Assistant Vice President Strategy

NYCEDC’s Strategy Department: NYCEDC’s Strategy team are at the forefront of shaping strategy and policy across diverse topic areas that are front-of-mind for senior stakeholders. Our work falls into four categories: 

• Strategy & change management: Assist senior leaders with shaping NYCEDC’s vision and setting the organization’s strategy and direction, e.g. lead an annual organization-wide goal-setting process 
• Foresight & collaborative ideation: Provide EDC with foresight of looming policy issues and supporting our colleagues in advancing high-potential ideas, e.g. develop a strategy and roadmap to build an offshore wind industry in NYC 
• Program design & execution: Design and develop interdisciplinary, cross-departmental programs of work, e.g. co-develop programs to enable the growth of a legal, equitable cannabis industry in NYC 
• Special projects: Provide advice and support to NYCEDC leadership and City Hall for urgent and complex projects, e.g. develop specific pandemic response and economic recovery initiatives 

We are looking for an Assistant Vice President who can: 

• Deliver client-ready, data-driven recommendations to address complex problems 
• Oversee project teams as they conduct independent research, expert interviews, data gathering and analysis, and financial modeling 
• Work with junior team members to generate insights from research and turn insights into compelling PowerPoint presentations or memos for key stakeholders (e.g. EDC senior staff, City Hall, external partners) 
• Manage multi-stakeholder project teams with members from various EDC and agency teams toward a common set of outcomes and deliverables 
• Play the lead project manager role (either directly, or by supervising a more junior team member) across a portfolio of projects 
• Directly develop or support junior team members in developing project scopes and workplans, adjusting the timing of key deliverables and milestones nimbly as the situation requires 
• Effectively balance effort across the portfolio to reflect relative project priorities 
• Proactively manage senior leadership on project timelines, deliverables, and risks  
• Play a trusted facilitation and advisory role with senior leaders at EDC and City Hall – communicating strategic guidance to maximum effect under a wide range of situations 
• Communicate in a way that is sensitive to different audiences and present information and recommendations in a clear, concise manner 
• Understand and invest in learning context surrounding City government and relationships 
• Play a facilitation role in resolving conflicting interests or differences of opinion 
• Build collaborative relationships that drive greater efficacy in project delivery and source new project opportunities for the team 
• Take on the mentality of a “connector” across different teams and initiatives 
• Use relationships to identify new opportunities to work with other EDC teams and City agencies 
• Mentor, and coach junior Strategy team members 
• Provide project and professional development guidance and support to junior staff 
• Design and lead team meetings, activities, and professional development opportunities  
• Take on formal management responsibilities over time 

About you: 

• Energetic, pro-active, collaborative and strategic 
• Very strong communication skills – both verbal and written – and a track record of interfacing with and advising senior leadership 
• Passionate about professional development and building strong teams 
• Demonstrated interest or experience in economic development, real estate, New York City, and/or public policy issues a plus  

Qualifications: 

• Undergraduate degree required, advanced degree a plus 
• 5+ years of total work experience, with 3+ of it being in a strategy role in a demanding analytical environment (e.g. management consulting, internal strategy department) 
• Demonstrated experience structuring projects from inception to close, leading projects through ambiguity, and galvanizing resources from various teams in concerted action 
• Previous supervisory and management experience preferred 
• New York City residence is required within 180 days of hire