Associate Director, Policy, EM-0301-00 (Public)

US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 275,000 - 336,000; Full time

Job summary

US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, DC, is seeking senior leadership to guide complex supervision and resolution initiatives. The role emphasizes policy development, strategic leadership, and cross‑agency coordination for LC FIs and related programs.

Applicants should demonstrate experience in leading large projects, evaluating staff readiness, and crafting communications that convey policy positions clearly to diverse audiences. Salary has a cap of $305,000.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and coordinating projects with clear expectations, progress reviews and guidance to teams.
• Experience in evaluating employee readiness for successive roles, providing feedback and development opportunities.
• Experience in developing policy related to complex bank, non-bank, and resolution matters.
• Experience in leading major policy issues and/or solutions related to banking and resolution activity involving LCFIs.
• Experience contributing to speeches and information ensuring appropriate audience tone.

Skills

Leadership Experience 1

Leadership Experience 2

Technical Experience 1

Technical Experience 2

Technical Experience 3

LCFIs

Job description

This position is located in the Division of Complex Institution Supervision and Resolution (CISR) of the FederalDeposit 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 $305,000.

To meet the minimum qualifications, applicants must possess the leadership and technical experiences 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, skills, and abilities 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 experience. Examples 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).

Leadership Experience 1

Experience in leading and coordinating projects, including establishing expectations, reviewing work products/services, monitoring progress, and providing guidance and feedback to team members;

Leadership Experience 2

Experience in managing employee performance and growth directly, including evaluating employee readiness for successive roles; recognizing accomplishments, providing feedback and development opportunities, and addressing performance/conduct issues;

Technical Experience 1:

Experience in developing policy related to complex bank, non-bank, and resolution related matters;

Technical Experience 2:

Experience in leading major policy issues and/or solutions related to an agency's/corporation's banking and resolution activity involving LCFIs;

Technical Experience 3

Experience in contributing to speeches and information, ensuring that information, advice, and/or speech language is adequate for the audience and represents the intended viewpoints and tone.

Large, complex financial institutions (LCFIs)

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.