30.353, Jobs: French; General Linguisitics: Manager, Amazon

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LINGUIST List: Vol-30-353. Tue Jan 22 2019. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 30.353, Jobs: French; General Linguisitics: Manager, Amazon

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Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:52:25
From: Lionel Griffin [grlionel at amazon.co.uk]
Subject: French; General Linguisitics: Manager, Amazon, Berlin, Germany

 
University or Organization: Amazon 
Job Location: Berlin, Germany 
Job Title: Program Manager
Job Rank: Manager

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 

Required Language(s): French (fra)

Description:

You are interested in Amazon Echo? Come work on it. We are building the speech
and language solutions behind Amazon Echo and other Amazon products and
services.

We are seeking a flexible and detail-oriented French Program Manager with
excellent interpersonal skills. This position requires the ability to work
with minimal direction, the capacity to move quickly and be flexible while
delivering high-quality results. Having an eye for process improvement is
critical as we will look to the Program Manager for input on how to evolve our
current processes.

You will:
- Manage day-to-day operations of the specific language development projects
including logistics, scheduling, resource/equipment planning, staffing, data
analysis
- Monitor quality of project-specific French language data
- Report in detail on the ongoing and completed team tasks
- Own the logistics of distribution and collection of the assets, tracking the
assets and reporting on the program
- Communicate directly with team members and stakeholders, tracking and
responding to written and in-person requests as needed
- Address any customer service or technical questions from users and develop
solutions that reduce the number of inquiries
- Lead small to medium projects related to improving existing processes or
launching new projects
- Partner closely with Program Managers and team members on protocol/process
development for existing and future language development workflows
- Continuously evaluate tools and processes and offer solutions to ensure they
are efficient, high quality, and scalable

Internal job description:
Basic qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- Native or near-native fluency in French
- Experience in coordinating research or software projects
- Experience with data collection, processing, quantitative analysis and
reporting
- Experience working with various internal teams (including technical) to
execute on requirements, surface and mitigate risks to delivery, and develop
processes and tools
- Detail orientation and experience balancing multiple tasks and deadlines
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills

To apply, please send your CV to the application email provided below.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: grlionel at amazon.co.uk 
Contact Information
	Lionel Griffin 
	Email: grlionel at amazon.co.uk 


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