The Localization Mistakes the Security Industry Can’t Afford with Olena Azanova

In this episode of The Agile Localization Podcast, host Stefan Huyghe sits down with Olena Azanova, Localization Team Lead at Ajax Systems, to dive into how localization shapes user trust and safety in hardware security products across regulated markets. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely that of the speaker and do not reflect the views, opinions, policies, or position of Crowdin.

What You’ll Learn

What zero tolerance for error really looks like in practice
How Olena scaled a 15-person multilingual in-house team across 12+ locales
Why terminology is the first thing that breaks at scale
What the best feedback from local markets actually sounds like
Olena’s number one leadership principle for managing diverse translation teams

Olena Azanova is the Localization Team Lead at Ajax Systems, the largest manufacturer of security systems in Europe, where she oversees localization strategy across 12+ stable locales. With 15 years of experience in translation and localization, Olena has built deep expertise in managing complex, highly regulated localization workflows for hardware and software products. At Ajax, she leads a multilingual, in-house team responsible for translating everything from critical compliance documentation to user manuals, marketing materials, and audiovisual content, with zero tolerance for error across all deliverables.

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The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely that of the speaker and do not reflect the views, opinions, policies, or position of Crowdin.