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Director - Strategic Policy

Treasury, Departmental Offices

Department of the Treasury

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$169,279 - $197,200

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February 11, 2026More Treasury jobs →

GS-15 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $123,041 - $159,950

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-14. Senior leader or top expert.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading efforts to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes at the U.S.

Treasury Department, including developing policies, representing the agency in meetings, and managing teams on special projects.

A good fit would be someone with extensive experience in financial security and policy advising, who can handle complex international issues and lead others effectively.

It's ideal for a senior professional passionate about protecting the financial system from threats like illicit funding and emerging technologies.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-14 level or equivalent, including identifying illicit finance threats to U.S. and international systems
  • Providing expert advice to leadership on counter-illicit finance policies
  • Hands-on experience with virtual assets, correspondent banking, emerging payments, Central Bank Digital Currencies, AI, or developing illicit finance typologies and risk assessments
  • Knowledge of international frameworks for combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and WMD proliferation financing
  • Representing organizations in interactions with foreign governments, multilateral bodies, Congress, or other U.S. government agencies
  • Managing projects, leading teams, and mentoring junior staff

Full Job Description

This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence - Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes.

As a Director - Strategic Policy you will be responsible for all aspects of Treasury's anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) programs, sanctions efforts, and special projects such as anti-kleptocracy, counter-proliferation financing and counter-insurgency financing initiatives You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-15, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes: -Identifying illicit finance threats to the U.S.

and international financial system; AND -Providing advice to leadership regarding counter-illicit finance policy; AND -Experience with virtual assets, correspondent banking, emerging payments, Central Bank Digital Currencies, artificial intelligences, or developing illicit finance typologies and risk assessments; AND -Experience with the international framework to combat money laundering, terrorism finance, and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation financing; AND -Representing an organization within foreign governments, multilateral bodies, Congress, or other US Government departments or agencies; AND -Managing projects and leading formal or informal teams and mentoring new or more junior staff.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé. Major Duties:

As a/an Director - Strategic Policy, you will: Represent Treasury on various U.S. government working groups, task forces, and interagency committees relating to AML/CFT, and work closely with the U.S.

interagency community, including the State Department, Justice Department, Defense Department, National Security Council, and various elements of the law enforcement, regulatory, and intelligence communities.

Review and draft policy and position papers, briefing materials and testimony for senior Treasury officials, and documents for use in support of international initiatives.

Manage team members and coordinate specific projects and taskings. Lead or serve on special project teams as assigned by supervisor.

Collect, review, and analyze reports that impact policy or programmatic issues, including determining their quality and overall effectiveness and recognizing sensitive policy issues and apprising supervisor.

Prepare and present briefing papers, reports, statistical backup, and other information that provide solid and logical justification on major program initiatives to Department and Departmental officials, various Federal, State, local and international agencies, industry officials and other organizations.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/5/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/6/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-DO-12868546-DH