Summary
This position is located in Division of Risk Management Supervision Capital Markets, Accounting, and Policy Branch, Exam Support Section and is responsible for providing expert guidance in all pertinent matters relating to policy and supervision for capital markets risk, capital markets risk management techniques, and the economic and regulatory capital requirements of financial institutions. Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill identical vacancies that arise later.
Duties
Serves as project leader and a senior authority in the formulation, advancement and implementations of agency and/or interagency policy, procedures, regulations and supervisory guidance with respect to regulatory capital, liquidity, interest rate risk, capital markets instruments, activities, and strategies (including structured products, trading activities and derivatives activities); and other supervisory and examination issues. Oversees and performs expert level analysis and examination of bank and non-bank financial institution activities including stress testing exercises, market risk reviews, capital markets-related horizontal reviews, market making and underwriting metrics, derivatives activities (including hedging), and other similar data intensive or model-based analyses. Provides primary and technical examination and supervisory guidance, advice, and assistance to RMS Washington Office management and staff, RMS regional and area office management, RMS Regional Capital Markets Specialists, other regional and area office staff, and field examination staff primarily in areas of liquidity, sensitivity to market risk, securities, regulatory capital, and other capital markets related matters. Provides authoritative recommendations that guide the development of Division policies and revised supervisory approaches to the examinations that relate to liquidity, sensitivity to market risk, securities, regulatory capital, and other capital market-related matters. Assesses regulatory changes, capital market developments, and emerging risks to determine their implications for the broader economy, the banking sector, and the Deposit Insurance Fund. Provides high impact recommendations for maintaining safety and soundness and safeguarding U.S. financial stability. Performs advanced research on complex financial and capital markets issues, instruments and strategies. Analyzes the current and potential impact of capital, earnings, liquidity, and market risks across insured institutions and contributes findings to policy development efforts. Performs research and develops analytical reports on segments of complex capital markets issues regarding capital market instruments, insured institution's use and involvement with/in capital markets and the associated risks. Analyzes the actual and potential impact of capital, earnings, liquidity and market risks to insured financial institutions. Develops frameworks to ensure these risks are effectively measured, monitored, and supervised. Performs financial and economic analyses to identify sources of capital markets risk in financial institutions that must be measured and/or monitored by regulatory agencies.
Education
There is no substitution of education for experience for this position.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated on application materials, questionnaire responses, and required assessments . Cheating may result in removal from consideration. Below are the competencies you will be assessed on: Bank Supervision Financial Regulations Risk Management Economics Problem Solving Oral Communication Writing Attention to Detail Bank Supervision Customer Service Decision Making Economics Financial Regulations Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Oral Communication Problem Solving Reasoning Risk Management Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Writing You do not need to respond separately to these competencies. Structured Resume Review: Applicants who meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements will undergo a resume review by subject matter experts to determine how their knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies align with the duties of this position. Those found qualified will proceed to the next stage of the hiring process. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be assigned to one of three category levels-Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified-according to the degree to which their background and responses to the assessment align with the competencies identified for this position. Veterans' preference is applied within categories; eligible veterans are afforded priority consideration over non-veterans. You may preview the application questionnaire for this vacancy here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13080030