Crowdin Integration and Localization Pipeline Ownership
Brainly — Product Owner
Brainly’s localization process was inefficient and error-prone, relying on outdated tooling (OneSky), manual developer requests, and inconsistent translation quality across platforms and markets.
With a global user base and content-driven platform, localization bottlenecks were delaying releases and creating UX inconsistencies.
The opportunity was to fully modernize the localization pipeline by selecting a better tool, automating developer workflows, and building a scalable internal localization operation.
- Researched and compared localization platforms; selected Crowdin based on automation potential, scalability, and platform compatibility.
- Led vendor negotiation, internal approval, and integration project across Android, iOS, and Web platforms.
- Owned post-integration management of the localization channel and acted as the single point of contact across development, product, and content teams.
- Selected, hired, and managed the internal localization team (translators, reviewers, language leads).
- Built automated workflows for developers to push and pull localization updates directly through Crowdin pipelines, removing manual steps.
- Designed process governance: versioning, priority setting, fallback handling, and communication protocols.
- Trained internal teams (engineering, content, product) on Crowdin workflows and access management.
- Replaced OneSky with Crowdin, enabling real-time, version-controlled localization across all platforms.
- Reduced localization turnaround time by eliminating manual developer steps and content handoffs.
- Improved translation consistency and quality across languages and product experiences.
- Established a repeatable, scalable localization framework adaptable to new products and markets.
- Increased engineering satisfaction by eliminating friction in the translation flow.