About the Team

The Workforce Engagement and Development (WED) team supports SR’s mission to build a more agile, skilled, and engaged workforce by designing, executing, and facilitating strategies and programs that enhance employee engagement, career development, diversity equity and inclusion (DEI), and related internal communications.

About the Role

The intern will assist senior members of the Workforce Engagement and Development (WED) team with a variety of projects aimed at deepening staff engagement and enhancing the division culture to ensure an inclusive workplace experience for all. The intern will have the opportunity to learn and work across all functional areas of the team, performing a variety of assignments. Agility, curiosity, and the ability to toggle between multiple projects simultaneously are key.

Specific projects/assignments may include:

Conducting research to identify best practices, tips and resources to inform the development of various team initiativesDeveloping and curating content for the division's Inclusive Workplace websitesWriting and editing content for publication in division newsletters and other communication vehiclesCompiling and/or analyzing data to prepare dashboards, briefings, and reports for organization leadersProviding planning and logistics support for training or other events aimed at fostering staff connection - Creating pre- and post-surveys based on team needs and reporting findings using the collected data.

Education Requirements:

Currently pursuing a graduate level degree in an Industrial Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, Data Analytics, or another related field of study.Interested in Human Capital Management, HR development, Human Capital Analytics/Technology

Skills/Knowledge Required:

Experience with website design (SharePoint Online, HTML)Demonstrated knowledge of survey designStrong research and analytical skillsStrong oral presentation skillsDemonstrated interest in talent development and employee engagementDemonstrated project management and organizational skillsMust be a team player with ease working in different projects with shifting priorities

Notes:

Anticipated Work Hours: 40 hours per week during summer; 10-20 hours during school semestersAnticipated Start Date: Summer 2025Location: This internship may be completed remotely or in a hybrid capacity in Washington, DC.Candidates must be a US Citizen, and must be enrolled in a graduate level degree seeking program,graduating May 2026 or later.

Duties and Responsibilities

· With extensive guidance, performs data analysis to ensure the quality (conformity, consistency, completeness, accuracy, and timeliness) of financial data, banking structure data, survey data, contextual information data, and business data used for monetary, supervisory, research, and organizational decision-making purposes.

· Participates in providing data support services to end users, which includes data quality assurance activities (conformity, consistency, completeness, accuracy, and timeliness) and troubleshooting and researching datarelated questions. Participates in relevant internal task forces and committees that impact data management support.

· Shadows more senior staff to learn how to develop business requirements and report requirements for programmers to use in developing applications or automated programs to support analytical work, collect and make data accessible, and allow for the release of public information. With extensive guidance, ensures key security, regulatory, and policy requirements are adhered to with own work.

· Applies foundational level knowledge of the Board’s statistics requirements to ensure Reserve Banks’ adherence to policies, procedures, and best practices of data management services and status reporting. Participates in projects to establish or strengthen the data management program, data governance framework, methodologies, and data quality program.

· Shadows more senior staff to learn how to conduct product owner tasks such as monitoring product schedules and keeping stakeholders informed on the development and maintenance of systems, tools and platforms supporting operational capabilities.

· Shadows more senior staff to learn how to document test cases and identify issues in systems used to facilitate data management work.

· Supports gathering and analyzing data on the current business architecture and processes to identify root causes of issues, trends, patterns, and opportunities that impact the business line and stakeholders; reviews existing business processes and establishes metrics to improve processes.

· Conducts research on reporting requirements and guidance based on foundational knowledge of financial markets and institutions, and regulatory/monetary/structure data reporting for use by Board, Reserve Bank staff, and reporting institutions.

· Participates in developing metrics (e.g., on services, staff utilization, and performance) and creating documentation (e.g., strategic plan, policies, procedures, reports, charters, evaluations) for the national Statistics business line.

FR – 23 Minimum Qualifications:

Requires a bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, mathematics, computer science, information technology, or related field and one year of experience. Must have novice to foundational knowledge in the following areas: systems automation, project coordination, financial analysis, data flow management, data collection, consulting, business process improvement, risk management, technical writing, technical communication, presentation skills, and administration. Must be able to work effectively with more senior staff. Must be able to support more senior staff with one or more of the following: data analysis; conducting research in areas relevant to division or Board needs; and/or developing and implementing data collection and analysis tools.

