Project Manager

Kargo creates breakthrough cross-screen ad experiences for the world’s leading brands and publishers. Every day, our 600+ employees bring the power of their creativity and diversity to radically raise the bar on what mobile, CTV, AI, social, and eCommerce can do to wow consumers and build businesses. Now 20 years strong, Kargo has offices in NYC, Chicago, Austin, LA, Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London and Waterford, Ireland. Humble brag: In 2024, Kargo was recognized as a Best Place to Work by Ad Age and Built In.

Who We Hire

Success takes all kinds. Diversity describes our workforce. Inclusion defines our culture. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or other legally protected status. Individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Title: Project Manager

Job Type: Full-time; 3 Days In Office

Job Location: New York, NY

Salary Range: $80,000.00 – $100,000.00 OTE (On Target Earning)

The Opportunity

Kargo, the premium mobile publisher platform, is looking for a motivated and driven Technical Project Manager to join our growing Product Development team. You will be working closely with Engineers, Product and QA in a fast paced environment to support and deliver products to our clients.

The Daily To-Do

• Plan, execute and manage projects end to end (from conception to delivery).
• Work closely with Product owners to understand the vision and the why behind new features and products
• Work with the Engineering team to understand architecture and implementation details and help in breaking down the work for the project team.
• Lead daily SCRUMs and track progress of all tasks.
• Setup Sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
• Assist in managing and executing the Product Roadmap.
• Facilitate communications on status and risks of projects especially around inter-dependent tasks/code repositories
• Manage cross functional teams (in-house and off shore).
• Work closely with QA lead to manage QA timelines, defects and priorities.
• Facilitate the resolution of project issues and conflicts in a timely manner.
• Experience executing technical projects, identifying opportunities and risks, and creatively problem-solving to keep projects on track
• Help troubleshoot and manage Production issues as needed.
• Hold regular technical team meetings to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects
• Strong ability to stay organized while juggling multiple projects involving cross-functional stakeholders
• Continually help improve internal development and QA processes.
• Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making, risk mitigation and follow ups
• Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related work experience
• 3+ years of project management experience in the a tech based environment
• Detailed understanding of the software development life cycle using the agile model
• Good understanding of Ad Technology (Ad serving, Ad rendering, Ad tags etc.)
• Experience with JIRA or other project management tools

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