Talent Management Specialist with Portuguese

As a Talent Management Specialist you will manage RWS’s talent to support current project requirements as well as enable growth in key areas and the expansion of our service offering to clients. You will deliver excellent customer service to RWS Client Services (CS), Language Delivery teams (LD) and the commercial organisation to ensure RWS has the talent required to succeed on all accounts. You will represent RWS’ brand and increase RWS’ presence in the market through networking and relationship building. You are expected to take ownership of expenditure and procurement of all assigned languages.

Key Responsibilities

• Owning vendor relationships for Portuguese (Portugal & Brazil)
• Planning and aligning resources for upcoming campaigns
• Supporting the Talent Finding team with recruitment efforts for specialized tasks and subject areas
• Negotiating rates and managing procurement strategies
• Analyzing vendor spend and optimizing cost control
• Maintaining accurate vendor data and ensuring database integrity
• Building strong relationships with freelancers and institutions
• Collaborating with universities to develop future talent

Skills & Experience

• Fluency in English and Portuguese
• 3+ years of experience in the localization or language services industry (vendor management preferred)
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Strong communication skills
• A proactive, organized, and analytical mindset
• Confidence in working independently and managing priorities
• Tech-savvy with solid MS Office skills and social media know-how
• A passion for networking and relationship-building

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Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. 

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics. 

RWS Values 

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

Recruitment Agencies: RWS Holdings PLC does not accept agency resumes.  Please do not forward any unsolicited resumes to any RWS employees.  Any unsolicited resume received will be treated as the property of RWS and Terms & Conditions associated with the use of such resume will be considered null and void.

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