Project Lead

Cayuse Holdings

Project Lead responsible for coordinating complex business and technology projects at Cayuse. Ensuring alignment with organizational goals and delivering on project objectives.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $68,640 - $93,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and support the planning, coordination, and execution of moderate to complex business and technology projects.
Gather and document business requirements; perform business analysis to translate needs into clear, actionable specifications.
Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, timelines, milestones, action item logs, and status reports.
Coordinate work across multiple divisions, departments, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure alignment with project objectives.
Prepare and deliver regular project status updates, dashboards, and executive-level reports for leadership and key stakeholders.
Facilitate project meetings, including agenda preparation, discussion leadership, documentation of decisions, and follow-up on action items.
Identify, track, and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and barriers; escalate concerns and recommend mitigation strategies as appropriate.
Support process improvement initiatives by analyzing workflows, identifying inefficiencies, and recommending enhancements to improve quality, efficiency, and consistency.
Promote and support standardized project management practices, templates, and tools across teams.
Ensure accurate and current project documentation, including requirements, meeting notes, risk logs, decision logs, project charters, and implementation plans.
Collaborate with technical and business teams to support system implementation and transition to operations, including readiness, testing support, and post-implementation review.
Support quality, compliance, and governance requirements as they relate to project execution.
Foster strong communication, accountability, and collaboration among stakeholders to maintain project momentum and achieve desired outcomes.
Provide leadership support by coordinating assignments, monitoring progress, and helping to resolve issues that impact project delivery.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Public Administration, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required.
At least 3 years of project coordination or project management experience, including work on cross-functional or cross-divisional projects.
Project Coordination and Project Management (3 years): Ability to develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, action item logs, and status reports.
Cross-Divisional Leadership (3 years): Ability to coordinate work across multiple divisions, teams, or business areas to achieve project objectives.
Stakeholder Engagement (3 years): Ability to build relationships, gather input, manage expectations, and support consensus among internal teams, leadership, vendors, and partners.
Communication and Facilitation (3 years): Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Process Improvement (3 years): Ability to analyze workflows and identify inefficiencies.
Risk and Issue Management (3 years): Ability to identify project risks, barriers, dependencies, and delays.
Documentation and Reporting (3 years): Ability to maintain accurate project documentation, including meeting notes, action items, risk logs, dashboards, and executive-level reports.
Organization and Attention to Detail (3 years): Ability to manage competing priorities and track deadlines.
Leadership and Accountability (3 years): Ability to guide project activities and support follow-through.
Must be able to pass a background check.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Wellness Program
Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability options
Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
Voluntary Life and AD&D options
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year
Paid Time Off

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementbusiness analysisproject planningrisk managementprocess improvementdocumentationstakeholder engagementcross-functional project managementstatus reportingworkflow analysis

Soft Skills

communicationfacilitationleadershipaccountabilityorganizationattention to detailcollaborationrelationship buildingproblem-solvingtime management

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)