Qualifications
Senior Localization Program Manager at Adyen; former Avalara, Netflix and Lyft localization leader
Advisory board member for Houston Community College's Translation and Interpretation Program
Speaker at ATA and GALA on globalization maturity and AI-assisted localization
Education
Humboldt State University
Expertise
Localization program management
Globalization
Translation management systems
AI-assisted translation
Localization strategy
Internationalization
Zachary Haitkin is a localization industry veteran with over a decade building and scaling localization programs at global technology companies. He is Senior Localization Program Manager at Adyen and previously led localization at Avalara, Netflix, and Lyft, where he launched products in dozens of languages and built translation pipelines and TMS integrations. He also runs Stratosphere Global Consulting and serves on the advisory board of Houston Community College's Translation and Interpretation Program. He speaks regularly on globalization maturity and AI-assisted localization.
Experience
Senior Localization Program Manager at Adyen
Jun 2026 — Present · 1 mo
Product Manager - Localization at Avalara
Aug 2024 to Jun 2026 · 1 yr 10 mos
Senior Localization Program Manager at Avalara
Sep 2022 to Aug 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos
Principal Consultant at Stratosphere Global Consulting
Jan 2024 — Present · 2 yrs 6 mos
Localization Project Manager at Netflix
Jan 2021 to Sep 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos
Program Manager, Localization at Lyft
Sep 2019 to Jan 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos
Recent articles and events
Qualifications
Senior Localization Program Manager at Adyen; former Avalara, Netflix and Lyft localization leader
Advisory board member for Houston Community College's Translation and Interpretation Program
Speaker at ATA and GALA on globalization maturity and AI-assisted localization
Education
Humboldt State University
Expertise
Localization program management
Globalization
Translation management systems
AI-assisted translation
Localization strategy
Internationalization
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