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Language Lead- Malagasy

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Native-level proficiency in written and spoken Malagasy
  • Full professional proficiency in English
  • Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Translation, Communications, or a related field
  • Minimum of 5 years of professional translation/localization experience

Responsibilities

  • Create, maintain, and update the Malagasy style guide, glossaries, and localization memory databases
  • Act as the final authority on linguistic quality, resolving stylistic disputes and providing feedback to translation vendors
  • Perform rigorous quality assurance checks and proofreading on user-facing content
  • Translate, transcreate, and post-edit high-priority content from English/French into Malagasy

Key facts

  • Remote from: Paraguay
  • Full time
  • Senior (5-10 years)
  • English, French

Other skills

  • Quality Assurance
  • Cultural Sensitivity
  • Communication
  • Detail Oriented
  • Mentorship

About the company

Digital Divide Data (DDD) logo

Digital Divide Data (DDD)

DDD delivers digital content, data and research services to clients worldwide. Customers receive high-quality competitively priced digital content services. At the same time, DDD's innovative social model enables talented youth from low-income families to access professional opportunities and earn lasting higher income. This model, established by DDD in 2001, is now called "Impact Sourcing" and has been implemented by dozens of firms around the world. DDD's clients include leading publishing, media and information services firms; consumer brands and retailers; government agencies; libraries, museums and archives; investment, telecommunications and manufacturing firms, as well as NGOs. Since 2001, DDD's program has increased lifetime earning for youth in Cambodia, Laos and Kenya by a projected total of more than US$250,000,000. DDD's social model is unique in that youth have the opportunity to complete higher education while they gain work experience. DDD has been recognized worldwide for quality service, innovation, and social impact. Among many awards and recognitions, the Global Sourcing Council presented DDD its 3S Award for Sustainable and Socially Responsible Sourcing. DDD has been consistently on the list the Top 100 NGOs worldwide in The Global Journal and is a recipient of the Google Award for Innovation in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).

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Job description

Company Description

About Digital Divide Data (DDD)

Digital Divide Data (DDD) is a BPO that delivers ML data solutions and content services to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading academic institutions. DDD is unique in its ability to deliver end-to-end data creation, curation, labeling, and annotation services, regardless of scale, with a guaranteed level of quality.

Job Description

We’re looking for a candidate with strong linguistic expertise, a professional demeanor, and excellent responsiveness. The Ideal canidate should have experience localizing content for the legal, marketing, and technology sectors, among others. Based in or having recent, extensive living experience in Madagascar to ensure up-to-date cultural relevance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Linguistic Leadership & Quality Assurance

  • Define Language Standards: Create, maintain, and update the Malagasy style guide, glossaries, and localization memory databases.

  • Quality Arbitrator: Act as the final authority on linguistic quality, resolving stylistic disputes and providing constructive feedback to translation vendors and freelance linguists.

  • Linguistic QA: Perform rigorous quality assurance checks, LQA testing, and proofreading on critical user-facing content (app interfaces, marketing campaigns, legal documents, etc.).

2. Translation & Adaptation

  • Localization: Translate, transcreate, and post-edit high-priority or highly visible content from [Source Language, e.g., English/French] into Malagasy.

  • Cultural Nuance: Ensure all localized materials are culturally appropriate, engaging, and resonant with local audiences in Madagascar while maintaining brand consistency.

3. Team Collaboration & Workflow Management

  • Vendor Support: Answer linguistic queries from external translators and provide them with context and onboarding support.

  • Cross-Functional Alignment: Work closely with Project Managers, Product Teams, and Marketing Leads to align localization efforts with product launch timelines.

Qualifications

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Native Fluency: Native-level proficiency in written and spoken Malagasy, with an exceptional grasp of local idioms, cultural nuances, and contemporary language trends.

  • Professional Fluency: Full professional proficiency in English

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Translation, Communications, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).

  • Experience: * Minimum of 5 years of professional translation/localization experience.

  • Technical Skills: Mastery of modern CAT tools (e.g., Trados, MemoQ, Phrase, Lokalise) and Translation Memory management.

  • Soft Skills: Strong communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to mentor other linguists effectively.

 

Additional Information

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. If interested kindly submit your application on or before 14th July 2026

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