The Division of Trading and Markets is seeking applicants for the Senior Officer-Associate Director position within the Office of Broker-Dealer Finances (OBDF). This position is located in Washington, DC and is open to US Citizens.
The Division of Trading and Markets seeks a Senior Officer to co-lead the Office of Broker-Dealer Finances (OBDF), overseeing financial responsibility, capital, and liquidity requirements for broker-dealers (BDs) and security-based swap dealers. OBDF oversees BD financial responsibility, including customer asset protection, reporting, and capital requirements, and administers the Commission's program for BDs, SBSDs, and MSBSPs. Duties: Lead the interpretation and development of amendments to the Commission's financial responsibility rules for broker-dealers, Security-Based Swap Dealers (SBSDs), and Major Security-Based Swap Participants (MSBSPs), and provide oversight of SRO margin rules and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Assess emerging market developments, identify regulatory risks, and recommend new or updated policies to strengthen the financial responsibility framework. Analyze proposed and enacted legislation affecting equity, debt, derivatives, and security-based swaps markets, and lead or support rulemaking initiatives to implement statutory changes. Conduct complex legal analyses on the interpretation and application of federal securities laws, Commission rules, and judicial decisions, and evaluate their impact on Division programs and priorities, and collaborate closely with senior leadership across the Division and other Commission to ensure consistent application of regulatory requirements and to advance cross-cutting initiatives. Provide strategic legal and policy guidance to senior officials across the Division, including on oversight of broker-dealers and SBSDs, administration of the SIPC framework, and interpretation of financial responsibility issues raised by SROs and market participants. Serve as a senior advisor and point of engagement with high-ranking officials in federal and state agencies, congressional offices, and private-sector executives, maintaining active liaison with key financial regulators, including the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Treasury, and banking regulators. Oversee evaluations of internal risk management practices at ANC broker-dealers, OTC derivatives dealers (OTCDDs), and SBSDs, including reviews conducted through the Office of Broker-Dealer Inspections.
You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, you must submit a copy of your unofficial transcripts or equivalent by the closing date of the announcement. Qualifying education must have been obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Internal Applicants: OHR will verify education qualifications for internal applicants using documents in the Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF). If required transcripts or certificates are not present in your eOPF, you will be required to provide them to OHR. If selected, a start date will not be established until official transcripts are received. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. For more information, click here. Applicants may also find the following helpful: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) is an association of 19 credential evaluation services with admission standards and an enforced code of good practice. Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) is an association of 10 credential evaluation services with a board of advisors and an enforced code of ethics.
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