SUPERVISORY FINANCIAL ECONOMIST
Securities and Exchange Commission
Posted: January 20, 2026 (2 days ago)
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Location
San Francisco, California
Salary
$280,000 - $315,000
per year
Type
Full Time
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This role involves leading a team in the financial services branch of a federal agency that handles bank failures, focusing on overseeing accounting, settlement processes, and data management for resolved banks.
The job requires strategic planning, policy development, and building relationships with regulators and financial institutions.
It's ideal for experienced executives with strong leadership skills and a background in financial risk management from either government or private sectors.
This position is located in the Division of Resolutions and Receiverships, Financial Services Branch of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Regional Offices and Headquarters.
Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $315,000. 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 overseeing and coordinating the work of organizational units directly and indirectly through subordinate supervisors, including assigning work; directing changes to programs and priorities; and evaluating performance against goals; AND.
Leadership Experience 2: Experience in managing employee performance and growth directly and indirectly through subordinate supervisors, including evaluating employee readiness for successive roles; recognizing accomplishments, providing feedback and development opportunities, and addressing performance/conduct issues; AND Leadership Experience 3: Experience in integrating risk management into organizational policies, systems, and culture; AND Technical Experience 1: Experience in overseeing and directing the development of policy governing resolution and receivership accounting and settlement processes, resolution data management; and program activities through subordinate supervisors who plan and direct day- to-day operations and ensure that effective accounting and financial and operational systems, policies, procedures, and controls are implemented.
Major Duties:
As the Deputy Director, Financial Services, the incumbent exercises responsibility for day-to-day oversight and long-range strategic planning for the program areas within Financial Services (FS).
Oversees the development of policy governing resolution and receivership accounting and settlement processes, including assets and liabilities retained by the receiver, and resolution data management.
Provides advice and counsel in coordinating the development of unified and broad-based approaches to the implementation of related programs and objectives.
Directs activities independently and makes binding decisions on matters pertinent to the jurisdiction of the office.
Establishes and maintains productive working relationships with counterparts in DRR and other parts of the Corporation, as well as with officials of financial regulatory and audit agencies and financial institutions.
Serves as primary liaison for the Division with the Division of Finance.
Represents the Corporation at various meetings and conferences and other venues of importance to the mission of DRR and the responsibilities of FS.
Monitors and evaluates the program areas within FS with a view toward strengthening operational efficiencies and ensuring adequate controls of complex financial programs.
Exercises management authority directly or indirectly through subordinate managers and supervisors.
Builds and maintains a cohesive team of subordinate managers and provides mentoring and guidance to develop their leadership and management skills.
Sets a positive tone of collaboration within FS and with other parts of DRR and the FDIC.
Directs policy development and program activities through subordinate supervisors who plan and direct day-to-day operations and ensures that effective financial and operational systems, policies, procedures, and controls are implemented.
Evaluates staffing resources in relation to a constantly changing workload, including the appropriate mix of federal and contractor staff.
Develops organizational structure, personnel, and budget for financial services -related initiatives and activities of the Division.
Develops Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), employee development, employee performance, and other personnel plans, processes, programs, and metrics in compliance with Corporate policy, legal requirements, and the mission of the Division; leads efforts to mature the organization and management of work within area of responsibility; leads groups of employees to direct work, review outcomes/effectiveness, develop and assess subordinate managers.
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