Senior Advisor for Transformation & Delivery

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York's Housing Preservation & Development department seeks a Senior Advisor for Transformation & Delivery to advance HPD’s top initiatives, working across the agency to solve complex operational challenges and drive implementation, planning, and execution with agency leadership.

You will lead cross-functional projects, develop clear workplans and milestones, identify barriers, coordinate teams, and use data to assess progress, informing senior leaders and supporting the launch of

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree and four years of full-time professional experience in relevant fields.
• Experience in supervisory/administrative/managerial roles for at least 18 months.
• Equivalent combination accepted with supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority, cross-cutting initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Develop workplans, milestones, roles, and decision points.
• Identify operational challenges and develop practical solutions.
• Coordinate across teams to resolve dependencies, risks, and priorities.
• Use data to assess progress and recommend course corrections.
• Develop materials to support senior leadership decision-making.
• Support launch and stabilization of new initiatives and operating models.

Skills

PM & Org Skills

Analytical Skills

Prioritization Planning

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Mgmt

Ops & Strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree & 4 yrs exp

Job description

Senior Advisor for Transformation & Delivery

• Full-time
• Agency: HOUSING PRESERVATION & DVLPMNT
• Job Category: Policy, Research & Analysis
• Salary Band: $150,000+
• Compensation: USD 170,000 - USD 170,000

About the Agency

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City. As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike.

Your Role

The Senior Advisor for Transformation & Delivery will help advance HPD’s highest-priority initiatives by working across the agency to solve complex operational challenges and drive implementation. The role will support agency leadership in improving how HPD plans, executes, and delivers its work.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority, cross-cutting initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Develop clear workplans, milestones, roles, and decision points to keep projects moving.
• Identify operational challenges and barriers to implementation and develop practical solutions.
• Coordinate across teams to resolve dependencies, risks, and competing priorities.
• Use data and other information to assess progress, identify issues, and recommend course corrections.
• Develop recommendations and materials to support senior leadership decision-making.
• Support the launch and stabilization of new initiatives, processes, and operating models.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate broad or ambiguous priorities into clear, actionable plans.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information.
• Sound judgment and ability to work effectively with senior leaders and across organizational boundaries.
• Experience in operations, strategy, process improvement, organizational change, management consulting, or a related field.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time, satisfactory professional experience in one or more of the following fields: public and/or business administration, public relations, labor relations, fiscal/financial administration or a related field; at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the fields described immediately above; or
2. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must possess the eighteen months of supervisory, administrative, managerial or executive experience as described in "1" above.

Minimum Qualifications (Duplicate)

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time, satisfactory professional experience in one or more of the following fields: public and/or business administration, public relations, labor relations, fiscal/financial administration or a related field; at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the fields described immediately above; or
2. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must possess the eighteen months of supervisory, administrative, managerial or executive experience as described in "1" above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.