FR – 24 Minimum Qualifications:

Requires a bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, mathematics, computer science, information technology, or related field and three years of experience. Must have foundational to intermediate knowledge in the following areas: systems automation, project coordination, financial analysis, data flow management, data collection, consulting, business process improvement, risk management, technical writing, technical communication, presentation skills, and administration. Must be able to work effectively with more senior staff. Must be able to support more senior staff with one or more of the following: data analysis; conducting research in areas relevant to division or Board needs; and/or developing and implementing data collection and analysis tools.

FR – 25 Minimum Qualifications:

Requires a bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, mathematics, computer science, information technology, or related field and four years of experience. Must have intermediate knowledge in the following areas: systems automation, project coordination, financial analysis, data flow management, data collection, consulting, business process improvement, risk management, technical writing, technical communication, presentation skills, and administration. Must be able to work effectively with more senior staff. Must be able to assist more senior staff with one or more of the following: data analysis; conducting research in areas relevant to division or Board needs; and/or developing and implementing data collection and analysis tools.

This position is for the Statistics Function Management Office within Board IT Statistics whose main responsibility is supporting the national Statistics Function- a business line that collects financial, banking structure, survey, and business data and provides data management services to ensure information is fit for use. New employees may participate in a local Board IT Statistics rotation program that would provide the employee an in-depth engagement with all Board IT Statistics units to develop their knowledge and expertise of the Statistics business line. A new employee’s exposure and engagement within Board IT Statistics would ensure a thorough knowledge and understanding of Board Statistics’ processes and procedures for providing services to stakeholders, performing program management support, and directing the national business line.

The Statistics Function Management Office (FMO) provides oversight and support for the function’s communications, governance, strategic initiatives, engagement models, and resource and demand management frameworks. The Statistics Data Management Analyst will be responsible for a wide range of business analysis activities, and must have exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and a strong ability to develop actionable plans and processes to address complex problems. Strong oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to prepare professional and effective deliverables tailored for staff at all levels is required. The ability to make sound decisions, communicate effectively and exhibit good judgment even under high pressure or difficult situations is also required.

Demonstrated experience in strategic planning or strategy execution, project management, program management, risk management, data management and/or communications is strongly preferred. Experience creating data visualizations and developing tools and processes to manage data sets is preferred.

This position is hybrid, requiring a combination of telework and in-office presence in Washington, DC.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Leads and/or participates in implementing cybersecurity tools such as firewalls, proxies, intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, endpoint protection, and data analysis platforms as part of an integrated defense in depth solution with a central security information and event management (SIEM) system and security orchestration tools. Leads technical and analytical assessments to support information security engineering decisions to ensure Board information and systems are adequately protected. Ability to characterize and manage moderately complex risks to mitigate cyber threats.

· With some guidance, proactively supports analysis of threat intelligence from a variety of sources to understand the nature of the threat, extract the information that informs threat hunt operations, and uses that information to investigate Board IT assets for evidence of an intrusion or compromise.

· With some guidance, emulates threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures in a controlled and/or production environment to demonstrate and observe the technical aspects of the emulated activity. Leads and/or develops adequate detection strategies and develops mitigations as needed to address the specific details of the threat.

· Leads the development of programs that apply statistical models, mathematical principles, and other analytic tradecraft to a variety of IT network-generated data for the purposes of identifying anomalous activity, suspicious network activity, and ultimately leads to the discovery of intrusions and/or compromises.

· With some guidance, identifies and analyzes system-generated logs and capture forensic images of a variety of systems for the purposes of fully analyzing a cybersecurity intrusion and/or compromise. Includes use of advanced knowledge to perform root cause analysis and develop timelines to show the actions taken by a cyber threat actor in an environment. Leads the completion of all phases of the incident response process including identification, containment, eradication, and remediation.

· Leads implementation of vulnerability scans and ensures operational systems are adequately patched to protect the Board from potential cyber threat actors. Leads the analysis of vulnerabilities and proof of concept code as it becomes available to assess the technical implications of a given threat and ensure that the Board’s defenses are sufficient. Maintains advanced knowledge of ethical hacking principles to apply the skills to the management of vulnerabilities and mitigation of technical risk. Ensures that vulnerabilities are managed and patched according to Board policies and procedures.

