About the role
Executive Director – Behavioral Health
Brooklyn, NY
$250,000 – $350,000 DOE
About the Opportunity
A growing nonprofit behavioral health organization is seeking a highly driven Executive Director to lead the organization through its next phase of growth, expansion, and operational excellence.
This is not a maintenance role. We are looking for a builder and growth-minded executive who can expand programs, increase census and referrals, strengthen community partnerships, grow revenue, develop strong leadership teams, and build the infrastructure needed for long-term sustainability.
Programs include Article 31 Mental Health Services, Article 32 Substance Use Services, CFTSS, HCBS, Peer Support Services, and Care Management.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and execute strategic growth plans across all service lines.
• Drive census growth, referral development, revenue growth, and program expansion.
• Build strong relationships with hospitals, healthcare providers, schools, community organizations, managed care plans, and other referral partners.
• Identify new revenue opportunities, contracts, grants, and strategic partnerships.
• Expand existing programs and lead the development of new service offerings.
• Provide overall leadership and direction across the organization.
• Build, mentor, and hold accountable a high-performing leadership team.
• Establish KPIs and accountability structures across departments.
• Ensure compliance with OMH, OASAS, Medicaid, managed care, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Oversee quality improvement, audits, accreditation, and operational performance.
Qualifications
• Executive leadership experience within healthcare, behavioral health, nonprofit management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success growing organizations, programs, revenue, referrals, and/or census.
• Strong understanding of Medicaid reimbursement, managed care, and healthcare operations.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and developing senior leaders.
• Strong operational and financial acumen with experience managing through KPIs and measurable performance goals.
• Excellent leadership, communication, relationship-building, and strategic planning skills.
• Experience with OMH, OASAS, Article 31/32, CFTSS, HCBS, Care Management, or related behavioral health programs strongly preferred.
Ideal Candidate
We are looking for an entrepreneurial, high-energy leader who thinks like a builder—someone focused on growth, partnerships, referrals, revenue, operational excellence, and impact.
