Toppan Digital Language
Franziska Hardmeier has a diverse work experience in the language solutions industry. Franziska is currently serving as the VP AI & Technology at Toppan Digital Language. In this role, Franziska is part of the founding leadership team, aiming to revolutionize the language solutions market by helping companies communicate better with their linguistically diverse audiences.
Prior to this, Franziska worked at SDL plc, where they held multiple roles. As the Director of SLATE, they oversaw the strategic delivery of a user-friendly translation offering that combined Machine Translation and Human Review Service, as well as a subscription service. Franziska also served as the Director of MT & AI Solutions - Regulated Industries.
Before joining SDL plc, Franziska worked at Donnelley Language Solutions and MultiTrans. During their time there, they held various positions such as Head of Technical Services, Global Technology Manager, and Production Team Lead. Franziska was responsible for leading cross-functional teams, providing technical support, and managing pre-sales and post-sales activities.
Franziska also gained experience as the Translation Operations Manager at Mouse Manoeuvres Limited, a small translation company, and as a German Translator at Sony UK. Franziska started their career as a Language Technologist at CLS Communication AG.
Overall, Franziska Hardmeier has demonstrated a strong background in language technology, project management, and business development within the language solutions industry.
Franziska Hardmeier completed their Bachelor of Arts in Translation from Zürcher Hochschule Winterthur ZHW between 2002 and 2006. Subsequently, they pursued a Master of Arts degree in Bilingual Translation from the University of Westminster from 2004 to 2005. Additionally, they obtained certifications in Agile Product Owner Techniques from LinkedIn in 2017 and Prince 2 Foundation from APMG-International in 2015.
Toppan Digital Language
👋 Hello, we’re Toppan Digital Language. It’s great to meet you. 🔊 We help the world's best companies with high-risk, business-critical content sell with confidence in any language. Within two years of being founded, we're now the 10th largest language solutions provider in the UK. 🔵 Headquartered in London, our mission is to be the #1 language partner of choice for companies in life sciences and healthcare, financial and legal services, market insights and consumer brands. 🏯 We’re proudly backed by the Toppan Group, a Nikkei 225 (TYO: 7911) global leader in content distribution. As a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly traded company with an annual R&D spend of US$200m, we’re part of a global team of 55,000 people. 🧵 Putting our customers at the heart of what we do, we tailor innovative language solutions with the right teams and the right tech to best meet our customers’ needs with specialism, speed, scale, and security. 💙 We also love our Mondays and celebrate our Fridays. Obsessed with the success of our employees’, we want to build a reputable business that attracts, develops, and retains great talent in our industry. Our values reflect how our founders built the company by combining trusted localization expertise with the entrepreneurial agility of a market challenger. If you want to thrive in teams guided by shared ambition, humility, and diversity, there could be a fit for you here. 📬 Speak with us at hello@toppandigital.com.