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#121 Leading TransPerfect’s Technology Division with Matt Hauser

June 10, 2022 Slator
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#121 Leading TransPerfect’s Technology Division with Matt Hauser
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TransPerfect Senior Vice President in charge of technology, Matt Hauser, joins SlatorPod to share his experience in building the technology division at what is now the world’s largest language service provider.

Hauser explains why they bet early on the cloud when building their translation management system, Global Link, and how the TMS is deployed across much of production at TransPerfect and across hundreds of enterprise clients.

He discusses the importance of connectors and building and maintaining that content on-ramp to clients. Matt agrees with Florian that post-editing MT as a process is beginning to reach maturity — and is now standard operating procedure in most areas where it makes sense.

The discussion then touches on how TransPerfect is taking a deliberate and client-centric approach in the tech integration of Semantix, TransPerfect’s largest acquisition to date.

Finally, Matt shares his views on how to hire and motivate an effective technology sales force.

Reflecting on over two decades in the language industry
Overview of TransPerfect's technology division
How to manage a large number of products and tech offerings
Buy vs build in translation management
Key milestones in language industry tech
The benefits of simple UIs
Maturing PEMT
Leading a technology sales force
Integrating Semantix and other acquisitions
2022/23 priorities