What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Director for the Division of HPD TECH position at City of New York?
Job Description
About the Agency :
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the citys neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.
- We maintain building and resident safety and health
- We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability
- We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.
HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors : A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness, Mayor Adams comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work, the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding, bringing the 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the citys history. This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York Citys complex housing crisis, by addressing homelessness and housing instability, promoting economic stability and mobility, increasing homeownership opportunities, improving health and safety, and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.
Your Team :
Housing Preservation & Development Technology (HPD Tech) is the IT division within HPD. The Office of HPD Tech leads the agencys effort to transform HPD through technology by promoting productivity and eliminating manual processing, shrinking costs, and increasing the pace of work. HPD Tech works to improve effectiveness of business processes using core applications for flawless execution. HPD Tech empowers decision makers with access to quality (complete and accurate) information to anticipate and pro-actively react to building, neighborhood and market conditions.
The Office of HPDTech is composed of 7 units : CIO (Chief Information Office), CTO (Chief Technology Office), CPO (Chief Product Office), Budget, Enterprise Architecture, Planning & Compliance, and Information Security.
Your Impact :
As the Product Director of HPD Tech, you will report to the Product Executive Director and will serve as the voice of the business and work on a highly collaborative, cross-functional agile team required to support the vision. The Product Director is responsible for driving the development of the highest value product for HPDs business units. This position will manage multiple product teams and be responsible for the development of new products and maintenance of existing products.
Your Role :
The Product Director will work with internal stakeholders to understand program administration business process, goals within the Housing Access Stability (HAS) division and ensure the proper technology solutions are implemented to support these goals. This position will support work on multiple technology projects related to HAS.
The Housing Access Stability (HAS) consists of 4 departements Housing Stability, Program Policy & Innovation, Budget & Program Operations, Housing Opportunities and Placement Services.
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) HAS division administers a number of rental subsidy programs supporting NYC and Section 8 based supportive and unsupportive housing options.
The Product Director must ensure the needs of the business are represented and incorporated into products while keeping product direction aligned with HPDs strategic goals. Proactively anticipates business needs and incorporates those needs into proper product plans. The Product Director will handle a scope of responsibilities that span product strategy and vision and user interaction to be the ultimate product champion and owner.
Your Responsibilities :
Required Skills :
Preferred Skills :
NOTE : Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. This position is open to applicants who filed for an exam or those who are already permanent in the Computer Systems Manager title.
Please indicate in your cover letter whether you have filed for an exam or are already permanent in the Computer Systems Manager title. Applicants who filed for an exam will be required to produce a copy of their Order Confirmation Receipt at time of interview for verification.
This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between the City and various unions.
NYC residency is not required.
Qualifications
1. A master's degree in computer science from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience in Information Technology (IT) including applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services. At least eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six (6) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or
4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and must possess at least three (3) years of experience as described in "1" above, including the eighteen (18) months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.
In the absence of a baccalaureate degree, undergraduate credits may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 semester credits for six (6) months of the required experience. Graduate credits in computer science may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits in computer science for one (1) year of the required IT experience. However, undergraduate and / or graduate credits may not be substituted for the eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity as described in "1" above.
Additional Information
The City of New York 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.
