Anna Iokhimovich

Anna Iokhimovich

Co-Founder, Project Manager at Closure

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 6 mos

Manages the full product lifecycle of a mobile and web app from concept to launch.

Localization Program Manager at Awesome Motive, Inc.

Jan 2023 to Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Built a company-level localization framework and cut annual localization cost 45% via AI workflows.

Localization Consultant at LocLaunch

Feb 2022 — Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

Builds, manages and scales localization operations for tech companies and startups.

Associate Director of Localization at Paxful

Mar 2021 to Jan 2022 · 10 mos

Scaled the product language portfolio from 11 to 50 supported languages.

Guest Lecturer at Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences

Sep 2020 to Dec 2024 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Trained students in software localization topics.

Head of Localization at Paxful

Mar 2020 to Mar 2021 · 1 yr

Built and mentored a localization team of 3 project managers and 50 linguists.

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

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