Executive Vice President Data, Policy, and Strategic Initiatives

The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) is a public benefit corporation and the nation’s largest municipal Housing Finance Agency. HDC’s programs support the construction and preservation of multi‑family affordable housing in New York City.

Area of Talent:
Data, Policy and Strategy

Position Type:
Full Time/Exempt

Salary Range: $250,000 to $260,000

Location:

NYC/Financial District

As a senior leader with the Corporation, the Executive Vice President for Data, Policy and Strategic Initiatives helps set the direction for the nation’s largest municipal housing finance agency. This role will provide oversight of the organization’s Information Technology, Policy & Analytics and Strategy teams to ensure alignment with organizational goals. This position reports directly to HDC’s President.

• Ensure the organization’s data governance and strategic operations project plans and work align with HDC’s corporate wide goals, regulatory obligations, and operational needs.
• Proactively advise the senior management team on IT operations and infrastructure to ensure technology aligns with HDC’s corporate wide goals.
• Lead and shape HDC’s projects and special initiatives to tackle the most pressing housing policy issues, ensuring measurable impact and alignment with the organization’s mission and the City’s strategic housing objectives.
• Advise and guide senior leadership at HDC and partner agencies on developing robust and evidence-backed policy and programmatic proposals, as well as implementing programs resulting from those proposals.
• Collaborate with the President and the senior leadership team to develop a cohesive strategic plan for the Corporation and set suitable metrics for measuring progress and performance.
• Responsible for corporate wide AI strategy and governance.
• Partner with leadership across departments to proactively address challenges, implement solutions, and ensure the success of strategic, cross-functional initiatives.
• Identify and guide HDC’s strategic goals in both the short and long term.
• Represent HDC’s policy and strategic perspectives in frequent high-level meetings with partner agencies and City Hall.

• An undergraduate degree in business, real estate, finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of ten years or more of recent supervisory and strategic experience in affordable housing, including at least five years of experience in a senior leadership role overseeing data governance, strategic operations, and/or IT functions.
• Knowledge of data governance standards, data quality, and compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local housing policy.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic decision-making, with a consistent record of successful project completion and in-depth knowledge of industry standard, relevant technologies, and methodologies.

It is strongly preferred that you submit a cover letter with your resume. You may also fax your resume and cover letter to .

• Health Benefits at a reasonable cost
• Dental and Vision Benefits at no cost
• Retirement savings plan with a generous matchandapension plan
• Paid holiday, vacation, sick timeand parental leave
• Professional development opportunities
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness for eligible employees
• Wellness reimbursement
• Back-up Caregiver Benefit

HDC 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.

HDC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, HDC will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please complete the reasonable accommodations section on the application or contact Human Resources by emailing