· Leads the development of and/or develops data analytic software and cybersecurity scripts using a variety of programming and scripting languages to enable cybersecurity activities designed to defend the Board’s IT assets. With limited guidance, develops programs, software, and scripts that automate the cybersecurity process. With limited guidance, develops data queries and scheduled jobs designed to correlate data for further analysis. With limited guidance, integrates tools and systems for advanced analysis of relevant data.

· With moderate guidance, manages cybersecurity projects focused on developing and instrumenting moderately complex approaches to detect, prevent, and respond to cybersecurity intrusions and/or compromises. Authors documents and oversees the execution of project plans, schedules, requirements, risks, assumptions, cost, performance, and resource utilization with minimal supervision.

Position Requirements

FR-26 Minimal Qualifications

Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity or a related business technology field and five years of experience. Must have advanced knowledge in in at least one of the following areas: general cybersecurity fundamentals, cyber threat analysis, data science principles, digital forensics, incident handling, incident management, incident response, vulnerability management, security engineering, automation and programming, project management, and relevant technologies and programming languages. Must be able to work effectively with staff. Must be familiar with relevant policies, procedures, and be able to work with TOP SECRET / SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION. Must be able to support one or more of the following: providing threat assessments, recommending cybersecurity technologies for intrusion detection and prevention, assessing technical vulnerabilities, identifying automation opportunities, investigating, and resolving security breaches, technical writing, and communication.

FR-27 Minimal Qualifications

Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity or a related business technology field and six years of experience. Must have expert knowledge in the in at least one of the following areas: general cybersecurity fundamentals, cyber threat analysis, data science principles, digital forensics, incident handling, incident management, incident response, vulnerability management, security engineering, automation and programming, project management, and relevant technologies and programming languages. Must be able to work effectively with staff. Must be familiar with relevant policies, procedures, and be able to work with TOP SECRET / SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION. Must be able to lead one or more of the following: providing threat assessments, recommending cybersecurity technologies for intrusion detection and prevention, assessing technical vulnerabilities, identifying automation opportunities, investigating, and resolving security breaches, technical writing, and communication.

FR-28 Minimal Qualifications

Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity or a related business technology field and eight years of experience. Must have expert knowledge in the in at least one of the following areas: general cybersecurity fundamentals, cyber threat analysis, data science principles, digital forensics, incident handling, incident management, incident response, vulnerability management, security engineering, automation and programming, project management, and relevant technologies and programming languages. Must be able to work effectively with staff. Must be familiar with relevant policies, procedures, and be able to work with TOP SECRET / SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION. Must be able to direct one or more of the following: providing threat assessments, recommending cybersecurity technologies for intrusion detection and prevention, assessing technical vulnerabilities, identifying automation opportunities, investigating, and resolving security breaches, technical writing, and communication.

Remarks: The Sr. Vulnerability Analyst (Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst) is an individual contributor position responsible for leading the enterprise vulnerability management program for the Board. The Sr. Vulnerability Analyst (Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst) possesses knowledge of policies and best practices pertinent to vulnerability management and has the ability to operationalize that information in the form of organizational governance and technical process (NIST, DHS/CISA, OWASP, NVD, SEI, etc.). The Sr. Vulnerability Analyst (Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst) consumes cyber threat intelligence that describes new and emerging vulnerabilities and translates that information into active defense and preventive measures. The Sr. Vulnerability Analyst (Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst) analyzes systems for potential weaknesses and/or vulnerabilities and proposes solutions to mitigate those risks. The Sr. Vulnerability Analyst (Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst) establishes and oversees patch management operations for all kinds of assets in the environment and designs mitigations where patching is impractical or impossible. The Sr. Vulnerability Analyst (Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst) establishes and implements a risk management approach for vulnerabilities including thresholds, mitigations, and risk tolerances that drives other vulnerability response actions. The Sr. Vulnerability Analyst (Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst) provides services including static and dynamic application security testing, web application vulnerability scanning, vulnerability analysis, enterprise patch management, and proposing mitigations for specific threats. The Sr. Vulnerability Analyst (Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst) develops technical products and presents highly technical subjects to a variety of audiences ranging from non-technical senior leaders to highly technical subject matter experts. The Sr. Vulnerability Analyst (Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst) collaborates with other vulnerability management professionals in the Federal space and throughout the Federal Reserve System to develop and implement cybersecurity solutions that enable vulnerability management activities. The Sr. Vulnerability Analyst (Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst) provides technical and analytical vulnerability assessments to support information security engineering decisions to ensure Board information and systems are adequately protected.

