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ABOUT POWERLING

A technology heritage in global language and content, built for what’s next.

Since 1998, Powerling has worked at the intersection of language, multilingual content localization and technology, helping organizations run content operations across languages, cultures and markets. We combine human expertise, content strategy, multilingual data and intelligent systems to make global content more consistent, scalable and effective.

Powerling team collaborating on multilingual content projects
Powerling colleagues meeting to plan global content strategy

1998

Founded

1,200+

Clients worldwide

150+

Language experts

120+

Languages

6

International offices

WHAT MAKES US POWERLING

Human judgment. Technology by design. Global execution.

Global content performs when expertise, systems and local understanding work together. That combination has shaped Powerling for more than 25 years.

01

Expertise that understands context

Language, culture and specialist knowledge guide every decision, especially where nuance, accuracy and risk matter most.

02

Technology that strengthens people

From translation technology to intelligent workflows and AI, we apply the right tools to improve speed, consistency and performance.

03

Scale that stays locally relevant

Our international network brings together global reach and the market-level understanding needed to make content feel native, not merely translated.

OUR PEOPLE

Getting it right is what drives us.

Curiosity drives us to ask better questions. Expertise helps us see what others might miss. And the determination to get things right pushes us beyond the obvious.

Our teams bring together linguists, language engineers, AI trainers, data specialists, evaluators, subject-matter experts, content strategists, project managers and technical specialists. Each brings a different perspective and distinct skills, united by a commitment to work that makes a difference.

We keep learning, challenge established ways of thinking and explore what technology makes possible across languages and markets. The best solutions emerge when knowledge is shared, ideas are tested and expertise is put to work.

What matters is not simply what we know or the tools we use. It is the quality of our thinking, the trust we earn and the value we create for our clients.

Different perspectives. Shared ambition. Meaningful impact.

Powerling language experts running a team workshop
Powerling colleagues meeting to plan global content strategy
Powerling specialists discussing a localization project
Language & linguistic intelligence
AI & data
Technology & engineering
Content & business solutions

A language company with technology in its DNA.

Long before AI became a headline, our teams were integrating technology into multilingual content operations. Each evolution has strengthened the same ambition: making global communication work better.

1998

Powerling is founded

Building expertise in multilingual communication and global content services.

2000s

Translation technology pioneers

Pioneering translation technology through the development and promotion of Déjà Vu, rule-based and statistical machine translation, and early translation automation.

2010s

Automation & connectivity

Advancing translation automation through custom MT engines, integrated workflows and APIs. Early adopters of neural machine translation (NMT), leveraging technologies that would later form the foundation of modern LLMs.

2020s

Data & AI strategists

Driving innovation in multilingual data and AI, domain-specific MT and AI-assisted workflows. Advising large organisations and institutions on multilingual technology strategies and process optimization.

Today

AI Transformation Orchestration

Combining decades of expertise in language, localization and global content services with advanced AI, language technology and automation capabilities to turn innovation into practical, scalable real-world applications.

PURPOSE, MISSION AND VISION

What drives us. What we do. Where we are going.

Three foundations define the role we want to play in the transformation of global content.

01

Purpose

To help organizations be understood, trusted and chosen in every market.

02

Mission

We enable organizations to scale globally through secure, high-performance content strategies, operational excellence, and data-driven language and AI solutions.

03

Vision

To position global content at the heart of international business strategy.

OUR VALUES

The principles that make us Powerling.

Our values connect Powerling’s entrepreneurial heritage with how we work today, with our clients, our partners and one another.

01

Honour Our Commitments

We take responsibility, keep our promises and earn our clients’ trust.

02

Think Like a Partner

We listen, support one another and succeed through shared intelligence.

03

Get It Right

We combine expertise, care and high standards to deliver meaningful results.

04

Keep Improving

We stay curious, challenge assumptions and keep learning and evolving.

05

Make It Happen

Our entrepreneurial spirit and Yes DNA drive us to look for what can be done and turn possibility into action.

Different expertise. Shared ambition. Meaningful impact.

TRUSTED BY DESIGN

Quality, security and responsibility are foundations, not add-ons.

Our certifications reflect disciplined processes, information security and responsible business practices across the Powerling network.

ISO 9001

Quality management

ISO 17100

Translation services

ISO 27001

Information security

ISO 13485

Medical devices quality

CGSB 131.10

Canadian translation standard

B Corp

Verified impact

OUR INTERNATIONAL OFFICES

Global reach, grounded in local understanding.

Our six offices connect specialist teams across Europe and North America, bringing us closer to our clients, partners and markets.

6

International offices

Lille

France

Boston

United States

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Montreal

Canada

Ghent

Belgium

Sacramento

United States

LEADERSHIP

Different perspectives, guiding one Powerling.

A collective leadership team brings together commercial, operational, technological and specialist perspectives from across the business.

Anette van de Loo, Co-founder and CRO of Powerling

Anette van de Loo

Co-founder & CRO

Anette co-founded Powerling in 1998 and has helped shape its international growth, client relationships and entrepreneurial culture. Her multilingual background and commercial perspective keep global ambition grounded in local understanding.

Pierrick Mathieu, Co-founder and CEO of Powerling

Pierrick Mathieu

Co-founder & CEO

Pierrick co-founded Powerling and leads its strategic direction at the intersection of language, content and technology. A long-standing industry entrepreneur, he brings deep expertise in language services, translation technology and international business.

Romain Rivière, General Manager of Powerling

Romain Rivière

General Manager

Romain leads Powerling’s day-to-day business and its continued transformation. Drawing on a strong financial and operational background, he aligns teams, investment and execution around sustainable growth and measurable value for clients.

Denise Horan Duchemin, Chief Operating Officer of Powerling

Denise Horan Duchemin

Chief Operating Officer

Denise brings more than two decades of localization leadership across operations, commercial development and business integration. She leads Powerling’s operational teams and helps turn strategy, acquisitions and innovation into coordinated delivery for clients.

Louis Mathieu, Chief Transformation and Growth Officer of Powerling

Louis Mathieu

Chief Transformation & Growth Officer

Louis leads transformation and growth initiatives across Powerling. With a strong interest in entrepreneurship and problem-solving, he connects emerging technologies, new business models and client needs to accelerate the company’s next stage of development.

Sébastien Chochois, CRO North America and Partner at Powerling

Sébastien Chochois

CRO North America & Partner

Sébastien has grown with Powerling for more than 20 years, from an early commercial role to leading development in North America. Based in Boston, he combines long-term client insight with hands-on experience in global content operations.

Charles Lespérance, Chief M&A Officer and Partner at Powerling

Charles Lespérance

Chief M&A Officer & Partner

Charles is an entrepreneur and former international tax lawyer who co-founded OXO Innovation in Canada. He now leads Powerling’s merger and acquisition strategy, helping expand the group’s capabilities and international presence.

Arnaud Lejosne, Chief Technology Officer of Powerling

Arnaud Lejosne

Chief Technology Officer

Arnaud leads technology development across Powerling and Atril Solutions. His background in software engineering, cloud infrastructure and digital transformation supports the secure, scalable language technologies behind the group’s solutions.

Jonathan Blin, Group CFO of Powerling

Jonathan Blin

Group CFO

Jonathan brings more than a decade of finance experience to Powerling. He leads group financial management and performance, supporting informed decisions, operational discipline and the company’s sustainable international development.

Sandrine Vohra, Head of Global Marketing and Growth at Powerling

Sandrine Vohra

Head of Global Marketing & Growth

Sandrine leads Powerling’s global marketing and growth strategy. She brings together brand, market insight and demand generation to communicate the company’s evolving value and create stronger connections with clients across regions and industries.

OUR COMMITMENTS

Innovation should create value for business, people and society.

We believe responsible progress begins with the choices we make every day. Our commitments guide how we support people, strengthen communities, use technology responsibly and reduce our environmental impact.

CAREERS AT POWERLING

Different expertise. One global team.

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POWERLING · TRUSTED PARTNER

Enterprise AI runs on content it was never built to trust.

AlignAI by Powerling orchestrates the content, knowledge, language, people and technology behind enterprise AI so transformation produces something your business can actually use.

