Senior Project Manager, Partnerships

Job Description

Job Description

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. 

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

Position Overview: The Senior Project Manager drives partnership development and stakeholder engagement to advance New York City's economic growth goals. As part of the Partnership department and reporting to the Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, this role spans a wide range of NYCEDC verticals, including real estate, workforce development, large-scale events activation, industry growth, and economic justice and requires collaboration across internal teams and external partners. The Senior Project Manager also plays a central role in the International Portfolio, which manages relationships between NYCEDC and international stakeholders by creating awareness of NYCEDC's priorities, identifying mutually beneficial opportunities, developing strategic partnerships, and attracting businesses and foreign direct investment (FDI) to New York City.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead project planning and tracking, and coordinate cross-functional project teams, to ensure objectives are achieved and timelines are met. 

• Manage a portfolio of partnership programs, including the International Landing Pad Network, tracking project milestones, driving program excellence through operators, reporting on metrics, impact, and financial performance, and managing stakeholder relationships

• Build and maintain relationships across NYCEDC and with external stakeholders, including corporates, incubators, accelerators, academia, and workforce development organizations – to create awareness of NYCEDC programs and identify collaboration opportunities.

• Collaborate with the Business Development team to support soft-landing services for clients including workforce development, ecosystem connections, and procurements

• Support the Vice President across the full partnership and procurement lifecycle, from designing frameworks and proposals based on analysis of a prospective partner's mission, objectives, capacity, and alignment with NYCEDC's priorities, through procurement drafting, outreach, due diligence, respondent selection, contracting and underwriting documentation, and supervision of implementation.

• Manage cross-departmental and cross-agency projects, ensuring objectives are achieved; actively monitor and track progress using appropriate tools to ensure timelines are met

• Draft and deliver presentations and memoranda for key stakeholders including the President's Office, Senior Staff, City Hall, partner agencies, and external partners. 

• Develop and deliver presentations to senior internal stakeholders, including NYCEDC's President's Office, and a broad range of external stakeholders.

• Draft and deliver presentations and memoranda for a broad range of stakeholders, including NYCEDC's President's Office, senior staff, City Hall, partner agencies, and external partners.

• Represent NYCEDC at industry conferences, networking events, trade missions, stakeholder gatherings, and business meetings to promote NYC as a destination for business growth and investment

• As needed, support team efforts to develop local and domestic events and conferences

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required.

• 3+ years of relevant experience, including business development, communications, policy, and/or economic development.

• Demonstrated research and analytical skills with close attention to detail.

• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently and as part of a team while driving work forward.

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects against competing deadlines.

• Effective relationship builder with the ability to engage and build consensus with senior officials and business leaders.

• Proven verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information clearly, persuasively, and effectively to diverse audiences through written materials, presentations, and public speaking.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and CRM tools, including Microsoft Dynamics.

• New York City residency is required within 180 days of hire.

Salary Range

$83,000—$85,000 USD

About Us : New York City Economic Development Corporation is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that works for a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. We take a comprehensive approach, through four main strategies: strengthen confidence in NYC as a great place to do business; grow innovative sectors, with a focus on equity; build neighborhoods as places to live, learn, work, and play; and deliver sustainable infrastructure for communities and the city's future economy.

NYCEDC is committed to offering competitive benefits to support employee health, happiness, and work-life balance. We offer comprehensive benefits and unique perks to ensure NYCEDC employees flourish in their professional and personal lives:

• Generous employer subsidized health insurance
• Medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Vision and hearing benefits
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Short term and long-term disability coverage
• 100% employer covered life insurance and supplemental life insurance coverage
• Up to 25 vacation days
• Floating Holidays and Summer Fridays
• Parental leave - up to 20 paid weeks
• Retirement savings programs
  • Company-paid 401(a) defined contribution plan
  • 457(b) tax-advantaged retirement savings plan
• Tuition Reimbursement program
• Continuing education and professional development
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
• College savings plan
• Backup childcare
• Gym membership discounts
• A Calm.com membership for mindfulness and mental health support
• Employee discounts through Plum Benefits and much more

Benefits listed above may vary based on the length and nature of your employment with New York City Economic Development Corporation. These benefits are subject to be modified at any time, at the discretion of the organization.

The New York City Economic Development Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Social Responsibility Mission is to create a People First strategy by attracting, retaining, and engaging a diverse and talented workforce. Like the city of New York, NYCEDC knows our strength comes from each of our connected parts, making the fabric of our organization better and stronger because of our unique employees' talents.

At NYCEDC, all applications are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team and hiring managers. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen, evaluate, or make decisions regarding candidate resumes or applications. Each candidate is considered through a thoughtful, human-led review process to ensure equity, consistency, and alignment with the needs of the role.

For more information, visit our website at edc.nyc.