Product Manager, Auctions & Machine Learning

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. 

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

The Opportunity
We’re seeking a highly skilled and driven Product Manager to help lead the strategy, development, and optimization of Kargo’s advertising marketplace. You’ll play a central role in shaping the auction architecture, improving marketplace efficiency, and maximizing advertiser and user value through data-driven decisions and cutting-edge machine learning.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the core of a machine learning–driven ad marketplace, working on auctions, real-time bidding, pricing, pacing, and supply optimization to deliver outcomes at scale.

Job Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY; 4 Days In Office
Salary Range: $160,000 (on-target earnings)

What You’ll Do
• Contribute to the vision and strategy of our ad marketplace, including auctions, pacing, curation, and pricing mechanics.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering, Product Marketing, and Revenue teams to deliver impactful, ML-powered marketplace features.
• Own and define key components of the product roadmap, balancing stakeholder needs, business priorities, and technical complexity.
• Collaborate closely with ML and Outcomes teams to improve prediction models, bidding logic, and experimentation frameworks.
• Design, run, and evaluate A/B and multivariate tests at scale.
• Develop KPIs and analytics frameworks to continuously monitor marketplace health and monetization efficiency.
• Lead market research, competitive analysis, and partner feedback synthesis to guide product innovation and prioritization.

Qualifications
• 3+ years of Product Management experience, ideally in ad tech, real-time auctions, marketplace dynamics, or ML-driven systems and platforms.
• Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills; fluent in metrics and experimentation methodologies; proficient in SQL and Python.
• Strong experience working with ML/engineering teams on data-intensive or algorithmic products.
• Demonstrated success managing products and projects from concept through launch and iteration.
• Strong communicator with the ability to work effectively and present across technical counterparts, non-technical stakeholders, and senior leadership.
• Track record of working collaboratively across diverse teams, aligning stakeholders with varying priorities, and building shared understanding in complex decision environments.
• Background in online advertising, OpenRTB, SSPs, or DSPs preferred.

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