Content Heritage

What AI learns from

Language Lake

Your multilingual memory

AI Operating Model

How your organization operates

AlignAI

Orchestration

Operating Model

Governance + ownership

AI Operations

People + systems + workflows

THE CHALLENGE

AI does not struggle with your ambition. It struggles with the reality of your content.

Enterprise content was built across years, systems, teams and markets. AI now needs to find it, understand it and reuse it consistently.

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Critical knowledge is scattered

Information is spread across systems, teams and markets. Finding the right source is difficult, for people and AI.

Risk:

the wrong information gets retrieved and trusted.

02

Meaning drifts

Terminology, product information and brand meaning vary across teams, markets and content.

Risk:

inconsistent outputs and fragmented experiences.

03

Governance is unclear

Ownership, permissions and approval rules are difficult to trace across the content ecosystem.

Risk:

content is used without clear control.

04

AI output becomes input

AI-generated content can enter enterprise knowledge before it is properly reviewed.

Risk:

errors and inconsistencies get reused and compound over time.

THE RISK COMPOUNDS

The content your AI produces today can become the knowledge your people and AI systems rely on tomorrow.

AlignAI by Powerling · Trusted Partner

AlignAI is the orchestration layer for enterprise AI.

AlignAI brings together Content Heritage, Language Lake, AI Operating Model, governance, people, systems and workflows connecting what already exists and building what is missing.

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Content Heritage

What your AI learns from.

02

Language Lake

Your multilingual memory.

03

AI Operating Model

How your organization operates.

04

Orchestration

Connecting people, technology, systems and workflows.

Five drivers

Every organization is solving for something different.

AlignAI scopes the transformation against five drivers before touching a system. The weighting tells us what to orchestrate first, and it is never the same twice.

01

Risk

Leads in pharmaceutical, medical device and regulated manufacturing, where a mistranslation is a filing problem.

02

Complexity

Leads where tools, teams and markets have multiplied faster than anyone could govern them.

03

Time to Market

Leads where a sales team needs the document in nine languages today, not tomorrow.

04

Consistency

Leads where terminology and brand voice have to hold in every market, every time.

05

Budget

Leads in retail and high-volume operations, where content spend scales faster than revenue.

THE ALIGNAI APPROACH

Audit. Operating Model. Orchestration. Scale.

AlignAI is the thread from first assessment to trusted AI operations, a framework built around outcomes, not another platform.

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Audit

Assess content, terminology and knowledge assets, risks, workflows and AI readiness.

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Operating Model

Define governance, ownership, human oversight, roles and the way AI should operate.

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Orchestrate

Connect governed content, language, data, systems, people and workflows across markets.

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Scale

Measure quality and value, control drift and extend into further languages, markets and use cases.

Meet you where you are

Not every organization needs the same transformation.

AlignAI starts where you are, assessing your maturity and real state of transformation to identify what to keep, fix, integrate, automate, replace or eliminate.

01 · Build

Build the foundation.

For organizations at the beginning of their transformation: operating model, governance, workflows, data, terminology, AI and measurement.

02 · Optimize

Connect what already exists.

For organizations that have invested: rationalize, connect, standardize, automate and reduce friction without unnecessary replacement.

03 · Polish / Last Mile

Close the remaining gaps.

For advanced organizations: identify exceptions, manual residue, inconsistencies, redundant tools and underused AI capabilities.

Why AlignAI · Powerling Trusted Partner

A trusted partner for the language layer of AI.

  • Powerling, a pioneer in language technology for 25 years, from founding Déjà Vu (a pioneering CAT tool) to the SMT, NMT and LLM eras.
  • One team of linguists, language engineers, AI engineers, data engineers, data scientists, solution architects, software engineers and process specialists.
  • Technology-neutral, integrate, orchestrate or build custom platforms around your ecosystem.
  • Built for enterprise AI across languages, markets and workflows.
Language Technology
Multilingual Data
AI Engineering
Interoperability
ALIGNAI BY POWERLING · FIRST STEP

Start with AlignAI.

Find out whether your content foundation is ready for AI. Assess your content heritage and Language Lake, define the AI Operating Model, and establish what needs to be orchestrated before scaling AI.