Strategic Project Manager — Lean Six Sigma & Cross-Functional

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 131,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is seeking a Project Manager in the Office of Business Excellence in Rockville, MD. You will lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives from definition to implementation, applying disciplined project management and continuous improvement practices.

Responsibilities include planning, coordinating sponsors and teams, managing risks and budgets, and driving process improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, and other methods.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of progressively responsible project management experience.
• Experience coordinating vendors, sponsors, and leaders across functions.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; PMP/Lean Six Sigma preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact, cross-functional projects and define outcomes, scope, milestones, and success measures.
• Coordinate with sponsors, owners, and teams to develop charters, plans, and strategies.
• Drive execution by managing schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, scope, and budgets.
• Lead process improvement efforts using Lean, Six Sigma, and other methods.
• Provide clear communications and reporting on progress, risks, decisions, and actions.
• Tailor PM approaches based on complexity and needs to ensure disciplined execution.
• Coordinate contributions of staff, consultants, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Strengthen PM and process improvement capabilities with standards, templates, and lessons learned.

Skills

Project planning

Governance

Scope management

Schedule management

Risk management

Issue management

Dependency management

Resource coordination

Budget oversight

Vendor management

Project closeout

Process improvement

Facilitation

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

PMP certification preferred

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred

Tools

Enterprise PM tools

Job description

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is seeking a Project Manager in the Office of Business Excellence in Rockville, MD. You will lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives from definition to implementation, applying disciplined project management and continuous improvement practices.

Responsibilities include planning, coordinating sponsors and teams, managing risks and budgets, and driving process improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, and other methods.