Spanish Patent Language Lead

Location: Barcelona, Spain; Italy; United Kingdom; Germany Workplace: remote Park IP, a Welo Global brand, is a global IP solutions partner built for modern intellectual property work. The company enables legal teams to protect intellectual assets with accuracy, clarity, and confidence across jurisdictions. Trusted by Am Law 200 firms and Fortune 500 corporate legal departments, Park IP combines deep IP expertise with AI-powered workflows that reduce risk, improve predictability, and deliver greater visibility and control across the IP lifecycle, from prosecution to litigation and compliance. Its Legal Studio platform strengthens portfolio management through jurisdiction-specific coordination and real-time oversight, while experienced IP professionals remain accountable for quality and judgment. Operating under ISO-aligned quality and security standards, Park IP advances a disciplined and transparent approach to managing intellectual property worldwide. parkip.com MAIN RESPONSABILITIES The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and areas of ownership for this role: Performing copy-edit tasks on assigned projects or accounts Performing on-demand translation tasks Performing lead linguist role on assigned accounts Taking ownership of deliveries that were translated internally or by external partners for one or more accounts into their target language Preparing, managing and maintaining the language materials (including glossaries, Style Guides, work instruction) up to the quality standards and up to date as required by the account or project Managing project-related queries Ensuring good interaction among team members and resolving questions on terminology and language matters Coordinating with freelancers, agencies and internal linguists on assigned projects or accounts Testing and qualifying new freelancers and vendors as required Developing and training of internal linguists/new and existing freelancers according to the accounts’ and Welocalize’s needs Interacting with clients on linguistic matters as required Participating in the development of new and improved working processes. Propose process improvements. Meet or exceed the KPIs in terms of productivity, on time delivery, quality Achieving the goals set by the team manager REQUIREMENTS Education Level University degree in Translation/Applied Languages/Linguistic Studies or equivalent combination of education and experience (University degree in other fields plus 2 years of full time experience in translation; OR 5 years of full time professional experience in translating) Experience Native-Level in Spanish and fluent in English (written and spoken) Patent translation experience and patent knowledge are critical for success in this role (e.g. types of patent documents: computer science, mechanics, biology, electricity, pharmacy, chemistry) 8+ years of relevant experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing 5+ years of review experience Thorough understanding of the localization process Excellent knowledge of terminology used various subject matters Subject-matter expert within company for assigned content specialties, service lines and processes Excellent user experience of standard CAT tools, e.g. XTM, SDL Studio and issue tracking and query management tools, e.g. JIRA Ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly Excellent user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications Ability to give clear, concise and constructive feedback Ability to coordinate internal and external translators Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge. Ability to work with tight deadlines Excellent problem solving skills Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, linguists Ability, willingness and experience in communicating with customers at various levels Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists Ability to work in a virtual team