Duties

Leads the bank policy planning, analysis, communications, and rulemaking functions of the Branch, in consultation with the Associate Director, Deputy Director and Director of the Division of Complex Institution Supervision and Resolution (CISR).
Provides technical guidance to individuals and groups engaged in reviewing proposed legislation and determining the need for new or proposed policies pertaining the supervision and resolution of Large Complex Financial Institutions (LCFIs). Subjects considered include technical matters of high complexity and sensitivity, with potentially significant consequences, in the areas of domestic and international financial regulatory policy, resolution of LCFIs with significant cross‐border operations, and furthering international financial regulatory cooperation and dialogue.
Leads and contributes to programs and initiatives to improve the supervisions and resolution management practices of LCFIs under the purview of CISR, in consultation with the Associate Director, Deputy Director and Director CISR. Coordinates with other CISR branches, other Divisions and Offices within the FDIC, and officials of other domestic and international supervisory and regulatory agencies in the conduct of such initiatives.
Assists the Associate Director in setting priorities and developing FDIC alternatives and positions regarding a wide range of substantive public policy issues related to the supervision and resolution management of LCFIs under the purview of CISR, including, but not limited to, international coordination policy, complex financial institution monitoring policy, and systemic resolution planning and implementation policy.
Identifies and communicates operational matters relating to the supervision and resolution management of LCFIs under the purview of CISR that create policy considerations. Develops a range of viable alternatives for senior management and the FDIC Board of Directors to consider when weighing the Corporation's policy response.
Leads and contributes to Branch and Corporate strategies for development of communication and coordination practices with foreign jurisdictions. Coordinates international communication and outreach project activities with other FDIC Divisions/Offices and external entities as required.
Supervises a staff of senior level employees, highly trained subject matter experts, and other subordinate staff. Ensures that all programs are administered effectively and in accordance with broadly stated objectives and priorities.
Ensures that EEO and diversity plans and programs, performance measurement, employee development, and other personnel oriented factors are executed equitably and are consistent with FDIC policy, legal requirements, and other guidelines.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Employment Conditions.

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.

Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.

High Risk - Background Investigation (BI) required.

Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious/spiritual; community; student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualifications information can be found here.

In order to qualify, applicants must have one year of specialized experience in the private industry or a government agency (equivalent in the federal government to CG/GS-14 or above). Specialized experience is defined as experience in at least one of the following:

1) Experience developing or analyzing regulatory policies affecting banking institutions related to Federal regulations/laws or being considered by or within the Financial Stability Board; or

2) Experience supervising, or developing resolution strategies for, large and complex banking institutions, or their holding companies, with significant cross‐border operations, activities and exposures.

Large and complex banking organizations may be defined as engaging in some combination of commercial banking, investment banking, asset management, and insurance, to include firms whose failure may pose a systemic risk or externality to the financial system as a whole. These risks are intertwined among both insured and uninsured subsidiaries, and the largest and most complex of these organizations often have global footprints and interdependent counterparty relationships with one another that increase their complexity.

Applicants must explicitly describe experience of this nature (i.e. Specialized Experience) in the resume. It must be evident to the reviewers that the duties claimed have been performed or credit will not be provided.

Additional information

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If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period.

If selected, you may be required to serve a supervisory/managerial probationary period.

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office.

The range of pay shown includes base pay plus supplemental locality adjustments. The locality rates for these duty locations range from a low of 32.11% to a high of 38.77%. Pay will vary by the locality rate for the geographic location where the position is located. For more on FDIC locality rates, click here.

Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.
To find out more, click here.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.

If you are found minimally qualified, a rating panel will review your qualifications and experience against pre-established benchmarks. The rating panel will place applications in one of three quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. These category assignments are a measure of the degree in which your background and responses to the assessment questions match the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) listed below. Within these categories, candidates eligible for veterans’ preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans.

Knowledge of developing policy related to complex banking supervision, crisis management and resolution related matters applicable to banks.
Knowledge of the notice and comment rulemaking process and related administrative practices and requirements.
Knowledge of Agency/Corporation/Organization related laws, rules, regulations, programs, policies and procedures related to financial institution supervision, examination, resolutions and receiverships.
Skill in developing and delivering speeches, position papers, and other written and oral presentations on complex, controversial, or problematic financial industry issues for Division management, senior agency management, and other regulatory authorities.
Ability to communicate and serve as a spokesperson and represent an Agency/Corporation/Organization in promoting, supporting and articulating the Agency/Corporation/Organization positions on key policy matters in various internal and external forums, including before special interest groups, Congress and the public.
Knowledge of Large Complex Financial Institutions (domestic and an international perspective), financial markets and the supervisory, regulatory and legislative frameworks affecting their operations.
Knowledge of the banking laws and policies, financial issues, payment systems, financial market utilities, and trends affecting foreign countries.
Skill in discussing and negotiating complex issues verbally and in written formats, with high level complex financial institution officials, government regulatory agencies and private investors.
Skill in writing and communicating complex and controversial public policy issues to senior management and a wide variety of other audiences.
Skill in directing and motivating a subordinate staff.

You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.

Applicants must provide details of the duties performed as they relate to the qualifying experience and KSAs. Experience must be explicitly stated in the resume as experience not specifically described in the resume cannot be assumed. Resumes that are vague or don't address the specific requirements will not receive maximum consideration

You may preview questions for this vacancy.

Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.
To find out more, click here.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement, may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE: If you are claiming veterans’ preference, click here. (Note: Veterans must submit the Member 4 copy of the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty – or other copy showing the type of discharge/character of service [e.g., Honorable, Under Honorable Conditions, etc.] along with any other required documents (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, SF-15, etc.) to demonstrate veterans’ preference eligibility.)
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
To begin, click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts. If you haven’t already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the “Apply” button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click “Submit Application” to complete the application process. You must apply online.
Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or contact point listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.
To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account and click on “Applications” tab. Click on the “Position Title,” and then select “Update Application” or “Additional Application Information” to continue.
You have until 11:59 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.
Please ensure you have completed the application process by verifying the status of your application on-line to reflect: “Received”. Failure to complete the application process will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for the position.

Agency contact information

Abolade Thomas

Phone
415-808-7934
Email
abthomas@fdic.gov
Address
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Human Resources Branch, Executive Services Staff
3501 Fairfax Dr.
Room VS-D3026
Arlington, Virginia 22226
United States

Next steps

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Required Documents

Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement, may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE: If you are claiming veterans’ preference, click here. (Note: Veterans must submit the Member 4 copy of the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty – or other copy showing the type of discharge/character of service [e.g., Honorable, Under Honorable Conditions, etc.] along with any other required documents (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, SF-15, etc.) to demonstrate veterans’ preference eligibility.)

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency

All United States Citizens. (Applicants with status or those eligible under special hiring authorities, should apply under FDIC Merit Promotion announcement, 2023-CM2-MP-0014 to be considered. However, if you desire consideration also under this public non-status announcement, you must apply to both. Status applicants are current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility.)