[Contract] Language Training Specialist - Japanese

We’re looking for an experienced Localization Project Manager — Japan Training Quality to support localization for Customer Education, helping ensure Notion training content feels accurate, clear, culturally relevant, and ready to use for learners across the globe. You’ll work at the intersection of localization quality, training implementation, and program management, collaborating with Localization, Partner Enablement, Customer Education, vendors, and language specialists. You’ll help turn translation feedback, learner experience issues, and regional quality needs into practical improvements across training content, quizzes, LMS setup, and repeatable localization workflows. The ideal candidate combines native-level Japanese language expertise with a deep understanding of what effective education looks like in the Japanese market.

Responsibilities

Own and apply Japanese localization QA standards across training content, including checking for accuracy, clarity, tone, terminology, and cultural nuance; Support development of glossaries, style guides, QA checklists, review processes, and localization assets; Become a go-to partner for translation questions related to Notion-specific concepts, product terminology, and training context; Support QA of technical implementation in eLearning authoring tools and LMS environments (course files, quizzes, answer selections); Coordinate across Customer Education, Partner Enablement, Localization, and vendors to align on priorities, timelines, translation progress, and quality expectations; Identify workflow risks and recommend improvements that improve translation quality and reduce time-to-launch; Document repeatable processes that make training and help center localization easier to manage over time

Requirements

Native-level Japanese language expertise; Deep understanding of what effective education looks like in the Japanese market; Strong understanding of localization workflows, including vendor collaboration, review cycles, glossaries, style guides, QA rubrics, and linguistic QA; Experience with Japanese localization QA, ideally for SaaS, technical training, customer education, or partner enablement content; Ability to review translated content for quality, clarity, terminology accuracy, cultural nuance, and learner comprehension; Comfort working with technical or product-specific terminology that may not translate directly; Strong attention to detail, especially in learner-facing content, quizzes, course setup, formatting, and implementation QA; Strong project management skills and ability to bring structure into ambiguous areas

Nice to have

Familiarity with eLearning or LMS tools; Experience with platforms like Skilljar or Parta authoring tools