Translator

Translator (Contractor)

Mexico, Remote

About the Role:

We are seeking a talented and motivated Localization & Translator Specialist (Spanish) who is best in class with a high IQ plus a high EQ. This role presents an exciting opportunity to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment within a rapidly growing team, with abundant prospects for career advancement. You will be critical in ensuring our mobile application, website, and digital content are flawlessly localized for Spanish-speaking markets, maintaining linguistic quality, cultural relevance, and technical accuracy.

This is a contractor position.

Compensation:

For this role the compensation range is $11 - $20 USD per hour (contractor). 

Interview Process

We believe transparency is important at Sezzle. Regularly providing feedback while setting expectations is part of our culture starting with the interview process. Advancement through each step is not guaranteed.

• Application submitted (you are here)
• Wonderlic test (30-40 min)
  • Cognitive portion (12 min)
  • Motivation and personality portions (20 -27 min)
• Interview with recruiters (30 min)
• Interview with managers (1 hour)
• Interview with team (30-45 min)
• Offer!

What You'll Do:

• Translate and Localize all user-facing content into Spanish, focusing primarily on the Sezzle mobile app (iOS and Android) and web platform (including UI text, error messages, and in-app notifications).
• Ensure linguistic accuracy, cultural appropriateness (specifically for targeted Spanish dialects), and consistent terminology across all translated and localized Spanish materials.
• Manage translation memory (TM) and terminology databases using Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) tools to promote efficiency and consistency.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Legal teams to integrate Spanish localization efforts into the agile development pipeline.
• Perform Quality Assurance (QA) and linguistic review of Spanish translations in-context on the mobile app and website to ensure a seamless and positive user experience.
• Adapt marketing, support, and help center content to resonate with Spanish-speaking target audiences while maintaining the Sezzle brand voice.

What We Look For:

• 3+ years of professional experience as a translator or localizer, with significant focus on digital products (mobile applications and websites).
• Native-level fluency in Spanish in addition to expert fluency in English.
• Demonstrated experience in software localization processes and best practices for translating user interface (UI) strings.
• A strong understanding of localization challenges unique to the fintech or payments industry, including financial terminology, data security, and regulatory compliance.
• Exceptional proofreading, editing, and grammar skills in both Spanish and English with a meticulous eye for detail.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Translation, Linguistics, Communications, or a related field.
• Experience working with languages used in the North American or Latin American markets.

About You:

• You have relentlessly high standards - many people may think your standards are unreasonably high. You are continually raising the bar and driving those around you to deliver great results. You make sure that defects do not get sent down the line and that problems are fixed so they stay fixed.
• You’re not bound by convention - your success—and much of the fun—lies in developing new ways to do things
• You need action - speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk-taking.
• You earn trust - you listen attentively, speak candidly, and treat others respectfully.
• You have backbone; disagree, then commit - you can respectfully challenge decisions when you disagree, even when doing so is uncomfortable or exhausting. You have conviction and are tenacious. You do not compromise for the sake of social cohesion. Once a decision is determined, you commit wholly.
• You deliver results - you focus on the key inputs and deliver them with the right quality and in a timely fashion. Despite setbacks, you rise to the occasion and never settle.