Key Responsibilities

1. Translation &

- Interpretation

- Translate business and operational documents between Japanese/Chinese and English.

- Provide interpretation support during calls, meetings, training sessions, and discussions with Japanese and Chinese stakeholders.

- Translate emails, instructions, process documents, reports, presentations, investment-related documents, and operational communications.

- Ensure the translated content retains the original business meaning, financial terminology, and context.

- Support both written and verbal communication between India-based teams and APAC stakeholders.

2.

Private

Equity &

- Investment Operations Support

- Support the operations team in understanding Japanese and Chinese documentation related to:

- Private Equity investments

- Fund accounting

- Investment operations

- Capital calls and distributions

- NAV and financial reporting

- Investor reporting

- Portfolio company information

- Valuation-related documentation

- Investment agreements and supporting documents

- Banking and payment instructions

- Tax and compliance documentation

- KYC/AML-related documentation

- Assist operational teams in interpreting client instructions and requirements received in Japanese or Chinese.

- Identify and explain language-specific terminology that may have operational or financial implications.

3.

Stakeholder

Communication

- Act as a language bridge between India delivery teams, Singapore management, and Japan/China stakeholders.

- Participate in client calls and provide real-time interpretation when required.

- Help clarify business requirements, process changes, exceptions, and client instructions.

- Coordinate with internal SMEs when translation requires specialized financial or operational knowledge.

- Ensure significant instructions are communicated accurately and without ambiguity.

4.

Document

Review &

- Quality Control

- Review translated documents for accuracy, consistency, grammar, terminology, and business context.





- Maintain standardized terminology/glossaries for recurring Private Equity and financial services terms.

- Perform quality checks on translated reports, emails, process documents, and client communications.

- Highlight unclear, ambiguous, or potentially incorrect translations before information is shared with stakeholders.

5. Process &

- Knowledge Support

- Build and maintain a Japanese/Chinese–English Private Equity terminology repository.

- Develop translation templates and standard communication formats.

- Support creation and maintenance of SOPs and process documentation in English, Japanese, and Chinese where required.

- Conduct language and process orientation sessions for India-based team members.

- Help the operations team understand commonly used Japanese and Chinese financial terminology and business practices.

6. Cross-Cultural Communication

- Help India-based teams understand appropriate communication styles and business etiquette when interacting with Japanese and Chinese stakeholders.

- Provide guidance on culturally appropriate written and verbal communication.

- Identify potential communication gaps arising from language or cultural differences and help resolve them professionally.

Required Skills &

- Qualifications

- 5–8 years of professional experience in translation, interpretation, language services, or a similar role.

- Strong proficiency in

- Japanese

- Chinese/Mandarin

- English

- Ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken forms.

- Strong understanding of financial services and Private Equity terminology.

- Experience translating financial, investment, accounting, banking, or business documents is highly preferred.

- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain the exact meaning of financial and operational instructions.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to work with confidential and sensitive financial information.

- Solid stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.

- Ability to work with teams across India, Singapore, Japan, and China.

- Comfortable working in an international / APAC operating environment.

📌 Senior Analyst - Translator (Bengaluru)
🏢 globalthoughtfocus
📍 Bengaluru