Project Manager – Product & Technology Delivery

Project Manager – Product & Technology Delivery
Arena | Vietnam (on-site with the development team) | 12-month contract

Arena is an Australian sports technology start-up building the dedicated digital home for sport. It’s a mobile-first platform that brings athletes, teams, leagues, fans and brands together in one place, without the noise of general-purpose social media.

Leadership is in Australia. The development team is in Vietnam. This role connects the two.

The role

You’ll be the day-to-day link between Arena’s Australian Product and Technology Leads and its Vietnam development team. That means working across time zones, and also across languages, working styles and ways of communicating.

You’ll make sure priorities are properly understood, not just passed on. You’ll sequence the work, manage dependencies, spot risks early and give leadership a reliable view of progress. You’ll also make it easy for the Vietnam team to ask questions, push back on unclear requirements and raise concerns early, and help Australian stakeholders understand local context and constraints.

What you’ll do

• Turn agreed priorities into practical delivery plans, schedules and milestones across mobile, web and platform work
• Run the delivery rhythm: planning, stand-ups, progress reviews and follow-up
• Explain the “why” behind decisions to the Vietnam team, and bring the team’s perspective back to Australia
• Manage the flow of requirements, feedback and scope changes between the two teams
• Coordinate testing, release readiness and launch activity with Engineering and QA
• Give clear, concise updates to the Product and Technology Leads, CEO and Founder
• Set up simple, practical project management habits without adding bureaucracy

What you’ll bring

• 4–7+ years in project management, digital delivery or IT project management, ideally on software or digital product projects in Agile teams
• Experience bridging communication and cultural differences between Western (ideally Australian) stakeholders and Vietnamese or other Asian delivery teams
• Strong planning, scheduling and dependency management, using Jira and Confluence or similar tools
• Excellent written and spoken English, and the confidence to deal directly with senior Australian leaders
• Based in Vietnam and able to work closely with the local team

It’s highly regarded if you also have:

• Fluent Vietnamese
• Experience with Australian technology companies
• A background in consumer apps or digital products
• Start-up or product launch experience

A software engineering background is not required.

What’s on offer

• A 6 or 12-month contract, with scope to extend or move to a longer-term engagement
• A visible role at an important stage, as Arena moves through launch and into growth
• A direct say in how the business delivers its product, working closely with Australian leadership and an established development team

Interested?

If you’d like to talk about the role confidentially, contact me directly.

Kylie Kneale
Partner, Think Talent
kylie@thinktalent.com.au