Lead Project Manager

Acquisition.com; Nevada (IA); Remote; USD 133,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Lead Project Manager to develop agile and AI-enhanced project management systems. The role offers the chance to innovate workflows and improve processes within a fast-paced tech environment. Candidates should have extensive experience in tech project management and a passion for optimizing team functions.

Benefits

Flexible Time off Policy

Health Insurance options

401k with employer match

Monthly wellness allowance

Gym access

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience designing and managing cross-functional workflows.
• Experience managing technical projects in lean environments.
• Ability to use and customize modern project tools.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or Kanban methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement smart, AI-supported workflows and tools.
• Analyze workflow data to identify friction points.
• Facilitate efficient cross-team collaboration.
• Build and maintain real-time dashboards and automated status updates.

Skills

Automation

AI-enhanced tools

Agile methodology

Tools

ClickUp

Notion AI

Jira Automation

Monday.com

Job description

As the Lead Project Manager, you will be the force behind creating and sustaining smart, agile, and AI-enhanced project management systems that keep small, cross-functional teams aligned and moving fast. You won’t just manage timelines—you’ll shape how work gets done across Engineering, IT, and Tech Ops in an environment where clarity, efficiency, and adaptability are essential.

With limited layers and lean team structures, your role is about distilling complexity into simplicity, ensuring every contributor has exactly what they need to stay focused on high-impact work.

Traditional project management experience is welcome, but this role is built for someone excited to break molds, automate the busywork, and establish lightweight, powerful systems that scale as the team grows.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement smart, AI-supported workflows and tools that streamline task tracking, communication, and execution across small but high-output teams.
• Create simple, adaptable systems for documenting goals, deadlines, and deliverables—ensuring all team members are aligned without being bogged down by overhead.
• Build and maintain real-time dashboards and automated status updates that offer leadership and contributors instant visibility into project health, blockers, and progress.
• Analyze workflow data regularly to proactively identify friction points, risks, or opportunities for optimization.
• Continually research, test, and integrate emerging project management technologies and AI tools to evolve practices ahead of team needs.
• Facilitate efficient cross-team collaboration, keeping priorities clear and communication clean across engineering, IT, and systems operations.

Requirements

• 4–7 years of experience designing and managing cross-functional workflows in fast-paced, high-growth tech environments— with hands-on use of automation, AI-enhanced tools, and project systems that scale.
• Experience managing technical projects in lean, cross-functional environments—especially where speed, clarity, and adaptability are key.
• Demonstrated ability to use and customize modern project tools and AI-enhanced platforms (e.g., ClickUp, Notion AI, Jira Automation, Monday.com, custom scripts).
• A sharp sense for prioritization and clarity—able to translate big goals into focused next steps without over-engineering.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or Kanban is helpful, but the ability to tailor and simplify these for small teams is critical.
• Skilled in distilling and communicating project data into clear, actionable insights for a variety of stakeholders.
• Curious, hands-on, and motivated by the opportunity to experiment, streamline, and improve systems from the ground up.

Results

• Implemented lean, AI-enhanced project processes tailored to small, fast-moving teams.
• Delivered instant clarity into what’s happening, what’s next, and where help is needed—without requiring constant meetings or manual updates.
• Enabled focused execution by keeping priorities visible and distraction to a minimum.
• Reduced delays during project ramp-ups through clear setup processes and well-structured collaboration protocols.
• Set the stage for scalable, adaptable project systems that grow with the team and encourage creative, autonomous work.

Compensation

• $133,000 - $161,500 base + 10% bonus
• The salary range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills, and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits (more details below).

Location

• Remote + quarterly travel to Las Vegas, NV
• Open to relocation is preferred

Relocation Assistance

• We know that great talent comes from all over, so we're here to help you make the move. For this role, we offer:
• Management/Director-level positions: $10,000–$15,000 in relocation support, plus up to 3 months of temporary housing (capped at $10,000).

Benefits

• Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including winter break)
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts with an employer match
• Monthly wellness allowance
• State of the art gym for employee use at HQ

Acquisition.com Core Values

Our core values are the heart and soul of this incredible company. The right person for this role will appreciate each of these values, personally subscribe to them, and understand why each is critical to having a great business.

Competitive Greatness

Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a hard challenge. Those who have the drive to constantly improve, the superior intellect and long term commitment to see incremental improvements become compounding returns.

Sincere Candor

Have the self awareness to accurately perceive and communicate hard truths that improve others and self, the courage to do so, and the humility to accept them, even when it hurts. Nothing great can be built without feedback: internally or externally.

Unimpeachable Character

Be the type of person with whom people are always proud to associate, personally and professionally. We look for true alignment of thoughts, words, and actions towards a goal worth pursuing.