Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives

City of New York • New York, NY

20h • $170,000 - $190,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is seeking a Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives to oversee a team focused on driving growth and transformation within the Asset & Capital Management (A&CM) division. The A&CM Division manages a $6 billion capital projects portfolio, focusing on modernization, sustainability, and resiliency. The Senior Director will work within the Office of the Chief Asset & Capital Management Officer (CACMO) and will initially focus on areas such as a cross-divisional program management office for capital programs, strengthening the handover of new assets to operations, and identifying AI use cases. The role requires strategic and operational alignment across divisions and strong leadership skills.

Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory professional experience in the development, design, construction, appraisal, financing, negotiation or disposition of real estate or in real estate law, or in urban planning, design or renewal, or analytical or coordination work related to housing programs.
• At least 18 months of executive, administrative or managerial capacity or supervising professional personnel performing work in the fields noted above.
• Permanent civil service status in the title of Administrative Housing Development Specialist.
• Excellent strategic, analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated experience successfully leading major capital programs and operational change initiatives.
• Ability to effectively represent A&CM within the organization.
• Specific experience with building capital projects delivery capacity and alternative project delivery capabilities, operating and maintaining large capital assets, sustainability and resiliency, and architecture and engineering are also critical.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate study in the field of urban studies, city planning, business or public administration, finance, architecture, engineering or other related fields may be substituted for up to one year of the required experience on the basis of 30 credits equaling one year of experience.
• Graduation from an accredited law school may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a thought partner to the CACMO and other A&CM senior leadership on strategic issues and division-wide strategies, priorities and performance management.
• Identify and coordinate implementation of policy, procedural and systems improvements in AC&M departments and working with other divisions.
• Join meetings and touchpoints with executives and senior staff in other NYCHA divisions in relation to specific strategic initiatives, ensure effective agenda-setting, preparation and follow-up by team members.
• Actively guide team members in structuring analysis or operational approaches, develop outputs and effectively coordinate activities across diverse teams, coach and support team members to do the same.
• Address high-priority requests and urgent coordination needs, working closely with senior staff within AC&M Divisions, across NYCHA, and externally.

Benefits

• Choice of medical coverage plans
• Deferred compensation plans
• Defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior