Academics Project Manager

American Military University

Academics Project Manager overseeing academic projects at American Public University System. Collaborating with stakeholders to enhance business process automation and teaching efficiency.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manages Academics projects and initiatives, using principally a hybrid Agile Scrum iterative methodology, including: Planning, organizing, and monitoring projects’ scope, dependencies, impact, timeline, documentation, and effective use of resources.
Defining work-breakdown structures and schedules (sprints dashboard).
Maintaining project requirement backlogs.
Coordinating and guiding requirements and design workshops using online collaboration tools.
Resource management (assigning tasks to individuals).
Activity monitoring, including collaborating with project leads to guide task completion and helping clear roadblocks.
Stakeholder management (leading standups/meetings, disseminating status reports).
Drafting and sharing project documentation.
Development of project dashboards relative to needs of project team members and stakeholders.
Risk identification and mitigation.
Project closeout activities, including leading retrospective meetings.
Manages vendor-related activities associated with projects, including contracts, deliverables, and invoice payments, per established company policies and procedures.
Creates and maintains a repository of Project Management Office (PMO) artifacts, documentation, and tools that assist others in Academics who manage projects and initiatives.
Collaborates with and provides feedback to others who manage Academics projects.
Matures business process automation for Academics, leveraging Microsoft Power Automate and Microsoft 365 tools.
Creates and edits business process documentation.
Coordinates, monitors, and tracks departmental budgets, as requested by the Associate Provost.
Prepares reports and content, as needed, including material for Board presentations, accreditation, and other initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 8 years of professional office experience.
3-5 years of Project Management Office (PMO) experience, including leading projects via Agile Scrum.
Advanced experience in use of Microsoft 365: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, and Outlook.
Advanced experience in use of project management software such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Trello, or other project management tools.
Demonstrated ability to develop project management dashboards that provide project-relevant information and metrics in summary form for project personnel, stakeholders, and other required or interested parties.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Budget creation, tracking, and performance reporting.
Ability to function within a fast-moving, dynamic environment.
Must be able to work independently, use initiative, and make substantive decisions quickly.
Professional experience in higher education.
Knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Power Automate.
Knowledge of and experience with Mural, the online visual collaboration platform.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Protects the privacy of students through compliance with Federal student privacy law (FERPA).
Maintains productive working relationships with APUS departments and individuals, including Student Services, Accreditation, Marketing, Deans, and Department Chairs.
Completes appropriate training, as requested and coordinated, to ensure relevant skills are developed and continually matured.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Agile methodologyScrumproject managementrisk identificationbudget trackingbusiness process automationproject management dashboardswork-breakdown structuresresource managementvendor management

Soft Skills

communication skillsinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsleadership skillsinitiativedecision makingcollaborationproblem solvingmonitoringreporting