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.
The right person will be able to inspire teams, create accountability, build scalable systems, develop community relationships, and position the organization for significant long-term growth.
To apply, please send your resume to ahuva@maiplacement.com
