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ANJA KRISTIANSEN

Remote,U.S.

Summary

Project Manager and Localization Specialist with experience leading cross-functional initiatives, improving workflows, and delivering multilingual product experiences at scale. Proven track record aligning engineering, QA, design, and localization stakeholders to meet deadlines, ensure quality, and streamline global releases. Adept in Agile and Waterfall environments, with strong problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills across international teams.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Creative Producer

Self-Employed
07.2023 - Current
  • Managed end-to-end multimedia projects, including scoping, planning, timelines, and client communications.
  • Led production workflows across strategy, shooting, editing, and delivery, ensuring on-time and high-quality output.
  • Advised clients on digital strategy, user-focused content execution, and operational improvements.

Senior Quality Engineer

Google
Austin, U.S.
10.2019 - 07.2023
  • Acted as de-facto Project Manager across 4+ engineering and QA teams, coordinating priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
  • Led linguistic QA for high-visibility launches across 30+ markets, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and i18n compliance.
  • Built and scaled cross-functional workflows, reducing turnaround time by 15% and improving team alignment.
  • Facilitated standups and alignment meetings; maintained 100% on-time delivery for assigned markets and features.
  • Authored documentation and reporting used by leadership for roadmap planning and decision-making.
  • Mentored remote QE teams, improving autonomy, workflow consistency, and quality standards globally.
  • Assistant Media → Search Vertical i18n

Startup Consultant

Self-Employed
NYC & San Francisco
02.2016 - 10.2019
  • Supported early-stage startups with project scoping, execution planning, and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Led outreach, client engagement, and operational workflows for B2B and B2B2C teams.
  • Conducted research and authored a published white paper for Rupa Health, informing product and marketing strategy.

Translation & Localization Specialist

Lionbridge
02.2014 - 02.2016
  • Oversaw localization workflows for software/content delivery across multiple markets, improving efficiency by 10-15%.
  • Conducted linguistic analysis, ensured cultural/contextual accuracy, and standardized quality processes across teams.
  • Identified workflow bottlenecks and implemented improvements that elevated translation quality and delivery speed.

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business, Language & Culture

Copenhagen Business School

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Localization PM
  • LQA
  • Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Workflow Optimization
  • i18n Readiness
  • Data Annotation
  • LLM Response Quality Assessment
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Documentation & Reporting
  • Agile
  • Waterfall

Timeline

Creative Producer

Self-Employed
07.2023 - Current

Senior Quality Engineer

Google
10.2019 - 07.2023

Startup Consultant

Self-Employed
02.2016 - 10.2019

Translation & Localization Specialist

Lionbridge
02.2014 - 02.2016

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business, Language & Culture

Copenhagen Business School