Senior Manager Translation

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At Raytheon Missiles & Defense fresh thinking and possibilities are forged in times of change and you will be on the front lines as we trailblaze new approaches push the boundaries of innovation and chart a course to a tomorrow you can be proud to have a hand in creating.

Job Summary:

Raytheon Saudi Arabia (RTN SA) is seeking a highly skilled Senior Translation Manager to lead and oversee a team in a fastpaced and dynamic environment. This role is responsible for providing expertlevel written and oral translation and interpretation services. The ideal candidate will leverage both electronic and manual translation methods to ensure clear accurate and effective multilingual communication.

Responsibilities to Anticipate

• Lead and manages the translation team allocates resource reviews and approves all translation.
• Ensures that translation tools are adequate and that the translation team is coached in its use.
• Interpret and translate complex texts while considering cultural nuances and context; consult dictionaries thesauri and subjectmatter references as needed.
• Evaluate and refine translations for accuracy clarity and grammatical correctness making necessary adjustments to enhance meaning.
• Proofread and verify translated documents to ensure consistency and precision.
• Updates job knowledge by reading publications in the source language; participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks
• Accomplishes translation service objectives by supporting management in selecting orienting training assigning scheduling coaching employees; communicating job expectations; planning monitoring and appraising job contributions of translators.
• Meets translation operational standards by contributing translation services to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production productivity quality and customerservice standards; resolving problems; identifying translation system improvements.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor of Translation English or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years.
• Fluency in both Arabic and English with expertlevel reading writing and translation skills.
• Extensive knowledge of specialized terminology across various domains including business finance technology law and science.
• Experience with the translation software (SDL Studio or similar) using it for translation (assigning tasks and monitoring progress) proofreading (providing feedback in the software) and maintenance of and updating internal translation memories shared by the translation team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint); experience with MS Access and MS Project is a plus.

Qualifications we value:

• Experience with foreign business operations in KSA and legacy knowledge of program specific requirements and activity a plus
• Accredited industry certification in translation / interpreting a plus. Education certification or both may be substitute for experience.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity color religion gender sexual orientation or identity national origin age disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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