Who We Are

Kargo creates powerful moments of connection between brands and consumers to build businesses. Every day, our 600+ employees work to radically raise the bar on what agentic AI, CTV, eCommerce, social, and mobile can do to deliver unique ad experiences across the world’s most premium platforms. Taking a creative science approach to all we do, we continuously innovate solutions that outperform industry benchmarks and client expectations. Now 20+ years strong, Kargo has offices in NYC, Chicago, LA, Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London and Waterford, Ireland.

Who We Hire

Techies who want to build the future. Creatives who want to design it better. Communicators to win business. Collaborators to build it. Data pros who turn numbers into insights. Product builders who turn ideas into innovations. Anyone eager to be on a team that doesn’t stop to ask what’s next, because they’re already building it.

Mission

Kargo, the premium mobile publisher platform, is looking for a motivated and driven Technical Project Manager to join our growing Engineering & 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.

This is a hybrid role.

Skills - Core Capabilities

Core Delivery & Execution

Plan, execute, and deliver front end & technical projects end-to-end for assigned product areas, from definition through release.
Own roadmap delivery timelines and sprint commitments for your team(s), proactively identifying risks, tradeoffs, and mitigation plans.
Partner with Engineering Managers to break down work into well-scoped, actionable tasks and ensure work is execution-ready

Product & Engineering Collaboration

Work closely with Product Managers to understand product goals, requirements, and success criteria.
Translate product requirements into clear execution plans, highlighting technical dependencies, sequencing, and constraints.
Support product and engineering decision-making by surfacing delivery impacts, scope options, and timing implications.

Agile Process Ownership

Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Ensure sprint goals are clear, work is properly prioritized, and progress is visible and transparent.
Continuously improve team execution by identifying process gaps and proposing practical improvements.

Dependency & Risk Management

Identify, track, and manage cross-team and cross-system dependencies.
Proactively surface risks, blockers, and capacity concerns, escalating with context and recommended actions when needed.
Coordinate with QA and other partner teams to ensure alignment throughout the development lifecycle.

Release & Operational Support

Coordinate releases and go-live activities, including readiness checks, communication, and follow-ups.
Support troubleshooting of production issues by helping coordinate investigation, communication, and resolution.
Ensure post-release learnings are captured and fed back into planning.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Provide clear, regular status updates to Product, Engineering, and relevant stakeholders.
Identify & raise action items, following up and checking in with stakeholders until completed
Maintain accurate project documentation, plans, and tracking artifacts (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Meeting Notes).
Facilitate effective communication across globally distributed teams.

Accountability & Growth

Demonstrate strong ownership, follow-through, and attention to detail across multiple concurrent projects.
Learn from delivery outcomes and actively seek feedback to improve execution effectiveness.

Experience & Qualifications

Required

3–5 years of project management experience working directly with software engineering teams.
Strong understanding of Agile software development and the SDLC.
Hands-on experience using Jira (or similar tools) for sprint and delivery tracking.
Comfort discussing technical concepts with engineers (architecture, APIs, deployments)

Preferred

- Experience working in Ad Technology or a similarly complex, high-throughput technical domain.
- Experience coordinating work across multiple teams or codebases.
- Experience supporting either internal or external workflow, ad server, CMS or Saas products

Our Laurels

AdAge Best Places to Work
ThinkLA Partner of the Year
Built In Best Places to Work
Cynopsis 2025 Top Women in Media - Jeannine Shao Collins
Martech Breakthrough Awards - Best Overall Adtech Company
Digiday Media Awards Best Event
Cynopsis Media Impact Awards-Best CTV Platform
Martech Breakthrough Awards-CTV Innovation
Adweek Media Plan of the Year Awards - Best Use of Insights

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