VP, Strategic Priorities

Job ID: 17204 Business Unit: New York City Transit

Location: New York, NY, United States Regular/Temporary: Regular

Department: Regional Bus Company Description JOB INFORMATION: Title: VP, Strategic Priorities Authority: TA/OA/MTA Bus

Department: Regional Bus Company Division/Unit: Strategic Priorities

Location: 2 Broadway

Hours: Various Telework (if Applicable): 1 day/week Reporting Manager (if Applicable) EVP Buses

Compensation: $200,253 - $205,000 (GEN013)

POSITON SUMMARY: The Vice President, Strategic Priorities, is responsible for leading high-priority, special initiatives that are critical to delivering world-class bus service and supporting daily bus operations. This role will manage transformative bus initiatives across capital, operations, and service planning that are essential to achieving DOB's strategic goals, operational priorities, and performance objectives. Major projects will include bus network redesigns, development of bus facilities, transit priority improvements, and other high-impact service initiatives that require strategic planning, strong cross-functional and interagency coordination, and advanced problem solving. This role will identify, execute, and coordinate strategies to improve service quality and performance by working with senior leadership to address key operations, strategic, and policy issues.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Serve as a strategic advisor to the EVP, Buses, across multiple operational support disciplines, including bus planning and scheduling, resource management, workforce development, and capital planning and strategy. Provide support to inform executive decision-making and long term strategy. This position will be responsible for creating project work plans through implementation, setting service quality and performance goals, providing recommendations, reporting on departmental metrics and initiatives, and implementing initiatives to improve bus service and bus operations. Lead special projects and initiatives that require strong internal coordination with strategic partners withing DOB, NYCT, and the MTA, ensuring alignment with the agency's strategic priorities, to develop creative solutions to complex transit and infrastructure challenges and oversee successful implementation of major projects. Build strong external relationships to advance transformative and special bus projects by representing DOB and NYCT in partnerships and negotiations that require coordination with City Hall, NYC DOT, NYS DOT, and other key stakeholders. Communicate project strategies clearly to technical and non-technical audiences while leading the data-driven decision-making and analytical work for each project and supporting overall project management and implementation. Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all policies and standards May be required to work hours outside regular work hours, as applicable Observes the work performed by contractors, as applicable Reviews invoices and approves them if the work has contractual standards, as applicable Addresses performance issues with the contractor when possible, as applicable Escalates issues to other parties when needed, as applicableEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Business Administration, Public Administration, Transportation Management, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Preferred Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Operations Management, Public Policy, or a satisfactory equivalent. A satisfactory equivalent of education and experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree. Minimum 12 years of progressively responsible experience with demonstrated success managing complex projects and fostering a collaborative work environment and Minimum 8 years of supervisory experience, managing teams or projectsDESIRED SKILLS: Comprehensive knowledge of public transportation operations and policies Knowledge of transit service planning, bus network design, and operational performance metrics Strategic Planning and execution, program and project management, and budget and resource management Analyze highly complex operational, financial, and strategic issues and develop effective solutions.