Japanese Institutional Translator

The Opportunity:

As part of the firm's in-house translation team, you will provide translation services to internal clients across Fisher Investments Institutional Group’s Sales, Service, Research, Content, Marketing, Legal and Compliance departments. This position includes translation to and from Japanese and English. You will quickly learn about our business, industry, and writing style as you translate our educational, promotional, and service-oriented content across the markets we operate in. You will serve as the primary language expert for internal clients across the firm, while playing an important role in our ability to fulfil translation needs. You will report directly to the in-house translation team leader.

The Day-to-Day:

• Translate capital markets related content for our Japanese institutional clients, including:
• Reporting/commentary, presentations, content pieces, periodic portfolio updates, client service presentations, sales presentations, Request for Proposals (RFPs), and quarterly reviews
• Develop tone and language style guides for the Japanese market
• Develop and maintain terminology bases for Japanese
• Understand and ensure compliance requirements in all translated materials
• Showcase excellent written and verbal communication skills to localise multiple content types such as financial, marketing, legal and educational materials
• Excel in linguistic quality management and proofreading
• Project manage Japanese translations commissioned by the business, prioritising according to business needs
• Ad-hoc projects and verbal translations as directed by management

Your Qualifications:

• Japanese native speaker. Fluency in business English is required
• Degree in Translation, Linguistics, Communications, or other professional certification related to translation or localisation
• 5+ years of experience in translation
• Experience as a Translator, with financial services industry background is advantageous
• Knowledge of CAT tools, TMS technology, and translation practices is beneficial
• Experience editing for clarity, grammar, spelling, consistency and accuracy with few revisions needed
• Manage complexity and coordinate projects across several departments under strict timelines
• Outstanding communication, organizational, and time management skills
• Ability to work autonomously on a large volume of work in a small and demanding environment
• Client focus with desire to support our growth in Japan

Why Fisher Investments Japan:

At Fisher Investments, we work for a bigger purpose: bettering the investment universe. From unmatched service to unique perspectives on investing, it's the people that make the Fisher purpose possible. And we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits like:

• 100% coverage of your monthly medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your eligible dependents through Allianz Care
• Full refunds on physician fees, prescriptions, testing and more to cover costs outside of national insurance
• 24/7 access to emotional wellness resources for you and your dependents (Ginger emotional coaches and Allianz Employee Assistance Programme)
• Travel support benefits through Allianz and Bupa
• This is an in-office role. Based on your role, tenure, and performance eligibility you may have the opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home program. This program is subject to change.

FISHER INVESTMENTS JAPAN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER