Job Description

Kearney, Translator - Riyadh Office

About the job Kearney's consulting services in the GCC are geared towards supporting our clients in the region achieve sustainable growth by providing premium consulting services for development of strategic expansion programs and business excellence. The Middle East office builds on Kearney’s successful track record of advising government, local firms and international clients in the region.

As a Translator for our Riyadh office, you will support with the accurate translation of business-related presentations, proposals, and texts with topics such as market studies, business strategy, company organization, human resources, etc.

Reporting directly to the Translation Team Lead in Riyadh, you will be given the freedom to be yourself along with recognition for what you bring to the table, allowing you to make a real impact and be a true Kearney Original.

Key responsibilities

• Translate and edit business, commercial, and selected legal documents clearly and accurately to the highest quality, escalating specialised legal content for review as appropriate

• Produce written translations of a variety of documents from English to Arabic (majority of work) and Arabic to English within tight deadlines

• Complete formatting changes as necessary. These can be in-depth so an excellent working knowledge of MS PowerPoint and Word is vital.

• Proofread and edit final translated documents to provide grammatically correct, well-expressed final version of the translated texts.

• Attend client meetings with case team when necessary to discuss translation projects and answer questions.

• Possibly work at client’s location as required

• Use Kearney-approved translation memory, terminology-management, machine translation, and AI-enabled tools to improve consistency and efficiency, while applying professional judgment and full human review to all final deliverables

• Validate AI- or machine-generated content for accuracy, completeness, tone, terminology, cultural appropriateness, formatting, and client-specific requirements before delivery

• Maintain and contribute to approved bilingual glossaries, translation memories, style guides, and reusable terminology resources

• Escalate ambiguous source content, specialist terminology, quality risks, or legal/sensitive content to the Translation Team Lead as appropriate

• Use strong research skills and approved reference sources to identify accurate terminology and closest equivalents, taking into account country, client, and subject-matter specifics.

• Ensure security and confidentiality of all translated materials, including use of approved tools only and no upload of confidential or client material to unapproved public AI platforms

Who you are After nearly 100 years, we know this business is fundamentally about making connections—between facts, figures, insights, strategies, tools, technologies and above all, people. That’s why, we look for proactive, positive, and flexible individuals who are always unapologetically their unique selves.

We want to hear from you if you:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in translation or equivalent

• Have 2+ years of translation experience (English to Arabic/Arabic to English) within a professional services firm, consulting, or other fast-paced business environment would be advantageous.

• Have strong knowledge of Arabic syntax, grammar, and semantics to be able to proofread and edit translated documents.

• Ability to translate up to 2,000 words per day with strong attention to detail.

• Have excellent communication skills.

• Possess a mix of business sense, with preferably a consulting industry understanding.

• Possess Pragmatism, open-mindedness, and flexibility (there will be occasional out of hours requirements).

• Able to engage with senior level stakeholders and to operate in a high-pressure environment maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.

• Have ability to prioritize actions in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrated ability to plan workflow, work independently, and take initiative.

• Can manage own workload responsibly if working remotely.

• Are a team player, contributing to internal initiatives.

• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills, clarity, tact, professionalism.

• Ability to maintain highest levels of internal and external confidentiality & integrity.

• Have proficiency in MS Office package; PowerPoint is a must, plus MS Word and

• Have strong research, fact-checking, and terminology-validation skills

What we can offer you Every day, our people work to be the difference for our clients, our communities, and our colleagues. Helping them to make an impact, they are sustained by a competitive remuneration package plus comprehensive benefits and perks, including but not limited to:

• Generous retirement/pension savings contributions

• Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and their families

• Structured and on-the-job learning and development opportunities

• Personalized opportunities to help you chart a unique career journey to pursue your own personal and professional goals

Learn more at Kearney.com/careers.

Apply now. Submit your cover letter, CV (.doc or .pdf format only) via our website.

Equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination Kearney prides itself on providing a culture where our employees belong and thrive equally, which means our people feel comfort, confidence, and joy as they do great things for our firm, our colleagues, and our clients. That’s why Kearney is committed to building a diverse workforce and inclusive environment. Kearney is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices. We encourage everyone to apply, including those who may not feel historically represented in consulting.

Qualifications

Language Requirements

Arabic/ English