Director, Legal Administration & Operations

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is seeking a Director, Administration - Legal Department to provide strategic and operational leadership for all administrative and legal support functions across the consolidated MTA Legal Department. This role drives a centralized Headquarters administrative model, standardizes practices, and ensures efficient service delivery across multiple legal units.

Responsibilities include overseeing office operations, budgeting, vendor contracts, IT

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, finance, or related field.
• 8+ years of senior operational or administrative leadership experience in a complex or multi-site organization.
• 4+ years leading organizational transformation, centralization initiatives, or enterprise administrative operations.
• 2+ years modernizing complex operational frameworks, including technology implementations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the centralized administrative operating model for all MTA Legal divisions and agencies; establish standards, policies, and uniform practices across agencies; oversee cross-departmental alignment and long-term administrative planning.
• Provides direct leadership to ensure consistent execution of office operations, mail distribution, library oversight, supply management, and administrative service delivery across all legal locations
• Oversees department-wide administrative budgeting, contract funding, invoice management, vendor management and performance, procurement compliance, and cost-control strategies
• Sponsors modernization initiatives, including technology implementation, process improvement, and digitalization of workflows
• Represents Legal Administration with IT, Finance, HR, BSC, Procurement, Facilities, and agency leadership; coordinates administrative support for legal operations; manages escalations and ensures alignment with enterprise priorities.
• Monitors compliance and consistency across agency legal units

Skills

Legal administrative operations

Enterprise administrative management

Legal workflows and terminology

Process improvement

Enterprise technology systems

Leadership and staff development

Communication

Workflow optimization

Analytical and data interpretation

Budgeting and financial management

Change management

Standardizing processes

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, finance, or related field

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Law, Management, or related field

Job description

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is seeking a Director, Administration - Legal Department to provide strategic and operational leadership for all administrative and legal support functions across the consolidated MTA Legal Department. This role drives a centralized Headquarters administrative model, standardizes practices, and ensures efficient service delivery across multiple legal units.

Responsibilities include overseeing office operations, budgeting, vendor contracts, IT