Qualifications
Founder of the localization consultancy LocLaunch
Led localization at Paxful (scaled 11 to 50 languages), Awesome Motive, Skype/Microsoft and Evernote
Guest lecturer on software localization at Estonian universities
Expertise
Localization
Localization Operations
Program Management
AI Localization Workflows
Software Localization
Globalization
Anna Iokhimovich is a localization leader who builds and scales localization operations for tech companies and startups. She founded the localization consultancy LocLaunch and has led localization programs at Awesome Motive, Paxful, Microsoft (Skype) and Evernote. Based in Tallinn, she is also co-founder of the app Closure and a guest lecturer on software localization.
Experience
Co-Founder, Project Manager at Closure
Jan 2025 — Present · 1 yr 9 mos
Localization Program Manager at Awesome Motive, Inc.
Jan 2023 to Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos
Localization Consultant at LocLaunch
Feb 2022 — Present · 4 yrs 8 mos
Associate Director of Localization at Paxful
Mar 2021 to Jan 2022 · 10 mos
Guest Lecturer at Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences
Sep 2020 to Dec 2024 · 4 yrs 3 mos
Head of Localization at Paxful
Mar 2020 to Mar 2021 · 1 yr
Events & webinars (1)
Founder of the localization consultancy LocLaunch
Led localization at Paxful (scaled 11 to 50 languages), Awesome Motive, Skype/Microsoft and Evernote
Guest lecturer on software localization at Estonian universities
Localization
Localization Operations
Program Management
AI Localization Workflows
Software Localization
Globalization
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