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Senior Program Manager
Akkio
- New York, New York, United States
- New York, New York, United States
About
Founded in 2019, Akkio combines state‑of‑the‑art ML technology with a simple, intuitive interface to ensure agencies can easily infuse data into every decision across the campaign lifecycle to enhance client outcomes. With recent Series A funding of $15M, we’re rapidly expanding our operations to meet growing demand from major media companies.
The Opportunity As a Senior Program Manager at Akkio, you will play an essential role to drive execution and delivery to key customers. You will be a strong executor who can connect delivery to business outcomes. This role will sit at the intersection of product, engineering, sales and design, ensuring seamless planning and implementation of programs and the ultimate success for partner engagements.
This isn’t just about building features – you’ll build on our vision for how AI can transform media operations and bring it to life from concept to market adoption. You’ll join at an exciting growth stage following our Series A funding, with the chance to make a significant impact on our product direction and company success.
What You’ll Do
Strategic relationship architect – Builds and maintains deep, trust‑based relationships with our customers and our internal teams, striking a balance between customer objectives and ours to ensure shared success.
Cross‑functional orchestrator – Coordinates complex initiatives across engineering, sales, customer success, and product while managing competing priorities and resource constraints, ensuring all stakeholders remain aligned on deliverables, timelines, and success metrics.
Risk anticipation and mitigation expert – Proactively identifies potential project risks, technical blockers, and scope creep before they impact our engagements, developing contingency plans and solutions that keep large‑scale implementations on track.
Strong communicator – Tells a compelling story about complex technical concepts at every level in an organization, making high‑stakes customer meetings purposeful and enjoyable.
Who You Are
7+ years of experience with tech product and program management roles
Held leadership roles, managing multi‑million dollar partnerships and complex cross‑functional development efforts
Experience in both established companies and startups
High preference for NYC
What You’ll Need To Succeed
You are someone everyone wants to work with
You remain composed, thriving in ambiguous and high‑pressure situations
You can balance between pushing and not pushing to a breaking point
You bring a “pick up a shovel and help” attitude (vs staying above the fray)
You see the big picture while delivering scalable, detailed solutions
You remove blockers, drive execution, and keep programs on track
You bring clarity to complexity and turn ambiguity into action
You build trust across teams and use data to guide decisions
What You’ll Love Working Here Join Akkio and help transform how media companies leverage AI in marketing and advertising. You’ll be at the forefront of applying AI technologies to solve real business problems in a rapidly evolving industry. AI will transform every industry – but only when it’s accessible to everyone, not just data scientists.
You’ll have a direct impact on product direction and company growth while working with major clients in the media space. This is a rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a well‑funded AI startup where your vision directly shapes how thousands of marketing professionals interact with AI technology.
Our culture says success drives large career, financial, and personal growth. We offer competitive compensation, including substantial equity grants, flexible work arrangements, comprehensive healthcare benefits, and professional development opportunities.
Additional Information
Location: Akkio is a fully remote company, but you must be willing to spend significant customer‑facing time in New York City.
Compensation: Competitive salary range of $165,000–$210,000 depending on experience, plus equity grants
Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k); generous PTO policy
Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the US
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Languages
- English
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