising clients on adopting machine translation as part of the localisation strategy
- Managing incoming technology development requests from all LoBs with relation to MT connectivity and workflows.
- Consult with clients and internal stakeholders to help develop and implement APIs to enable to deployment of MT within PTW.
- Creating training material and training linguists on post-editing machine translation
- Create internal documentation to explain the uses and advantages of MT
- Collaborate with PMs on the correct deployment of models and on the evaluation of suitability for MT.
- Establish a clear communication workflow with customers and stakeholders to keep them updated on progress and make them aware of any potential risks.
- Prepare financial reports and supporting documentation and ensure that all records are up to date according to the requirements and agreed budgets.

**Requirements**:

- At least five years’ experience in the translation industry (video games specific experience welcome)
- At least two years’ experience working with MT engines, including experience in deployment and training.
- Good knowledge of CAT tools
- Knowledge of Plunet is an advantage
- Clear and effective communication skills (verbal and written)
- Capable of leading teams
- Ability to develop new ways to improve operations and to create opportunities
- Good organisation and problem-solving skills

**Benefits**
**What we offer**
- Highly Attractive Salary, training, progression, solid established support internal network.
- You will be working for the pre-eminent global provider of specialist services to the games industry and provided with full training and the opportunity to work on some of the biggest games titles in the world.
- Competitive remuneration, holidays, regular team competitions with great prizes; and inclusion into an extensive social calendar. Collaborative teamwork with people from all around the world, different nationalities and languages.
- A supportive community inclusive of LGBTQ+, and any age, ethnicity, religion, or disability. We care about the wellbeing of our employees and have a dedicated employee wellbeing programme.

**Who we are**

PTW is a video games services company that supports video game developers and publishers through outsourced production services. We started 25 years ago and since then, have grown exponentially year on year to where we are today. Our history is in gaming, and we are gamers at heart. In our time within the games industry, we have worked on over 1500 titles across all genres and all platforms, including 8 out of the past 10 Game-Of-The-Year-winning titles.

We have grown rapidly over the past few years and now have 35 sites spanning the globe. The PTW umbrella of companies includes SIDE and Orange Rock. SIDE works at the cutting edge of interactive media as a provider of audio services for the global entertainment market. Orange Rock is our in-house game and product development studio.
**Our Values**

Pole To Win's core values are imbued across our global organization: Reinforced by our actions and our attitudes. Echoed throughout our approach to our operations and our clients. Exemplified by our culture, and most of all, our people. We build people and their careers. We actively turn to teammates for counsel, inspiration, and diverse perspectives. Relationships are built on mutual respect. Personal and professional integrity is our guiding principle. We are honest, authentic, transparent, and ethically sound. Our primary goal is to advance our clients' businesses and their customers' satisfaction. We set the bar for generating imaginative and effective solutions for the most challenging problems. We move with speed and agility. We love what we do. We have unwavering loyalty to our DNA, our culture, our values, and ourselves.
**Welcome to PTW