Chief, Capital Markets Strategies, CM-1160-00

Summary

This position is located in the Division of Risk Management Supervision (RMS), Capital Markets, Accounting, and Policy Branch, Capital Markets Strategies Section of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, D.C. Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $277,500.

Duties

Plans, directs, coordinates, and supervises personnel responsible for the development and implementation of rules, regulations, and supervisory guidance affecting large, complex financial institutions and community banks to ensure the timely identification and ongoing monitoring of risks posed by these institutions to the deposit insurance fund. Plans, directs, coordinates, and supervises personnel responsible for assessing and interpreting credit, liquidity, market, and other emerging risks of large financial institutions and community banks, including from capital markets activities and complex and emerging financial products. Serves as technical advisor on a broad range of capital markets activities conducted by large, complex financial organizations. Plans and directs the activities of Corporation working groups responsible for developing policy and supervisory guidance related to regulatory capital, liquidity and market risk requirements of large, complex financial institutions and community banks. Assists the Associate Director in setting strategic priorities and in formulating appropriate FDIC policies with respect to capital markets activities and the analysis and supervision of capital markets-related risks. Develops policy initiatives that advance the Corporation's mission as it relates to the regulation and supervision of large, complex financial institutions and community banks. Prepares analyses and briefs senior management regarding significant events or issues, and recommends appropriate supervisory action, as required. Reviews and evaluates studies, reports, and proposals prepared by staff members, financial institutions and other government agencies as these relate to the capital markets operations of large, complex financial organizations and community banks. Works closely with divisions and offices of the FDIC and other regulatory agencies to ensure that prudential policies, practices, and methods are devised for capital markets relating risks posed by large, complex financial organizations and community banks. Responsible for ensuring that regulatory requirements are tailored to the risks present in large and community bank operations. Coordinates and executes integrated capital markets-related regulatory initiatives with domestic banking regulators including the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, domestic securities regulators including the Securities and Exchange Commission, and international banking regulators through the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, International Organization of Securities Commissions, and other relevant international groups. Prepares and presents proposed and final regulations requiring FDIC Board of Director action at FDIC Board Meetings. Coordinates the development of congressional testimony and background material for the Chairman and other Board members. Exercises supervisory personnel management authority. Performs the full range of performance management duties including but not limited to providing input and evaluating each team member's performance; counseling and career development guidance; feedback on problems and improvements needed; monitoring progress in mastering tasks and work processes; and individual and team training needs.

Requirements

2-page Resume Requirement: Please limit your résumé to 2 pages (minimum 10-point font). If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Registration with the Selective Service. U.S. Citizenship is required. Employment Conditions High Risk - Background Investigation (BI) required. Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.

Qualifications and evaluation

1. Your resume will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contains sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. 2. If you are found minimally qualified, a Management Rating Panel (MRP) will review your qualifications and experience against pre-established benchmarks. The rating panel will place applications in one of three quality categories, i.e., 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 listed below. 3. Top ranked (Best Qualifed) candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration. The competencies/Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below: Advising Developing Others Direction Setting Influencing others Organizational Awareness Knowledge of risk management techniques and quantitative measures used by large, complex financial institutions and community banks to manage credit, operational, market, and liquidity risks. Knowledge of current and prospective U.S. and international regulatory and supervisory frameworks impacting large financial institutions and community banks, financial markets, and financial institution operations, as well as an extensive technical knowledge of complex and emerging financial products. Ability to serve as a spokesperson for the Corporation before industry groups and the public. Ability to promote and support the Corporation's positions on key policy matters in various internal and external forums, including discussions with international and U.S. banking and securities regulations. Your resume will serve as responses to the competencies/KSAs. Only include experience directly relevant to the position. 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 specific requirements will not receive maximum consideration. You may preview questions for this vacancy.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

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.

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. To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package which includes: Your two (2) page resume showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the each employer; start and end dates (month/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed education and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date). Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or point of contact 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.

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: Your two (2) page resume showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the each employer; start and end dates (month/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed education and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date). VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT (VEOA) ELIGIBLES AND SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITIES FOR VETERANS: If you are applying for consideration under VEOA and special hiring authorities for veterans, click here. You must submit documentation (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, SF-15, etc.) to demonstrate veterans' eligibility. SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: If you are applying for consideration under special appointing authorities for people with disabilities, you will be required to provide proof of disability. Your documentation does NOT need to detail your specific disability, medical history, or need for accommodation, however; the letter MUST clearly state that you are eligible for appointment under this authority and that your eligibility is based on a severe physical disability; an intellectual disability; or a psychiatric disability. THE DOCUMENTATION MUST HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM: (a). Licensed medical professionals; or (b). State or private vocational rehabilitation specialists; or (c). Any Government agency (e.g., VA, etc.) that issues or provides disability benefits. To view sample Schedule A proof of disability letters, click here, and for more information on this special appointing authority, click here. Please note that employees hired under this Schedule A hiring authority will be required to complete a Standard Form 256 to identify their disability status. CURRENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OR REINSTATEMENT ELIGIBLES WITH COMPETITIVE STATUS: A copy of your most recent SF Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action that shows: (1) permanent or career-conditional tenure (codes 1 or 2, in block 24), and (2) position occupied in the competitive service (code 1, in block 34). If reinstatement eligible, include your Career/Career conditional SF-50. To be considered as a non-competitive eligible candidate, the SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying. EXCEPTED SERVICE EMPLOYEES: Your current agency must have an interchange agreement with OPM (for a list of agencies with current interchange agreements please click here); Excepted service appointees without an interchange agreement are eligible to use any other applicable special appointing authorities or must apply under the public non-status announcement for consideration. CURRENT OR FORMER CAREER SES MEMBERS: You are eligible for reinstatement to a competitive service position if you were previously employed under a career or career-conditional appointment prior to the SES appointment. SES members without competitive service career status are eligible to use any other applicable special appointing authorities or must apply under the public non-status announcement for consideration. Both SES and Competitive Service SF-50s must be uploaded as one document to avoid overriding your first attachment or upload one SF-50 under the “SF-50” placeholder and the other under the “other supporting documentation” placeholder. FDIC EMPLOYEES: If you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your SF-50. The SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.

Additional information

To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here. If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type. You will be evaluated for fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. 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. This position is a Corporate Manager, CM-00, which is equivalent to above the CG/GS-15. This is a recommended minimum Step 9 position. FDIC Corporate Managers (CM) are in the Federal competitive service and not in the Senior Executive Service (SES). 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.