Project Manager

Description The Project Manager in the Office of Business Excellence leads high-impact, cross-functional projects and process improvement initiatives that advance ASHA’s strategic and organizational priorities. The position applies disciplined project management, facilitation, change leadership, and continuous improvement practices to move work from definition through implementation and measurable results. Responsibilities Lead high-impact, cross-functional projects and process improvement initiatives from initiation through closeout, establishing clear outcomes, scope, roles, milestones, resources, and success measures, and appropriate delivery approaches. Partner with project sponsors, business owners, and project teams to develop project charters, implementation approaches, project plans, and practical strategies for achieving intended outcomes. Drive project execution by coordinating work across teams; managing schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, scope, resources, budgets, and vendors; facilitating decisions; and proactively addressing barriers to progress. Lead and support process improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement methods to understand current-state processes, identify root causes and improvement opportunities, design future-state processes, and support implementation, sustainment, and measurement of results. Provide clear and timely project communications and reporting that give sponsors, stakeholders, and leadership visibility into progress, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, and actions needed. Select and tailor project management approaches based on complexity, risk, and needs of each initiative to drive disciplined execution. Coordinate the contributions of staff, consultants, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders to support effective delivery of assigned initiatives. Strengthen OBE’s project management and process improvement capabilities through practical standards, tools, templates, lessons learned, and practices that help teams execute work effectively and continuously improve. Qualifications Knowledge and skills typically acquired through: 5-7 years of progressively responsible project management experience, including demonstrated success leading high-impact, cross-functional projects or strategic initiatives with organizational visibility and impact. Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives and coordinating work across business functions, senior leaders, subject-matter experts, vendors, and other stakeholders. Demonstrated experience leading or supporting business process improvement, process redesign, or continuous improvement initiatives. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification preferred; equivalent formal training and demonstrated application of Lean/Six Sigma methods may also be considered. Skills Advanced project leadership skills, including project planning, governance, scope management, schedule management, risk and issue management, dependency management, resource coordination, budget oversight, vendor management, and project closeout. Strong process improvement and analytical skills, including process mapping, root-cause analysis, problem definition, data-informed decision making, solution design, and measurement of improvement outcomes. Demonstrated ability to facilitate complex decisions surface and resolve competing priorities, build alignment, and move groups toward decisions and action. Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information and communicate clearly, concisely, and credibly with senior leaders and other stakeholders through written communications, presentations, status reporting, and verbal briefings. Strong judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to anticipate risks, identify interdependencies, evaluate tradeoffs, and recommend practical paths forward in ambiguous situations. Ability to influence without direct authority and establish productive working relationships across organizational levels and functions. Ability to tailor project management methods and level of rigor to the work, with knowledge of predictive, Agile/adaptive, and hybrid approaches. Proficiency with contemporary project and work management tools, with preferred experience using enterprise platforms to support project planning, execution, governance, and portfolio visibility.