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Duygu Taş
Localization Project Manager · AI-Integrated Workflows · 6 Languages
6 Years Experience
10+ Languages
40% Revision Reduction
5,000+ LLM Evaluations
1,000+ Episodes Delivered
Zero Missed Deadlines
In the Oracle's Own Words
"I built this oracle because localization PM work is deeply invisible, and the craft deserves a mythology."
The frameworks, the judgment calls, the vendor rituals performed at midnight before a launch; they vanish the moment the project ships. Uncredited. Unseen. Nine cards to make them visible. This reading is for every PM who has held a multilingual release together with a briefing document and sheer will, and found no language for what that actually took. The cards found it instead.
"The machine speaks. I listen. But I do not obey."
Human-first, AI-integrated. I treat artificial intelligence as a co-pilot that earns its seat through usefulness, not authority. Context stays human. Accountability stays human. Quality stays measurable. I design workflows where the machine handles volume and the practitioner handles judgment, because the moment you stop questioning the output, you have stopped doing the work. Technology that explains itself and knows its limits. Applied at programme level.
The craft was always this ancient. Someone just finally gave it the ceremony it deserved.
The Craft: Skills & Disciplines
I
Translation Memory Management
TM leverage analysis, band discount negotiation, TM maintenance workflows
II
Linguistic Quality Assurance
MQM/LISA QA frameworks, in-country reviewer management, error typology
III
i18n & Pseudotranslation
Pre-translation testing, text expansion, RTL layout, string externalization
IV
MTPE & MT Strategy
Content tiering, DeepL/ModernMT integration, MTPE-L/F workflow design
V
Project Costing & Quoting
Word count analysis, fuzzy band modelling, budget forecasting, PO management
VI
Linguistic Asset Management
Termbase governance, style guide creation, TM ownership, brand voice
VII
Vendor Management
LSP briefing, RFP/RFQ, SLA definition, preferred vendor lists, KPI tracking
VIII
Localization Testing
In-context review, bug severity matrix, sprint integration, release criteria
IX
Transcreation & Cultural Adaptation
Transcreation briefs, back-translation review, cultural consulting, hreflang
Tools of the Trade
Phrase TMS
memoQ
SDL Trados
Crowdin
DeepL
ModernMT
JIRA
Confluence
Smartcat
XTM
Microsoft Excel
Figma
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Whether you are looking for a localization PM, want to discuss the craft, or simply made it this far and want to say hello: the door is open.