[Hiring] English to Latvian Review Lead @Welo Global

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced English into Latvian Review Lead to serve as the language quality owner and primary client-facing linguistic expert for a leading global technology client.

• You will own the locale’s interpretation of the client’s quality standards.
• Ensure that the Post-Editing Lead, Post Editors, and Reviewers all work to the same shared understanding of “good.”
• Main point of contact for the client’s Language Manager on quality discussions, arbitration, and escalations.
• Drive consistency, quality governance, and continuous improvement across various content types.

Project Details

• Location: Remote (based in one of the approved countries)
• Expected volume: Approximately 24 hours per month
• Employment type: Freelance / Independent Contract
• Task type: Language Lead Support
• Content types: UI, Marketing, Informational, Legal, Product, Support
• Language pair: English into Latvian

What You Will Do

• Analyse requirements: Review every style guide and glossary update, assess which quality categories and content types it affects, and record the changes.
• Relay expectations: Run regular alignment roundtables with the language community and publish a structured monthly quality digest.
• Manage review quality actively: Coach Reviewers one-to-one using specific examples, run shadowing sessions, and deliver training built from real alignment data.
• Improve the standard: Turn recurring justification patterns into well-reasoned style guide proposals.
• Maintain alignment with the client: Treat Language Manager decisions as the standard and raise concerns with evidence at the right forum.

What You Will Own

• The locale’s review service score, including RQE audit and alignment performance.
• The community’s shared understanding of quality.
• The integrity of the arbitration record, ensuring that every arbitration sent to the client is valid and well-evidenced.
• The working relationship with the client’s Language Manager, including clarifications, escalations, and expectation tracking.

Qualifications

• Experience: 3 to 5+ years in Localization Quality Assurance (LQA), Senior Language Lead, or Quality Governance roles.
• Client and stakeholder management: Direct experience as the primary point of contact for client Language Managers.
• Quality audit frameworks: Deep, practical experience with localization evaluation frameworks.
• Style guide and expectation analysis: Ability to analyse style guide changes and identify implicit client expectations.
• Meeting facilitation: Hands-on experience with one-to-one coaching and structured monthly quality reporting.
• Analytical approach: Skill in tracking error concentrations and converting justification patterns into style guide improvements.
• Language: Native-level Latvian and professional-level English.

Preferred

• Prior experience supporting major technology localization programs and working with calibration or alignment tools.

Additional Key Information

• Successful candidates will be provided with a dedicated device for project work.
• A background check is required as part of onboarding.
• Candidates must be physically located in one of the approved countries.

Why Join Us

This role offers a long-term partnership with global teams on high-visibility products. You will benefit from steady project volume, comprehensive onboarding and ongoing training, and access to established linguistic resources.