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The Spanish Patent Language Lead is responsible for translating, copy-editing, and reviewing complex patent and legal documents to ensure high quality and accuracy. This role also involves coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, managing language assets, and training linguists to meet project KPIs.
Park IP, a Welo Global brand, is a global IP solutions partner built for modern intellectual property work. The company enables legal teams to protect intellectual assets with accuracy, clarity, and confidence across jurisdictions. Trusted by Am Law 200 firms and Fortune 500 corporate legal departments, Park IP combines deep IP expertise with AI-powered workflows that reduce risk, improve predictability, and deliver greater visibility and control across the IP lifecycle, from prosecution to litigation and compliance. Its Legal Studio platform strengthens portfolio management through jurisdiction-specific coordination and real-time oversight, while experienced IP professionals remain accountable for quality and judgment. Operating under ISO-aligned quality and security standards, Park IP advances a disciplined and transparent approach to managing intellectual property worldwide. parkip.com
MAIN PUROPOSE OF JOB
The Spanish Patent Language Lead is a critical position that requires a strong background in translation, localization, and copy-editing tasks with a focus on patent/legal documents. This professional is responsible for translating, copy editing or reviewing complex patent/legal materials from English into Spanish, ensuring the highest quality and accuracy of the deliverables to client. This role works closely with Quality, Program Squads, Talent, vendors and other stakeholders to provide precise language support for patent-related matters.
This professional ensures that the expected level of translation quality is maintained, and the product delivered to the client should always meet its intended purpose, while closely monitoring that translation expenses remain within budget. The position also supports broader team efforts through editing, error arbitration, and active participation in quality initiatives.
The Spanish Patent Language Lead understands legal requirements and engages the production team in the fulfillment of these requirements, crafting client solutions based on the Welo Global Four Pillars of Customer Service, Quality, Innovation and Global Teamwork.
\nPerforming copy-edit tasks on assigned projects or accounts
Performing on-demand translation tasks
Performing lead linguist role on assigned accounts
Taking ownership of deliveries that were translated internally or by external partners for one or more accounts into their target language
Preparing, managing and maintaining the language materials (including glossaries, Style Guides, work instruction) up to the quality standards and up to date as required by the account or project
Managing project-related queries
Ensuring good interaction among team members and resolving questions on terminology and language matters
Coordinating with freelancers, agencies and internal linguists on assigned projects or accounts
Testing and qualifying new freelancers and vendors as required
Developing and training of internal linguists/new and existing freelancers according to the accounts’ and Welocalize’s needs
Interacting with clients on linguistic matters as required
Participating in the development of new and improved working processes. Propose process improvements.
Meet or exceed the KPIs in terms of productivity, on time delivery, quality
Achieving the goals set by the team manager
Education Level
University degree in Translation/Applied Languages/Linguistic Studies or equivalent combination of education and experience (University degree in other fields plus 2 years of full time experience in translation; OR 5 years of full time professional experience in translating)
Experience
8+ years of relevant experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing
5+ years of review experience
Thorough understanding of the localization process
Excellent knowledge of terminology used various subject matters
Subject-matter expert within company for assigned content specialties, service lines and processes
Excellent user experience of standard CAT tools, e.g. XTM, SDL Studio and issue tracking and query management tools, e.g. JIRA
Ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly
Excellent user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications
Ability to give clear, concise and constructive feedback
Ability to coordinate internal and external translators
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge.
Ability to work with tight deadlines
Excellent problem solving skills
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, linguists
Ability, willingness and experience in communicating with customers at various levels
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to work in a virtual team
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