Technical Project Manager

General Experience: In addition, the Project Manager must possess the following skills: Leadership: ability to develop and refine the vision for the project with the MDE Executive Leadership, MDE staff, contractors, LEAs and other stakeholders, and to operationalize the vision Ability to communicate the vision to others in ways that inspire them to act Communication: superior oral and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex ideas into simple concepts and explain them to various stakeholder groups IT Project Management: Excellent project management skills, including experience managing the full lifecycle of complex public sector IT projects Financial Management: demonstrated ability to monitor product development budgets and forecast cash flow needs Ability to establish good interpersonal relationships and work across organizational boundaries Superior analytic and problem-solving skills Strategic planning experience Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously Experience with public sector systems and with participatory design are preferred.