Translator (Japanese/English)

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Madrid, España YuLife A tiempo completo

About us:

YuLife is an award-winning InsurTech company and an employee benefit provider.

We’re the world’s first “lifestyle insurance” company. While other insurers are there for people at the point of death or illness, we engage with people every day to help them live better lives.

To do that, we’ve built an award-winning app that rewards people for building healthy habits. It includes the best wellbeing and digital health tools in the world.

Customers can earn vouchers from great brands like Amazon, Tesco or ASOS for doing simple things like walking or practicing mindfulness. They can even do good by planting trees or cleaning the oceans from the app.

Our clients include Tesco, Capital One and Fujitsu, and we’ve been ranked the #1 employee benefit in the UK on Trustpilot. More recently, YuLife was recognized by CX Insurance Awards as ‘Best Insurtech 2024’ and the 8th Fastest Growing Technology Company in the UK in the prestigious 2023 Deloitte Technology Fast 50.

YuLife has partnered with Dai-ichi Life Insurance in Japan to redefine employee benefits In the Japanese market. Dai-ich made a £75M investment into YuLife back in 2022 and since then we have launched a successful pilot with Dai-ichi in which test users were provided with the YuLife app.

The role:

This is a 6 month fixed term contract.

As our Onsite Translator, you will play a key role in bridging communication between our English speaking team and Japanese speaking clients and partners. You will be based in our Tokyo office, attending meetings and events to provide in-person translation. You will also support with written communication to ensure smooth and clear correspondence in both languages.

Day to day responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Translate spoken communication between English and Japanese during client meetings, events, and internal discussions.
  • Travel to various client meetings and events to provide in-person translation support.
  • Assist with written communication, including emails, documents, and other materials in both English and Japanese.
  • Support the team in translating documents, presentations, and marketing materials as needed.
  • Help facilitate communication across different levels, ensuring clarity and mutual understanding.
  • Participate in ad hoc translation tasks and projects as required.
The ideal candidate will have:
  • Fluency in English and Japanese, both written and oral, is essential.
  • Confidence in communicating with people at all levels, from senior executives to clients and colleagues.
  • Willingness to be present in the Tokyo office 5 days a week and travel for meetings.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively and professionally.
  • No prior translation experience needed – just a passion for languages and communication
Why Join Us?
  • Be part of an exciting new venture as we launch our in Japan.
  • Gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Opportunity to develop your skills and work on a variety of interesting tasks.
  • Work closely with an international team, gaining exposure to different business cultures.

If you’re excited to join a growing team and play a vital role in our Japan launch, we’d love to hear from you

What you’ll get:

We like to give more than we take so here are some of our benefits:

  • Competitive base salary
  • Health Insurance
  • Paid sick leave
  • Generous Annual Leave + 1 Love being Yu (e.g your birthday, moving house anything else that is for Yu

Additional Perks:

  • Access to the YuLife app (which includes a tonne of well-being rewards, discounts and exclusive offers as well as access to Meditopia and Fiit)
  • Monthly wellbeing budget
  • Learning Budget

Here at YuLife our values encompasses Love Being Yu and as a result we’re committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability or any other protected class. 

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