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Summary This position is located in the Division of Complex Institution Supervision and Resolution (CISR) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, D.C. The mission of the Division of Complex Institution Supervision and Resolution (CISR) is to protect and maintain stability in the U.S. financial system by avoiding, and if necessary, managing the failure of large complex financial institutions (LCFIs). Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $290,000. Responsibilities Assesses, reviews, and develops analytical approaches to emerging financial exposures and vulnerabilities, especially those arising from complex areas such as capital markets activities, market risk, liquidity/funding risk, or the application of new accounting and regulatory policies. Analyzes and provides expert advice to senior FDIC leadership and FDIC staff on resolution strategies, including issues related to corporate structures, critical business lines, assets, liabilities, and contractual obligations; credit exposure; major counterparties; cross-border issues; funding; and other information related to resolvability. Develops and refines analytical approaches to assessing financial risk exposures that allow for comparison and decisions by top level FDIC executives. Assists the Director in establishing priorities and recommending appropriate FDIC policy to ensure responsibilities under the FDIC Act and the Dodd Frank Act are carried out effectively. Provides guidance to individuals and groups engaged in developing policy or reviewing proposed legislation, including technical matters of extreme complexity and sensitivity with potentially significant consequences. Serves as a project manager for various team-based projects. Leads team in identifying, distributing and balancing workload; adjusts accomplish work in accordance with priorities. Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with senior management and staff of other Divisions and Offices within the FDIC, officials of other domestic and international supervisory and regulatory agencies, and representatives of financial institutions and other private sector financial services organizations; represents the FDIC on assigned matters pertaining to resolution of large complex financial institutions (LCFls); serves as an expert spokesperson on FDIC programs, policies and procedures related to the FDIC's resolution planning activities for LCFls. Requirements Conditions of Employment Registration with the Selective Service. U.S. Citizenship is required. Employment Conditions. Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) required. Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance. Applicant tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and will be subject to random drug tests. Must be able to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of security clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs. Qualifications Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, applicants must possess the leadership and technical experiences and narrative responses the Accomplishment Statement Questions (ASQs) listed below. These qualifications would typically be gained through progressively responsible management or executive-level assignments. 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit a resume that addresses each minimum qualification and key experience. The narrative responses of the Accomplishment Statement Questions (ASQs) should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities; the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services you managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertook; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions. You should use action-oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised). The assessment method for this position is the narrative responses to the Accomplishment Statement Questions (ASQs). Applicants must submit written narratives to each of the ASQs and should limit narrative statements of 500 words (approximately 3,000 characters) for each ASQ. Applicants who fail to do so will limit their ability to receive maximum consideration. Applicants who copy and paste the same narratives for each ASQ, submit "see resume" or “see attachment” as a response, or submit narratives that exceed the stated word/character limits, will limit their ability to receive maximum consideration. The ASQ narratives must be submitted through the applicant portal; Separate attachments with ASQ narratives will not be accepted. Leadership Experience: Experience leading and coordinating projects, including reviewing work product and providing guidance and feedback to team members; AND Technical Experience 1: Experience researching and analyzing financial institution risk, including analyzing bank balance sheets, activities by nonbank financial companies, and systemic implications of bank and nonbank activities; AND Technical Experience 2: Experience researching, analyzing, and producing studies/papers/presentations about large bank resolution and deposit insurance issues; AND Technical Experience 3: Experience researching and analyzing issues related to financial market plumbing (e.g., Treasury markets, and clearing and settlement systems); AND Technical Experience 4: Experience publishing papers that analyze bank regulatory and resolution topics in academic journals and presenting at conferences, symposia, and other public venues about bank regulation, financial stability, financial markets, deposit insurance issues, financial crises, large bank failures, and large bank resolution. Education There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position. Additional Information FDIC Employees: The five-day notification process does not apply to corporate and executive manager positions. Failure to provide your up-to-date resume in support of your qualifications for this position by the closing date will limit your ability to receive maximum consideration. Take a moment to ensure that your resume reflects the qualification requirements of this position by the closing date. 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. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement. FDIC Corporate Experts (CX) are in the Federal competitive service and not the Senior Executive Service (SES). As a CX at the FDIC, you will provide executive leadership and coordinate the Corporation's programs and policies. 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.