Program Management Lead at Shopify
8+ years at Shopify across globalization, localization and program management roles
15 years as a freelance EN>FR translator and localization consultant
Globalization
Internationalization
Localization
Translation
Localization program management
French localization
Aleks Ignjatovic is the Globalization Enablement Lead at Shopify, the leading global commerce company providing trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any size, founded in Ottawa, Canada, and present in 175+ countries. With a background in translation and languages, Aleks joined Shopify as a Content & Localization Manager dedicated to growing the company's presence in French-speaking markets in 2017. Since then, her role has expanded to include partnering with all areas of the business to provide strategic and technical guidance on globalization, internationalization, and localization, while cultivating a global-ready approach to product and content creation company-wide. Originally from Paris, France, she is currently based in Toronto, Canada, after spending over a decade living and working abroad in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Sep 2024 to May 2026 · 1 yr 8 mos
Jun 2021 to Sep 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos
Jun 2020 to Jun 2021 · 1 yr
Nov 2019 to Jun 2020 · 7 mos
Oct 2017 to Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos
Aug 2008 to Aug 2023 · 15 yrs
Program Management Lead at Shopify
8+ years at Shopify across globalization, localization and program management roles
15 years as a freelance EN>FR translator and localization consultant
Globalization
Internationalization
Localization
Translation
Localization program management
French localization
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