Brazilian Portuguese Patent Language Lead

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 PUROPOSE OF JOB   The Brazilian Portuguese Patent Language Lead is a critical position that requires a strong background in translation, localization, and copy-editing tasks with a focus on patent/legal documents. This professional is responsible for translating, copy editing or reviewing complex patent/legal materials from English into Brazilian Portuguese, ensuring the highest quality and accuracy of the deliverables to client. This role works closely with Quality, Program Squads, Talent, vendors and other stakeholders to provide precise language support for patent-related matters.    This professional ensures that the expected level of translation quality is maintained, and the product delivered to the client should always meet its intended purpose, while closely monitoring that translation expenses remain within budget.   The Brazilian Portuguese Patent Language Lead understands legal requirements and engages the production team in the fulfillment of these requirements, crafting client solutions based on the Welo Global Four Pillars of Customer Service, Quality, Innovation and Global Teamwork.  

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 Brazilian Portuguese 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