Associate Manager, Technology

World Change Starts with Educated Children

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IMPORTANT: All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located. Room to Read is not able to provide sponsorship.

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.

Child Protection Principles

• Room to Read is committed to the education and welfare of children and protecting them from abuse and exploitation
• Room to Read has zero tolerance for child abuse and exploitation.
• All children have the right to be free from abuse and exploitation, including neglect, maltreatment, and physical, mental or sexual violence, injury or abuse.
• All children should be treated with respect and dignity.
• The well-being of the child is Room to Read's first priority when dealing with all identified or suspected cases of child abuse.
• Room to Read shall integrate child protection into all its organizational strategies, structures and work practices.

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Principles

• Room to Read Representatives must create and maintain an environment that prevents sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.
• Room to Read has zero tolerance for adult sexual exploitation and abuse.
• Sexual exploitation and abuse are serious violations of fundamental human rights and will not be accepted or tolerated.
• All adults should be treated with respect and dignity.
• Room to Read implements a survivor-centered approach, putting the survivor's rights and dignity at the forefront.
• Survivors referred to available professional assistance (e.g. mental health counselling), upon consent.

Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

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.

About Room to Read:

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children, Room to Read envisions a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, where all children have room to read, learn and grow – creating lasting change. Through our Literacy Portfolio, we train and coach teachers of the early grades in literacy instruction; create and publish quality books and curricular materials in local languages; and establish children's libraries filled with diverse children's books that can be enjoyed at school and home. Our Gender Equality Portfolio supports adolescents, particularly girls, in developing life skills that promote gender equality, helping them to pursue lifelong learning and make informed decisions.

We support young people of all genders to overcome gender biases and build the knowledge and skills to create a gender-equal world. Room to Read collaborates with local communities, partner organizations, publishers, and governments to test and implement innovative models that can be integrated into the education system to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. To date, Room to Read has benefited more than 50 million children in 28 countries.

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