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Spécialiste en technologie – Mondialisation / Globalization Technology Specialist

Spécialiste en technologie – Mondialisation / Globalization Technology Specialist

CompanyExpedia
LocationMontreal, QC, Canada, London, UK
Salary$68000 – $96500
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelJunior, Mid Level

Requirements

  • Creative, innovative and out-of-the-box thinker.
  • Adaptive, flexible, able to pivot when needed.
  • Ability to work efficiently independently, as well as part of a larger team.
  • Ability to learn quickly and eager to learn, and develop new skills.
  • Experience in using Machine Translation and AI technologies within a globalization framework.
  • Good project management skills, with the ability to effectively coordinate cross-functional work.
  • Good understanding of AI models, prompting techniques and latest AI developments.
  • Good knowledge of Neural Machine Translation concepts and MT metrics Skilled in Excel, Notepad++/EmEditor, Confluence, Jira.
  • Data-driven oriented, ability to support decisions with the right data.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in coordination and execution of all AI/ML efforts and experiments aiming at driving innovation across products and operational processes.
  • Assist in engineering prompts aimed at workflows automation and overall process optimization Prompting LLMs for AI-related tasks and fine-tune until desired outcomes is achieved.
  • Assist in preparing and coordinating Learning & Development forums, such as AI workshops for the Globalization team and external teams.
  • Assist in managing, cleaning and maintaining Expedia’s Machine Translation assets.
  • Compile term candidates in the format required by our MT provider on a monthly basis.
  • Liaise with MT champions to align on expectations and next steps of MT initiatives:
  • Pull samples (source and/or target) from our TMS for MT evaluations or LQA cycles, based on criteria defined by the Sr. Globalization Program Manager, AI.
  • Assist the MT champions to prepare term candidates when onboarding a new team to our conversational experiences program.
  • Assist in preparation of MT evaluation forms and in writing project hands-offs about MT-related tasks for linguists and vendors.
  • Assist in compiling data from MT evaluation forms for analysis and build compelling presentations for decision-making.
  • Collect EDC (Edit distance calculation) reports from our TMS and/or Expedia Group’s MT dashboard and calculate edit distance using Python scripts (training to be provided).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Good knowledge of machine translation quality evaluation frameworks (BLEU, TER, etc.) a plus but not essential.
  • Experience programming with Python is a strong plus but not essential.
  • For applicants in Quebec being bilingual in French and English preferred.