Highly Desirable:

· At least 5-7 years of full-time experience supporting a vulnerability management program.

· Experience applying industry standards and best practices in an operational environment to adequately manage risk and mitigate vulnerabilities as part of an enterprise service.

· Experience with a variety of vulnerability and patch management technologies including, but not limited to, Qualys, Tenable, Nessus, Invicti, Fortify, CrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, etc.

· Experience applying expert knowledge of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures to identify, prioritize, and ultimately respond to vulnerabilities identified within the Board’s enterprise network.

· Experience mentoring less experienced team members in vulnerability management and response activities.

· Experience in vulnerability analysis, threat modeling, and designing mitigation and remediation strategies.

· Experience managing vulnerabilities in on-premises systems, mobile devices, and in cloud environments, (e.g. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Data Centers).

· Experience developing programs and/or automated tools using a programming / scripting languages (e.g. Python, PowerShell, etc.).

· Familiarity with relevant policies, procedures, and be able to work with TOP SECRET / SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION.

· Demonstrated resourcefulness and advanced critical thinking skills to independently direct, analyze, and implement solutions for all the various complex problems that arise in the administrative and operations area.

· Expert technical writing and communications skills. Contacts are often with division leadership, but also with staff at all levels; a significant degree of coordination and contact with other units/sections/divisions may also be required.

· Ability to construct clear and concise written work and applies an increasingly advanced understanding of grammar, sentence structure, and intended audience(s) to the process of writing and editing such work.

· Ability to explain to cross-team or cross-divisional partners items of high levels of complexity.

· Possess skills in negotiation and persuasion in performing duties and influencing support for change.

This position is hybrid, requiring a combination of telework and in-office presence in Washington, DC

Requires technical and analytical skills typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or related discipline, or equivalent experience. A thorough knowledge of and extensive experience in system life cycle development, experience with cloud SaaS, PaaS or IaaS applications desirable. Must have at least five years of progressively responsible experience in the information security technology arena as a security analyst, Information System Security Officer (ISSO), Information system Security Manager (ISSM) or a combination of these. Experience with successfully implementing projects and working with enterprise financial systems, and FedRamp systems, strongly desired. Knowledge of audit log reviews, developing ad hoc security related reporting based on results of continuous monitoring required. Strong team-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required, as is a demonstrated commitment to a strong customer service philosophy. Ability to effectively communicate with technical personnel, customers, and management mandatory. Possess clear, concise and effective verbal and written communication and project management skills needed for functioning in an unstructured matrix management environment. CISSP or CISA is strongly desired.

In addition to the above requirements, the FR-27, the Senior Technology Compliance Analyst II, must have at least six years of progressively responsible experience in the information technology arena as a developer/programmer, security analyst, IT manager, business analyst, system administrator or a combination of these. Experience with leading and successfully implementing high visibility projects desired.

The following specific experience is strongly desired
• Experience with implementing IT Security or internal/external auditing of financial applications
• Experience with evaluating cloud internal controls reports, SOC-1 and SOC-2
• Simultaneously works on several complex assignments requiring analysis of control applicability and evaluation of control gaps for financial systems.
• Experience with leading financial IT audits and successfully developing audit and security related system documentation to reduce risk and meet control requirements desired.
• Experience in developing a Risk Control Matrix, Test of Design and Test of Effectiveness (TOD/TOE)
• Work independently and meet deadlines for assigned tasks
• Experience with assessing IT systems leveraging NIST, SOX, FISCAM, FedRamp, and FISMA Compliance strongly desired.
• Experience with developing and managing SOPs and system related documentation
• Experience with reporting IT risks to management
• Experience with participating and reviewing governance process and policy documents respectively, i.e. CCB (Change control board), ARB (architectural review board), etc.

This position is hybrid, requiring a combination of telework and an in-office presence in Washington, DC.

