Manager, Commercial Ventures

Manager, Commercial Ventures

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. The MTA network comprises the nation's largest bus fleet and more subway and commuter rail cars than all other U.S. transit systems combined. MTA strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service, and rewarding opportunities.

The position will work with the Director to coordinate with the City and State to implement policy programs that increase investment in MTA facilities through changes in zoning or other coordinated development programs, joint development opportunities, or value capture districts. This position will also assist in the analysis and implementation of fare / toll policy.

Responsibilities :

• Work on high-profile initiatives for MTA executive leadership to improve MTA's economic efficiency, service quality, and overall performance.
• Lead in managing Strategic Initiatives effort towards realizing 'best practices' (i.e., HR processes, operational work processes, workers' compensation management, availability management, etc.) in HQ and agency decision-making processes, particularly with regard to responsibly managing operational and administrative costs.
• Identify and explore opportunities to direct land use development in relation to impacts on the MTA transportation system with guidance from the Sr. Director of Strategic Initiatives. To develop these opportunities, the position must gather and analyze data on MTA ridership, current and future land use, and infrastructure needs, to inform MTA, City, and other regional policy-makers on MTA projects and the relationship to land use, zoning, and development.
• Review the fare compliance program to meet MTA's financial, mobility, and public policy objectives. Work with Sr. The director and agency staff to analyze fare compliance approaches and present alternatives to senior management.
• Design and conduct analysis of fares and tolls options as the MTA transitions to new fare media. Examine many aspects of MTA's fares and tolls options, including the economic impact of MTA's fares on affordability and mobility in the region; the relationship of fares to operating and capital expenditure, and desired modifications of fare structure in light of the New Fare Payment technology. Coordinate with agency staff to conduct these analyses.
• Solicit and present data, concepts, and issues from a variety of MTA and other data sources (e.g., internal and external benchmarks, government databases) to make the case for potential performance improvement opportunities. Design and conduct analysis that lead to recommendations to senior leadership and the MTA Board.
• Other duties as assigned.

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