Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives

American Academy Of Family Physicians; Leawood (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in Leawood, Kansas, is seeking a Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives to propel high-priority, cross-functional programs.

You will oversee planning, execution, and progress tracking, build workflows and cadences, identify risks, and serve as Agile Lead for designated teams, facilitating sprint ceremonies using Jira and Confluence to keep work moving forward.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 2–4 years of project management experience or related cross-functional leadership.
• 2+ years coordinating multiple projects with timelines, deliverables and competing priorities.
• 1+ year hands-on use of Jira and Confluence to organize work and monitor status.
• 1+ year facilitating agile practices including backlog management and sprint ceremonies.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders at multiple levels and surface risks with recommended actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority cross-functional initiatives aligned with organizational goals.
• Manage project planning, execution, and progress tracking across teams.
• Build clear workflows and cadences; identify risks and dependencies early.
• Serve as Agile Lead for designated teams; facilitate sprint planning, standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Use Jira and Confluence to maintain visibility, coordination, and momentum.

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP or Lean Six Sigma certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Thank you for your interest in careers at AAFP! The American Academy of Family Physicians and its chapters proudly represent more than 124,500 family physician, resident, and medical student members. Family physicians play a critical role in improving the health of patients, families, and communities across the United States. The AAFP is committed to helping family physicians improve the health of Americans by advancing the specialty of family medicine, saving members time, and maximizing the value of membership. Our focus every day is to help family physicians spend more time doing what they do best: providing quality and cost-effective patient care. The AAFP delivers value to its members through each of its strategic priorities.

SummaryHOURS: Monday-Friday (hybrid schedule) Additional hours as required TRAVEL: Possible 7-10 day per year

Job Description

When you join the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), you help advance work that supports family physicians and improves health care delivery. The Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives leads high-priority, cross-functional initiatives that align with organizational goals and keep complex work moving forward across teams. This role manages project planning, execution, and progress tracking; builds clear workflows and team cadences; identifies risks and dependencies early; and provides practical recommendations that support timely decisions. The position also serves as the Agile Lead for designated teams, facilitating sprint planning, backlog refinement, standups, reviews, and retrospectives while using Jira and Confluence to maintain visibility, coordination, and momentum.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 2–4 years of project management experience or experience in a closely related role leading cross-functional work.
• 2+ years of experience coordinating multiple projects simultaneously, including planning timelines, tracking deliverables, and managing competing priorities.
• 1+ year of hands-on experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence to organize work, monitor status, and support team collaboration.
• 1+ year of experience facilitating agile ways of working, including backlog management, sprint planning, standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders at multiple levels, solve problems proactively, and surface risks with recommended next steps.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience supporting marketing, events, education, or other cross-divisional strategic initiatives.
• Experience coaching teams, improving team workflows, or supporting change adoption in a matrixed environment.
• 1+ year of experience with project budgeting, including expense tracking, cost forecasting, or resource planning.
• Project management or process improvement certification such as PMP or Lean Six Sigma.

#LI-Hybrid At the AAFP we are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, marital status, religion, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status or any other protected status. EEO Employer/Vets/Disabled For the Hearing Impaired our TTY number is: [phone] We thank all respondents for their interest in AAFP.

Helping Family Physicians Advance Health Why work for us? The work of the AAFP serves family physicians so they can best care for their patients and communities. Our work is driven by this mission. Employment Strategy Attracting good people, and keeping them, is essential to the strategy of a successful organization. We recognize that our success depends on the quality of our staff. We need to attract talented, qualified professionals and provide them with opportunities for advancement in all aspects of their professional life. All AAFP work locations and the entire Leawood campus are tobacco free workplaces. Visit our website for more information about the AAFP