VP, Strategic Priorities

Metropolitan Transportation Authority; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) NYC Transit seeks a Vice President, Strategic Priorities, to lead high-priority bus initiatives. You will coordinate across capital, operations, and service planning to advance network redesigns, facilities, and transit priority improvements.

The role requires strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and strong problem-solving with senior leadership to improve service quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Business Administration, Public Administration, Transportation Management, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• 12 years of progressively responsible experience managing complex projects.
• 8 years supervisory experience, managing teams or projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the EVP, Buses, across multiple disciplines, including bus planning and scheduling, resource management, workforce development, and capital planning and strategy.
• Create project work plans through implementation, set service quality and performance goals, provide recommendations, report on metrics, and implement initiatives to improve bus service and operations.
• Lead special projects and cross-agency initiatives with external partners to align with the agency’s priorities and deliver major projects.
• Build external relationships to advance bus projects by representing DOB and NYCT in negotiations with City Hall, NYC DOT, NYS DOT, and others.
• Communicate project strategies clearly to technical and non-technical audiences while leading data-driven decision-making and project management.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards
• May work hours outside regular hours
• Observe the work performed by contractors
• Review invoices and approve them if contractual standards
• Escalates issues to other parties as needed

Skills

Public transportation operations

Transit service planning

Strategic planning

Program & project management

Budget & resource management

Analytical problem solving

Education

BA/BS degree in Arts/Sciences or related field

12 years progressively responsible project management experience

8 years supervisory experience

Job description

Positon Summary

The Vice President, Strategic Priorities,is responsible forleading 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 performanceobjectives. 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 willidentify, execute, and coordinate strategies to improve service quality and performance by working with senior leadership to address key operations, strategic, and policy issues.

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)

Not Applicable

Reporting Manager (if Applicable)

EVP Buses

Deadline (if Applicable)

09/23/2026

Compensation

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

Positon Summary

The Vice President, Strategic Priorities,is responsible forleading 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 performanceobjectives. 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 willidentify, 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 andlong termstrategy.


• This position willbe responsible forcreating 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, andthe MTA, ensuring alignment with the agency's strategic priorities, to develop creative solutions to complex transit andinfrastructurechallenges and oversee successful implementation of major projects.


• Build strong external relationships to advance transformative and special bus projects byrepresentingDOB 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 withall policies and standards


• May berequiredto work hours outside regular work hours, as applicable


• Observesthe work performed by contractors, as applicable


• Reviews invoices and approves them if the work has contractual standards, as applicable


• Addresses performance issues with thecontractorwhen possible, as applicable


• Escalates issues to other parties when needed, as applicable

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree inArts/Sciences(BA/BS)Business Administration, Public Administration, Transportation Management, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a satisfactory equivalentof education and experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.


• 12 years of progressively responsible experience withdemonstratedsuccess managing complex projects and fostering a collaborative work environmentand


• 8yearsofsupervisory experience, managing teams or projects.

Desired 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


• Analyzehighly complexoperational, financial, and strategic issues and develop effective solutions.

SELECTION METHOD

Based on evaluation of education, skills, experience, interview, and written assessment.

All selected candidates will be subject to a full background investigation that includes employment and education. Discrepancies may lead to dismissal.

Other Information

Appointment may be at a comparable level to current level of selected candidate. (If necessary)

As an employee of MTA NYC Transit, you may be required to complete an annual financial disclosure statement with the state of New York, if your position earns more than $101,379 (this is subject to change) per year or if the position is designated as a policy maker.

For 55-a eligible titles:Candidates selected for this position may be placed in a competitive or non-competitive class position based on their qualifications. Qualified candidates who are placed in a competitive class position are eligible for the 55-a Program. Pleaseindicatein your cover letter and in the upper right corner of your resume that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed informationregardingthe 55-a Program, please visit the following linkhttps://www1.nyc.gov/site/dcas/employment/55-a-program.page

Additional Information

Final salary isdeterminedexperience, skillset, and alignment with compensation practices. The posted range reflects expected compensation and may be updated as market or business needs evolve.

To be eligible for consideration for a new role, current MTA employees must complete at least one year of service in their current role prior to applying. Additionally, eligibility to interview is contingent uponmaintaining a satisfactory record of job performance, attendance, and disciplinary conduct.Pursuant tothe New York State Public Officers Law & the MTA Code of Ethics, all employees who hold a policymaking position must file an Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure (FDS) with the NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the “Commission”).

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

MTA and its subsidiary and affiliated agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers, including with respect to veteran status and individuals with disabilities.

The MTA encourages qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities, including military service members, to apply.