[Hiring] English to Slovenian Review Lead @Welo Global

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced English into Slovenian 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 Slovenian

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, 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 Slovenian 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.
• Approved countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam.

Benefits

• 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.