Examination Specialist (Capital Markets Policy)

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 support 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 At the full performance level, major duties include: Serves as a subject matter expert in the development of recommendations on agency and/or interagency policy and 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. Serves as a subject matter expert in the 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 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. Assists in 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 markets related matters. Evaluates the potential impact of regulatory and capital markets changes on the general economy, the banking industry and the Deposit Insurance Fund in developing recommended actions for purposes of promoting safety and soundness or protecting the financial stability of the United States. Conducts financial and capital markets research and analyses of complex financial instruments and analyzes the impact that such would have on the actions and activities of bank and non-bank financial institutions. 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. Keeps abreast of trends and developments in the field of finance, economics and law related to financial institutions. Keeps abreast of trends and developments in portfolio management and trading strategies utilized by financial institutions. Qualifications 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. Additional qualifications information can be found here. CG-13: Applicants must complete one year of specialized experience equivalent to the 12 level or above in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Conducting examinations of financial institutions and/or assisting in the development of, or analysis and compliance with, policies related to regulatory capital, liquidity, interest rate risk, capital markets instruments, activities, and strategies. CG-14: Applicants must complete one year of specialized experience equivalent to the 13 level or above in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Conducting examinations of financial institutions and independently developing or analyzing compliance with policies related to regulatory capital, liquidity, interest rate risk, capital markets instruments, activities, and strategies; and analyzing financial institutions' capital markets activities to identify instruments or strategies posing institution-level or systemic U.S. financial risk. In addition to the qualification requirements above, you must meet the following selective factor: Must be a commissioned FDIC Financial Institution Examiner (Risk Management) or hold a Risk Management Examiner commission from another comparable organization as determined by the FDIC. Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement. For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed: Organization/Agency's Name Title Salary (series and grade, if applicable) Start and end dates (including the month and year) Number of hours you worked per week Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position. NOTE: Please indicate how you meet the specialized experience under each applicable position. Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications. Education There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.