<p>Teresa Toronjo, Senior Manager of Localization and Internationalization at Malt, joins Host María Roa for a thoughtful and highly practical conversation about localization strategy, AI adoption, stakeholder engagement, and the evolving role of human expertise in global organizations.</p><p>With more than a decade of experience across Europe and Southeast Asia, Teresa has built localization workflows for global brands including Workday and Malt. In this episode, she shares firsthand insights into scaling localization programs, balancing automation with quality, and ensuring localization teams remain influential across organizations during a period of massive industry transformation.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 - Welcome, Teresa Toronjo</p><p>01:16 - AI Efficiency Gains and Human Expertise</p><p>05:26 - The Metrics That Matter in Localization</p><p>10:39 - Building Visibility Across Organizations</p><p>16:08 - Mentorship and Professional Growth</p><p>17:28 - Responsible AI Adoption in Localization</p><p>28:40 - Scaling Localization Across Global Markets</p><p>33:14 - Community, Teaching, and the Future of Localization</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>About VistaTalks: </p><p>VistaTalks has an incredible lineup of guests from around the globe. We love to feature interesting discussions with interesting people from all around the world. Follow VistaTalks on Spotify for all the latest episodes, or subscribe to the show on Apple and Google podcasts. VistaTalks is available on many other podcast platforms. To learn more about VistaTalks, please visit https://www.vistatalks.com </p><p><br></p><p>Social Media: </p><p>X - https://x.com/vistatalks </p><p>Facebook - / vistatalks </p><p>Instagram - / vistatalks </p><p>LinkedIn - / vistatalks</p>