Kargo is the leader in mobile brand advertising. Bringing together creativity, technology and quality, Kargo empowers advertisers to break convention and build connections with consumers on the most important screen today – the phone. Through Kargo’s high-end editorial alliance of world-class publisher partners, as well as its proprietary advertising automation tools and award-winning creative studio, brands and agencies have the ability to reach 100% of smartphone users in the United States with memorable, measurable mobile ad experiences. Kargo and Kargo leadership are regularly recognized for the company’s growth and achievements on prestigious lists and by winning prominent awards, including: the Inc. 500 list (2015 and 2016), the Entrepreneur 360 list (2016), the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 award (2016), the Crain’s New York Business Fast 50 list (2015 and 2016), the EY Entrepreneur of the Year NY 2016 award and Business Insider’s “hottest pre-IPO ad tech startups” list (2015 and 2016). Kargo employs 250 people in New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London and Sydney.
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Kargo is looking for a motivated and driven 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 Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Product Managers to understand requirements and deliverables.
- Work with the Engineering team to understand architecture and implementation details.
- Lead daily SCRUMs and help remove any impediments the team is facing.
- Setup and manage Sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
- Assist Product Owners in executing the Product Roadmap.
- Work across project teams to manage dependencies.
- Facilitate communications on status and risks of projects.
- Work closely with QA lead to manage QA timelines, defects and priorities.
- Facilitate the resolution of project issues and conflicts in a timely manner.
- Help troubleshoot and manage Production issues as needed.
- Continually help improve internal development and QA processes.
- At a team level, help put in place the appropriate processes, technology and coaching team if needed to optimize the efficiency of the project team.
Required Experience & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or similar preferred.
- 1-3 years of IT project management experience in an agile environment.
- Good understanding of Ad Technology (Ad serving, Ad rendering, Ad tags etc.) is preferred.
- CSM certificate preferred