Senior Advisor to Chief Operating Officer

Our Vision

To make New York City the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the City’s diverse people and businesses.

Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers.

The Senior Advisor serves as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to the Chief Operating Officer, helping to advance EDC's highest-priority organizational, operational, and development initiatives. Reporting directly to the COO, the Senior Advisor provides leadership across the COO's portfolio, driving execution of complex cross-functional priorities, supporting executive decision-making, managing organizational initiatives, and ensuring alignment across departments.

The Senior Advisor works closely with the COO, CEO, executive leadership team, City Hall stakeholders, and external partners to advance strategic objectives, address critical organizational challenges, and implement initiatives that support EDC's mission. This role oversees a broad portfolio spanning internal operations, major real estate and development initiatives, technology and data modernization, financial planning, organizational effectiveness, and City Hall priorities.

The ideal candidate is a highly strategic and collaborative leader with deep experience managing complex projects, influencing senior stakeholders, navigating ambiguity, and driving results across large organizations.

• Serve as a strategic thought partner and advisor to the COO on organizational priorities, emerging issues, operational challenges, and long-term initiatives.
• Lead the coordination and execution of priority initiatives across the COO's portfolio, ensuring alignment, accountability, and timely delivery of key objectives.
• Oversee the development of executive briefings, presentations, decision memos, and materials for the COO, CEO, Board of Directors, and other senior stakeholders.
• Monitor and assess progress across strategic priorities, identifying risks, opportunities, dependencies, and issues requiring executive attention.
• Represent the COO in meetings, working groups, and cross-functional discussions, as appropriate.
• Support organizational planning and priority-setting efforts across the COO's portfolio and partner divisions.

• Lead complex, high-profile projects and initiatives that span multiple departments, business functions, and external stakeholders.
• Partner with the Deputy COO and other executive leadership to develop strategies, solve organizational challenges, and advance enterprise-wide objectives.
• Provide leadership and oversight for cross-functional work streams, ensuring stakeholders remain aligned and informed throughout project life cycles.
• Develop recommendations, analyses, and implementation plans related to operational effectiveness, organizational performance, and strategic initiatives.
• Advise and support the Asset Management division and other departments on significant organizational priorities and special projects.
• Partner with the COO, CFO, and executive leadership to support development of EDC's annual management budget, OMB capital and expense plans, and other strategic planning efforts.

• In partnership with the Deputy COO, Lead strategic initiatives related to technology modernization, data infrastructure, organizational effectiveness, and operational improvement.
• Drive coordination and execution of major property development initiatives, ensuring alignment among project teams, operational stakeholders, City Hall, and external partners.
• Manage high-priority City Hall initiatives and executive requests by coordinating internal…