Position requirements:

For the FR27: A bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or another related field and a minimum of 6 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in a related field and 4 years of related experience. Requires excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills as well as high level analytical ability. Also requires a broad working knowledge of all areas of HR normally acquired through at least one year of HR generalist experience. Additionally, an understanding of benefits and compensation strategies, policies, rules, and methodologies are preferred. Familiarity with Reserve Bank operations and Reserve Bank policies, procedures, rules, and methodologies are also desirable.

For the FR28: A bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or another related field and a minimum of 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in a related field and 6 years of related experience. Requires excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills as well as high level analytical ability. Also requires a broad working knowledge of all areas of HR normally acquired through at least one year of HR generalist experience. Additionally, an understanding of benefits and compensation strategies, policies, rules, and methodologies are preferred. Familiarity with Reserve Bank operations and Reserve Bank policies, procedures, rules, and methodologies are also desirable.

Remarks:

This position's work is broad in scope covering one or more complex areas. Policy, procedure, or precedent are typically created by this position. Senior HR analysts will perform qualitative and quantitative analysis in support of the Board’s responsibilities and policy objectives. The successful candidate will demonstrate critical thinking skills, excellent written and oral communication skills, the ability to use sound judgement, assimilate new information quickly, analyze complex problems, and take initiative. Senior HR analysts will contribute to oversight of Reserve Banks, including participating on review and examinations, assessing new initiatives, and conducting ongoing monitoring. Senior HR analysts will contribute to policy and regulatory processes by assessing Reserve Bank consistency with current policy and regulation, identifying novel issues and emerging risks, and providing expertise to support changes to policy and regulation. Senior HR analysts have general oversight responsibility for the Reserve Banks’ compensation, workforce strategy, and benefits programs and may help develop or lead the development of strategies for Reserve Bank human resources including compensation, benefits, and workforce strategy. Previous knowledge of one or more of these topics, or experience in HR operations is preferred.

This position will require extensive interaction with Reserve Bank and Board staff and officials. Senior HR analysts produce written materials for a variety of audiences.

This position requires some travel. A writing sample may be required.

This role is located in Washington DC and will require relocation and on-site presence via a hybrid schedule. Employees are expected to spend a minimum of 6 days per month onsite.Relocation assistance is available.

A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, public policy, economics, or another related field and a minimum of 6 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in a related field and 4 years of related experience (FR-27) or A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, public policy, economics, or another related field and a minimum of 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in a related field and 6 years of related experience (FR-28).

REMARKS

The Coordinated Portfolio Activities section oversees, leads and coordinates horizontal examination activities (horizontal reviews) relating to the supervision of large and foreign banking organizations (LFBOs). These examinations may include thirty or more large financial institutions and involve hundreds of supervision staff. Annual LFBO horizontal reviews include the Horizontal Cybersecurity Review, Horizontal Liquidity Review, and Horizontal Capital Review.

The selected candidate will be responsible for collaborating with Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve System supervision staff to participate in and lead coordinated and horizontal reviews for the LFBO portfolio (including design, execution, analysis and presentation of examination results for the LFBOs that the Federal Reserve supervises). The successful candidate will also contribute to relevant policy development. This position may focus primarily on horizontal examinations related to financial risks (credit, market, liquidity, etc.) and capital planning, or operational risks (cybersecurity, operational resilience, etc.). Candidates with strong qualifications related to either financial or non-financial risks are encouraged to apply.

The ideal candidate will have:
• Significant bank examination experience, commissioned examiner preferred
• Relevant industry credentials (CPA, CISSP, CISA, CFA, or FRM, for example)
• Governance, internal controls, financial analysis and risk management assessment skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• A proven ability to collaborate well with key stakeholders at all levels of the organization

A writing sample or assessment may be requested.

Travel: 10-20%

Hybrid language: This position is located in Washington DC and will require on-site presence 4 times per month and as business needs require

Requirements FR-27

Successful candidate will have at least four years of work experience as a practicing attorney in private practice or government agency and general knowledge in the regulation of financial institutions or in the regulation of securities, derivatives, insurance or commodities. Prior experience in developing and drafting regulations applicable to banking organizations or other financial institutions also is valuable. Corporate transactional experience is helpful. Successful candidate will demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, strong analytic and interpersonal skills (including the ability to interact effectively with management and staff at all levels of the organization), personal initiative, and adaptability in working across legal disciplines. Must also possess excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills (including ability to handle multiple assignments and organize projects and see through their successful completion with minimal supervision). Bar membership and U.S. citizenship required.

