Job Description
Job Title: Associate Manager, Technology
Location: Vietnam (Hanoi/ Ho Chi Minh City)
Department: IT
Level: Associate Manager
Reports to: Senior Director, Global Technology
Organization profile:
Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality through education. We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build life skills to succeed in school and negotiate key life decisions. We collaborate with governments and other partner organizations to deliver positive outcomes for children on a scale. Room to Read has benefited more than 45 million children and has worked in 24 countries and in more than 213,000 communities, providing additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom. Learn more at www.roomtoread.org.
Position Overview:
The Associate Manager, Technology will play a critical role in strengthening technology delivery capabilities across Room to Read. The position is designed to bridge business requirements with technical execution, ensuring that software development projects and technology initiatives are delivered successfully, efficiently, and in alignment with organizational needs. This role combines technical expertise with project management skills, serving as a hybrid Technical and Non-Technical Project Manager. The Associate Manager, will be responsible for guiding solution architecture, integrating innovative technologies such as AI/ML, and fostering collaboration across global and regional teams. The position will report to Senior Director, Global Technology.
Responsibilities:
- Projects Ownership: Own project initiatives end-to-end, from scoping to execution and delivery.
- Technical Translation: Work with business teams to gather requirements and translate them into actionable technical tasks.
- Architecture Oversight: Review and guide solution architecture to ensure scalability, performance, and compliance.
- Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary liaison between technical teams and business units.
- Risk & Timeline Management: Identify project risks, manage timelines, and ensure delivery within scope and budget.
- AI Integration: Understand AI components (models, pipelines, data flows) and ensure their effective integration into business processes.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 7–8 years of experience in technology roles, including project management and software development.
- Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) concepts.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- PMP, Agile, or Scrum certification is a plus.
- Be adept at translating functional requirements into technical specifications.
- Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams including business stakeholders, partners and internal technology teams.
- Possess a technical foundation, with hands-on experience in programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, SQL).
- Understand system architecture, APIs, cloud platforms, and AI/ML components.
- Demonstrate proven experience in managing AI/ML projects from ideation to deployment.
Compensation:
Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through literacy and gender equality in education.
Application Procedure:
- Directly submit your application to [email protected] with email subject “Associate Manager, IT_FULL NAME”; or
- Please click here CAREERS AT ROOM TO READ to apply or visit http://www.roomtoread.org/careers and view Global Office positions (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins). We regret that we cannot respond to all applicants personally due to the high applicant volume. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.
Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
Room to Read is a child-safe organization; all personnel must adhere to Room to Read’s Child Protection Policy, Child Protection Code of Conduct and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy.