Michal Antczak

Michal Antczak

Head of Localization Technology at PayPal

Qualifications

Head of Localization Technology at PayPal, building AI-centered enterprise localization

20+ years leading international localization operations across EMEA and Asia-Pacific-Japan

Certified professional leadership coach for multicultural teams

Expertise

Localization technology

AI & neural machine translation

Enterprise localization operations

Localization program management

Globalization strategy

Team leadership

Senior localization leader with over 15 years of successful international team and program management experience at technology companies, specializing in strategic localization operations in EMEA and Asia-Pacific-Japan

Experience

Head of Localization Technology at PayPal

Jun 2019 — Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

Builds an AI-centered, frictionless, quality-focused localization paradigm for enterprise-wide content at global scale.

Certified Leadership Coach at Culture Fusion Coaching

Oct 2023 — Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

Coaches professionals on leadership and communication in multicultural environments.

Senior Regional Program Manager, EMEA, Global Content & Technology at PayPal

Dec 2016 to Dec 2018 · 2 yrs

Owned PayPal's regional user-facing content across 60+ markets and 30+ stakeholder teams.

Senior Manager, APJ Localization Operations at VMware

Jan 2012 to Jan 2016 · 4 yrs

Built and led localization PM and SME teams across Asia-Pacific-Japan for 20+ programs.

Development Manager, Localization at Symantec

Jan 2004 to Jan 2010 · 6 yrs

Led localization process-automation engineering teams across EMEA, APJ, and the US.

Project Manager, Localization at Bowne Global Solutions

Jan 1999 to Jan 2004 · 5 yrs

Managed software and web localization for Microsoft, Oracle, Intel, Nokia, and others.

Qualifications

Head of Localization Technology at PayPal, building AI-centered enterprise localization

20+ years leading international localization operations across EMEA and Asia-Pacific-Japan

Certified professional leadership coach for multicultural teams

Expertise

Localization technology

AI & neural machine translation

Enterprise localization operations

Localization program management

Globalization strategy

Team leadership

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