Requirements FR-28

Successful candidate will have at least six years of work experience as a practicing attorney in private practice or government agency and general knowledge in the regulation of financial institutions or in the regulation of securities, derivatives, insurance or commodities. Prior experience in developing and drafting regulations applicable to banking organizations or other financial institutions also is valuable. Corporate transactional experience is helpful. Successful candidate will demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, strong analytic and interpersonal skills (including the ability to interact effectively with management and staff at all levels of the organization), personal initiative, and adaptability in working across legal disciplines. Must also possess excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills (including ability to handle multiple assignments and organize projects and see through their successful completion with minimal supervision). Bar membership and U.S. citizenship required.

In addition, for both FR-27 and FR-28:

· A writing sample may be required at the time of application submission.

· Successful completion of background check required.

About the Job:

Handles assignments in the Banking Regulation and Policy Group of the Board’s Legal Division. The Banking Regulation and Policy Group is responsible for legal and policy issues regarding the regulation and supervision of Federal Reserve-supervised firms and also issues regarding financial stability more generally.

Drafts memoranda to the Board, staff opinion letters, legislative and regulatory proposals, and similar documents. Furnishes legal opinions and advice and responds to System and public inquiries concerning Federal statutes, interpretations, and opinions concerning the supervision and regulation of financial institutions, regulatory responsibilities of the Board, Reserve Bank matters, and related issues. Makes oral presentations at meetings with Board members. Performs more difficult assignments at this level, receives general supervision and direction from more experienced attorneys, and works with senior staff to prepare Board presentations and draft regulatory proposals.

In addition, attorneys review and analyze complex bank merger and consolidation transactions, proposals by bank holding companies to engage in novel nonbanking activities, requests for interpretation of various Federal banking laws, proposed amendments to the Federal banking laws and regulations, and other matters within the scope of the Federal Reserve's authority.

This is a hybrid position located in Washington, D.C. with a weekly Wednesday on-site requirement and as business needs require.

Position requirements:

A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, public policy, economics, or another related field and a minimum of 6 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in a related field and 4 years of related experience (FR-27), or A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, public policy, economics, or another related field and a minimum of 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in a related field and 6 years of related experience (FR-28).

REMARKS:

The Cross-Policy Integration Secretariat (CPI) section within the Division of Supervision Regulation serves as a chief of staff for the deputy director of Policy in SR, to align policy priorities across the group’s international and domestic work. Examples of the section’s work include coordinating the division’s domestic engagement (e.g., with interagency partners, FSOC as well as responses to Congressional inquiries) and international policy-related engagement (e.g., with the Basel Committee, Financial Stability Board). The section serves as the Secretariat for SR’s committee for supervision and regulation-related matters, drafts governor memos and responses to Congressional inquiries on policy priorities, and coordinates the issuance of supervisory guidance. CPI is seeking an individual to take forward work on these policy priorities and support coordination of international engagement. The position provides a high level of exposure to priority policy work and with principals and senior division leaders. The position will also require the individual to build connections across the Policy Group and Supervision Group within SR as well as with other Board stakeholders.

In this role candidates should expect to:

• Draft talking points for principals and senior leaders, briefing notes, and Congressional correspondence on priority SR policy topics.
• Track key domestic and international policy initiatives on priority policy topics and synthesize the information into briefing materials for senior leadership and principals.
• Coordinate and collaborate with key Federal Reserve System stakeholders, with other U.S. financial regulatory agencies, and with international counterparts to align messaging on priority policy areas.
• Serve as a key point of contact for taking forward work in priority policy areas.
• Develop an understanding of key policy areas.
• Prepare written and oral work products analyzing policy positions and identifying areas of interconnections or interdependencies among priority policy topics to inform the broader work of the Policy Group.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience producing different types of work product (e.g., talking points, briefing memos, responses, and policy memos) under tight time pressure with quick turnaround times.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Intellectual curiosity and an interest in financial institution regulatory and policy issues.
• Ability to learn, digest, and engage in new topics. Candidate should feel equally comfortable working in familiar areas/areas of expertise and delving into new topics, issues, and challenges.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Strong collaboration skills in engaging stakeholders, proactively keeping them involved as a project evolves, and building a network among domestic and international stakeholders to promote the CPI’s mission.
• Strong project management skills, anticipating barriers, challenges and roadblocks and addressing them proactively to keep the project moving forward.
• Flexibility to manage competing priorities efficiently and to complete tasks under tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail, thoroughness, resourcefulness, and creativity.
• Ability to incorporate feedback effectively and efficiently.
• Sound judgment in keeping relevant stakeholders, management, and senior leadership apprised of status and developments and knowing when to escalate issues.
• Ability to distill complex information and identify appropriate options or solutions for decision makers.
• Ability to manage and successfully complete multiple and/or complex projects simultaneously, keeping management and senior leadership apprised of developments and areas of disagreement.
• Ability to provide day-to-day guidance to junior staff and facilitate their learning and development.

