David Stearns has come home.

Stearns, who grew up a Mets fan on the Upper East Side, became the franchise’s first president of baseball operations in an introductory news conference Monday afternoon.

“It’s cool for me that our kids get to grow up Mets fans now,” Stearns said from Citi Field. “…I’m thrilled to be here. This is my home. It’s nice to be back.”

Stearns, who twice interned with the Mets in the 2000s, spent eight years with the Brewers, including leading their baseball operations department from 2016-22.

He had stepped aside this season to serve as an adviser and joined the Mets officially Monday.

A years-long search for the leader of the Mets has finally ended.

“I’ve never seen such universal congratulations in saying: ‘You’ve got to hire this guy,’” team owner Steve Cohen said.

In his introductory message, Stearns did not go into specifics about how he will build the team apart from wanting the most talented people “at all levels of the organization.”

The goal, according to Stearns, is “our first World Series championship since 1986. I’m here because I believe that’s attainable.”

Billy Eppler will stay on as general manager, and manager Buck Showalter has been fired as Stearns’ first act.

Stearns said he was not allowed to talk with Showalter before officially becoming a member of the organization. He reached out to Showalter on Monday and hopes to talk with him.