About the Role
Provide translation services to internal clients across Fisher Investments Institutional Group’s Sales, Service, Research, Content, Marketing, Legal and Compliance departments. This position includes translation to and from Japanese and English. You will serve as the primary language expert for internal clients across the firm, while playing an important role in our ability to fulfil translation needs. You will report directly to the in-house translation team leader.
Responsibilities
- Translate capital markets related content for our Japanese institutional clients, including: Reporting/commentary, presentations, content pieces, periodic portfolio updates, client service presentations, sales presentations, Request for Proposals (RFPs), and quarterly reviews
- Develop tone and language style guides for the Japanese market
- Develop and maintain terminology bases for Japanese
- Understand and ensure compliance requirements in all translated materials
- Showcase excellent written and verbal communication skills to localise multiple content types such as financial, marketing, legal and educational materials
- Excel in linguistic quality management and proofreading
- Project manage Japanese translations commissioned by the business, prioritising according to business needs
- Ad-hoc projects and verbal translations as directed by management
Requirements
- Japanese native speaker. Fluency in business English is required
- Experience as a Translator, with financial services industry background is advantageous
- Experience editing for clarity, grammar, spelling, consistency and accuracy with few revisions needed
- Manage complexity and coordinate projects across several departments under strict timelines
- Outstanding communication, organizational, and time management skills
- Ability to work autonomously on a large volume of work in a small and demanding environment
- Client focus with desire to support our growth in Japan
Skills
- Knowledge of CAT tools, TMS technology, and translation practices is beneficial
Location
- in-office
Work Type
- hybrid work from home program
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience in translation
Education Level
- Degree in Translation, Linguistics, Communications, or other professional certification related to translation or localisation
Benefits
- 100% coverage of your monthly medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your eligible dependents through Allianz Care
- Full refunds on physician fees, prescriptions, testing and more to cover costs outside of national insurance
- 24/7 access to emotional wellness resources for you and your dependents (Ginger emotional coaches and Allianz Employee Assistance Programme)
- Travel support benefits through Allianz and Bupa
About the Company
- At Fisher Investments, we work for a bigger purpose: bettering the investment universe.
- From unmatched service to unique perspectives on investing, it's the people that make the Fisher purpose possible.
- And we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits like:
Equal Opportunity
- FISHER INVESTMENTS JAPAN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