• Experience, knowledge of and familiarity with the Board’s regulatory frameworks (e.g., capital, liquidity) is preferred.

• Advanced degree in business, law, public policy, or related fields is also desirable.

• Travel required: 5-10%.


A writing exercise and/or sample may be requested.

This position is located in Washington DC and will require on-site presence of 4 days per month and as business needs require. Relocation assistance is available.

Position Requirements:

FR-29 grade requires a bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, information technology or a related field and a minimum of nine (9) years of related experience or a master's degree in a related field and seven (7) years of related experience.Professional knowledge of economics, finance, statistics, computer science, information technology, or a business administration plus at least six (6) years of experience that relates to creating, using, and/or maintaining complex data assets, preferably in a research environment.Solid understanding of the use of technological automation, computing, and data management tools used to facilitate quantitative research and analysis as well as a firm grasp of the financial and economic concepts measured by financial data.Proven track record of delivering complex projects and products on time and on budget, as well as experience leading Agile teams with demonstrated experience of building a culture of iterative improvement.Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Demonstrated managerial skills in directing staff, setting priorities, and assessing staff performance.Familiarity with cloud computing technologies and tooling, and leading teams that have successfully run data productions and pipelines using AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. Familiarity with cloud platform services (e.g. compute, storage, networking, security).Prior experience deploying cloud-based data pipeline orchestration tooling or other modern data processing toolsets. Understanding of data pipelines, ETL processes, data warehousing (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift) and tools like Apache Spark, Kafka, or Hadoop.Prior experience managing or overseeing DevOps and implementing standards for operational governance, including change management, implementing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible), containerization (e.g. Docker) and orchestration tool (e.g. Kubernetes).Strong experience with organizational change management, policy development, and strategic planning.

This position is located in Washington, D.C. and will require on-site presence of at least four (4) days per month and as business needs require. Relocation assistance is available.

Position requirements:

FR28 grade requires a bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, finance, or other related field and a minimum of 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in business administration, economics, finance, or other related field and 6 years of related experience.

FR29 grade requires a bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, finance, or other related field and a minimum of 9 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in business administration, economics, finance or other related field and 7 years of related experience. At least one full cycle or experience managing the Board’s 3Cs review process or equivalent performance management process.

Remarks:

Supports the Board in its development of applicable financial accounting policy and oversight of the Reserve Bank financial reporting, controls, and financial accounting operations. Leads the ongoing development of Reserve Bank financial accounting policy, including assessing the implications of new policy developments and applying accounting policy. Oversees development of and compliance with financial accounting and reporting policies to provide meaningful financial reports and statements of Reserve Banks operations and oversight of the associated Reserve Banks business functions.

Ensures the timing preparation of the combined Reserve Bank financial statements and coordinating with the public accounting firm contracted by the Board to provide an external audit of the combined financial statements, as well as each Reserve Bank’s financial statements. Oversees the issuance of the Board’s H.4.1 statistical release, “Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks,” ensuring timely preparation and accuracy of data.

Supervises the issuance of the Federal Reserve notes to the Reserve Banks, verification of the retirement of notes, and posting of eligible collateral for notes in circulation as stipulated by the Federal Reserve Act. Responsible for the duties associated with the role of the Assistant Federal Reserve Agent and may be designated as the Agent.

Performs managerial duties, including staffing, staff development, performance management, and developing long-range and operational plans. Serves as the Board representative on appropriate working groups articulating RBOPS’ position and or perspective on various financial management topics.

