Senior French Translator, Design and Enablement - Bilingual

Position: Senior French Translator, Experience Design and Enablement - Bilingual
We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients. At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered  team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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What you’ll be doing  As part of the Content and Translation Chapter on the broader Experience Design & Enablement team, you’ll be translating, editing, evaluating and managing French content for both our client-facing digital banking platforms and employee-facing tools and applications. You’ll work closely with other Content Designers, Translators, UX Designers, Accessibility Consultants and UX Researchers, as well as broader cross-functional teams and stakeholders engaged in active delivery sprints.

You’ll review and edit English-to-French translations for accuracy, consistency, concision, tone, typography and grammar. You’ll make sure that all translations align with CIBC’s voice and tone, brand and accessibility standards. You’ll contribute to our French processes and documentation. Experience creating French content for employee workflows and working on product teams in large financial institutions would be especially welcome. At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role.

You can effectively perform all work activities remotely, and will only be required to be on-site on an occasional basis.
How you’ll succeed   Proficient in French at a native level - You bring extensive knowledge of the French language that’s backed by a degree in translation or equivalent work experience.
You have strong terminology research skills, awareness of French-Canadian nuances and good working knowledge of memoQ, OQLF’s standards, Termium, Le GDT, Antidote and terminology databases.
Maintain French alignment - You translate, proofread and edit translations, ensuring accuracy and adherence to editorial standards and to the Office Québécois de la langue Française.
You pride yourself in ensuring content from vendors, clients and external partners is accurate and meets organizational standards and best practices.
Effectively manage translation - You’re comfortable managing and prioritizing multiple initiatives at once with your excellent organization and time management skills.
You know how to work with collaborative, cross-functional teams that may include developers, QA testers, business analysts, product owners, strategists and business partners, all within active agile workflows, frameworks and ceremonies.
Take initiative - Your solid interpersonal skills enhance team collaboration with stakeholders, product owners, and squad members, and you know how to use different tools and resources to substantiate your translation recommendations.
You use your excellent communication, consultation and interpersonal skills to champion the French translation discipline and its nuances.
Recommend process improvements - You regularly review the French translation and editing process, focusing on continuous improvement. You will be asked to recommend and implement ways to make the project process as efficient as possible including CAT tools and Content libraries.
You comfortably use multiple tools in your day-to-day work, including Confluence, JIRA, Figma, Mural, CIBC AI, and Microsoft 365, all to help create, manage, deliver, and share your translation with your teams.
Our chapter regularly assesses new tools and technology to improve our work and become more efficient, so from time to time you may be asked to test these tools and provide your feedback.
Who you are  You have a degree or diploma in translation from a recognized university or minimum 7 years of experience in translation.
You’re a certified professional.
You have current accreditation and good standing as a Certified English-to-French Translator.
You are experienced with translation technologies and commonly used specialized tools (e.g. Trados Studio, memoQ, Antidote, Multi Term).
You can demonstrate experience in project management,…