Our Services
Localization problems rarely stay in one place. What starts as a visibility or communication issue often grows into workflow friction, operational overload, last-minute delays or unclear ownership.
Our services are designed to support teams through these stages. You can engage us to diagnose what doesn't work, refresh or stabilize operational foundations, support the execution, or provide long-term strategic leadership — depending on where pressure is showing up today.
How our Tiers Work
We structure our work around four practical Tiers — phases that reflect how localization pressure typically develops inside organizations.
Each service can be engaged independently. In practice, combining services across tiers often delivers greater long-term impact — but only when it matches your actual needs.
Localization Maturity Assessment
A 360° audit of your entire global content and localization operation.
Ideal for: teams experiencing inefficiency, rising costs, or inconsistent outcomes, but lacking a clear diagnosis of the root causes.
Solves: system-wide ambiguity, lack of operational clarity, lack of meaningful KPIs.
Deliverables:
Full maturity assessment report
Scoring matrix across Strategy, Process, Tech, and People
Prioritized recommendations
Business case for leadership
Technology & Workflow Audit
An objective evaluation of your technology stack, workflows, and system integrations.
Ideal for: companies with outdated tools, manual processes, or upcoming TMS investments.
Solves: operational bottlenecks, automation gaps, fragmented systems, and poor data flow.
Deliverables:
Technology stack audit report (TMS, CMS, connectors, integrations)
End-to-end workflow map with friction point analysis
AI Readiness and Strategy Audit
A pragmatic assessment of how ready your organization is to apply AI within localization and content operations.
Ideal for: companies experimenting with AI but lacking clear direction, structure, or experiencing inconsistent or disappointing results.
Solves: unclear AI strategy, low-quality datasets, misaligned workflows, ROI uncertainty.
Deliverables:
AI Readiness report
Scoring matrix across Data structure, Tech, People & Skills, and Strategy
Data/Content preparation recommendations
Tier 1: Diagnostic and Strategic Planning Services
Tier 2: Implementation and Stabilization Services
Workflow Automation and Process Re-engineering
An update or redesign of your workflows to reduce manual effort and make delivery predictable at scale.
Ideal for: teams experiencing operational friction, inconsistent quality, or difficulty sustaining improvements after initial changes.
Solves: manual handoffs, copy-pasting, email-driven coordination, unpredictable quality.
Deliverables:
Updated workflows that can operate independently or within a selected TMS
Clear definition of roles, quality criteria, and delivery SLAs
Workflow-level KPIs
TMS Selection & Implementation Management
Independent, expert-led oversight for selecting and deploying the right Translation Management System.
Ideal for: Organizations planning to invest in a new TMS, replace an underperforming system, or scale localization operations across products, markets, and teams.
Solves: vendor bias, poor tool fit, failed implementations, and sunk technology costs.
Deliverables:
Managed RFP
Vendor evaluation and scoring
End-to-end TMS implementation and onboarding
Integrations with CMS, code repositories, and content platforms
Vendor Management & RFP Optimization
We rationalize and restructure your localization vendor ecosystem for quality, cost control, and scalability.
Ideal for: Organizations managing multiple localization vendors, struggling with inconsistent performance, or preparing to re-tender services through a formal RFP process.
Solves: Inconsistent quality, overspending, fragmented suppliers, and weak governance.
Deliverables:
Optimized vendor portfolio
RFP documentation and scoring framework
SLAs, KPIs, and vendor governance model
Tier 3: Specialized Execution & Managed Services
Managed Localization Operations
Your outsourced localization department — without becoming a translation vendor.
Ideal for: companies or teams that experience rapid growth or transition and need operational assistance and localization capacity without building a full in-house localization team.
Solves: lack of internal bandwidth, unclear or inconsistent processes, fragmented vendor portfolios, and unstable quality.
Deliverables:
Interim end-to-end program management
Operational reporting and documentation designed for handover or internalization
Transcreation and Global Creative Solutions
High-stakes creative adaptation for marketing, branding, and international campaigns where cultural impact matters more than literal accuracy.
Ideal for: teams running global campaigns that require strong brand alignment, tone coherence, and cultural relevance across markets.
Solves: cultural misfires, weak emotional resonance, and inconsistent brand expression.
Deliverables:
Transcreation workflow and governance
Recommendation and onboarding of bilingual copywriting experts
AI-supported guidelines for content handling
High-risk and Niche Content Management
Secure, discreet localization services for sensitive or underserved industries.
Ideal for: Organizations operating in sensitive or high-liability sectors that require specialist linguists, strict confidentiality, and non-standard localization workflows.
Solves: content rejection, confidentiality risks, lack of qualified linguists, and quality failures.
Deliverables:
Secured, managed localization workflows
Vetted niche and subject-matter linguists
Confidential operations and data handling
Tier 4: Strategic Advisory Services
Fractional Head of Localization
Executive-level leadership without the full-time cost.
Ideal for: organizations that need experienced localization leadership to guide growth, transformation, or stabilization, but do not require or cannot justify a full-time executive role.
Solves: lack of strategic direction, missing leadership ownership, unclear accountability, and misalignment between localization outcomes and company-wide KPIs.
Deliverables:
Ownership of localization strategy
Team leadership and mentoring
Executive-level KPI definition, tracking, and reporting
Localization roadmap aligned with business objectives
LangOps Strategy Council
Strategic stagnation, lack of external benchmarking, and unclear AI direction.
Ideal for: Heads of Localization or LangOps leaders who want external perspective, strategic challenge, and ongoing validation of their localization and AI roadmap.
Solves: stagnation, lack of external benchmarking, and unclear AI direction.
Deliverables:
Monthly or quarterly strategy sessions
Expert challenge, validation and peer-benchmarking
Annual roadmap and strategy review
Regulated Content Compliance Framework
Specialized localization advisory for regulated industries including Life Sciences, Legal, and Financial Services.
Ideal for: Organizations operating in regulated industries that must meet strict compliance, audit, and documentation requirements across multilingual content.
Solves: compliance risk, inconsistent terminology, audit failures, and vendor non-compliance.
Deliverables:
Regulatory compliance and risk audit
Validated terminology governance framework
Vendor qualification and audit model
QA, validation, and documentation protocols
Understand the real problem
We give you clarity on what’s working, what isn’t, and where friction actually comes from.
These services are designed to provide clarity and decision support before any operational or technical changes are made. Each service can be purchased independently.
Fix the operational foundation
We refresh or redesign your workflows and tools so the processes become predictable and scalable.
These services focus on fixing operational and technical issues identified during diagnostics. Each service can be purchased independently.
Take ownership where stakes are high
We support your team or even run critical localization functions where risk, volume, or complexity exceeds internal capacity.
These services provide hands-on operational support for high-risk, high-volume, or business-critical localization work. Each service can be purchased independently.
Sustain performance long term
We provide you with ongoing leadership and advisory support as localization becomes a permanent, strategic capability.
These services provide strategic direction, governance, and decision-making support. Each service can be purchased independently.
Contact
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