Director, Legal Administration & Operations

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

Job summary

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority seeks a Director of Administration in its Legal Department to lead centralized administrative operations across multiple locations, standardize practices, and drive efficiency and compliance. You will oversee office management, mail, library, procurement, and budgeting while partnering with IT, Finance, HR, and Facilities to advance modernization initiatives.

This role requires strategic leadership, a track record in centralizing administrative

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee centralized administrative operating model across all MTA Legal divisions and agencies.
• Provide direct leadership for office operations, mail distribution, library oversight, supply management, and admin service delivery across locations.
• Manage department-wide administrative budgeting, contract funding, invoice management, vendor management, and procurement compliance.
• Sponsor modernization initiatives, including technology implementation and workflow digitalization.
• Coordinate with IT, Finance, HR, Procurement, Facilities and leadership; support enterprise priorities.
• Monitor compliance and consistency across agency legal units.

Skills

Legal admin ops

Enterprise admin mgmt

Legal workflows

Process improvement

Tech systems

Leadership

Written/verbal comms

Budgeting/finance

Change management

Standardizing processes

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority seeks a Director of Administration in its Legal Department to lead centralized administrative operations across multiple locations, standardize practices, and drive efficiency and compliance. You will oversee office management, mail, library, procurement, and budgeting while partnering with IT, Finance, HR, and Facilities to advance modernization initiatives.

This role requires strategic leadership, a track record in centralizing administrative