The ideal candidate will exhibit effective:

Ability to lead and manage staff and projects effectively, set priorities, assess performance, guide staff development while fostering collaboration and employee engagement. Build high performing teams, diminishing organizational silos, strengthening teams, and facilitating effective group and team dynamics.Problem solving skills, including resolution of complex issues and unstructured fact cases. Must be able to think strategically in designing new approaches to an evolving risk environment.Communication with managerial and senior staff at the Reserve Banks and the Board to communicate review findings and engage in difficult conversations related to financial management issues. This will involve effective written and oral communication skills.Project management skills, including the demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and processes simultaneously while collaborating successfully with others, maintaining a positive outlook, working persistently through barriers, adapting quickly to changes, and driving for results. The work requires the manager to oversee, coordinate, and integrate the work of analysts on a broad range of complex issues.Analytical skills, including ability to identify, understand, and explain complex and technical matter. Adjust priorities to respond to pressing and changing demands.
This position requires candidates to have at least one of the following: a bachelor's degree in accounting, previous accounting, auditing, financial policy or reporting work experience, public accounting work experience, or a CPA license.

A writing sample/exercise may be requested.

This role is located in Washington DC and will require relocation and on-site presence via a hybrid schedule. Employees are expected to spend a minimum of 6 days per month onsite.Relocation assistance is available.

Requirements for FR-25

Requires a law degree and bar membership as well as demonstrated analytical ability and strong oral and written communications skills.

Admission to a recognized bar must be obtained within 14 months after appointment.

About the Job

The Monetary Affairs and Payment Systems group of the Board’s Legal Division is hiring an entry level Attorney. Applicants are currently a 3L (graduating class of 2025). Applicant must be able to start no later than Fall 2025.

Attorneys in the MAPS group perform legal research in support of more experienced attorneys. Projects include legal analyses, rulemakings, and other matters related to:

· Payment systems (including payment cards, wire, check, instant payments, and ACH).

· Financial market utilities.

· Federal Reserve Bank operations.

· New financial technologies.

Successful candidate must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, strong analytic and interpersonal skills, personal initiative, and adaptability in working across legal disciplines. In addition:

· Admission to a recognized bar must be obtained within 14 months after appointment.

· U.S. citizenship required.

· Resume, transcript and writing sample required at the time of application submission.

· Successful completion of background check required.

FR-23 Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, English, Public Relations, Organizational Development, Business or similar field, or equivalent work experience with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in organizational communications principles and practices. Familiar with communications principles and strategies in an information technology and data environment. Experience with digital communication channels including but not limited to websites, digital displays, video, print media, social media, and mobile applications. Requires the ability to translate technical IT concepts of limited complexity into digestible information for audiences with varying levels of understanding about the topic. Understands and applies knowledge of organizational communication principles and practices to include communication plan development, implementation, and ongoing support. Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong proofreading and editing skills. Familiar with transformation, change management, and program/project management. Familiar with writing style guides and applies appropriate guidance to communication materials. Familiar with one or more communication technologies or tools used at the Board. Familiar with website editing and change management.

FR-24 Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, English, Public Relations, Organizational Development, Business or similar field, or equivalent work experience with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in organizational communications principles and practices. Knowledge and experience with communications strategies in an information technology and data environment. Experience with digital communication channels including but not limited to websites, digital displays, video, print media, social media, and mobile applications. Requires the ability to translate basic to moderately complex technical IT concepts into digestible information for audiences with varying levels of understanding about the topic. Understands and applies knowledge of organizational communication principles and practices to include communication plan development, implementation, and ongoing support. Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong proofreading and editing skills. Knowledgeable about transformation, change management, and program/project management. Knowledgeable about writing style guides and applies applicable guidance to communication materials. Knowledgeable about one or more communication technologies or tools used at the Board. Experienced with website editing and change management.

FR-25 Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, English, Public Relations, Organizational Development, Business or similar field, or equivalent work experience with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in organizational communications principles and practices. Knowledge and experience with communications strategies in an information technology and data environment. Experience with digital communication channels including but not limited to websites, digital displays, video, print media, social media, and mobile applications. Requires the ability to translate complex technical IT concepts into digestible information for audiences with varying levels of understanding about the topic. Understands and applies knowledge of organizational communication principles and practices to include communication plan development, implementation, and ongoing support. Strong oral and written communication skills. Advanced proofreading and editing skills. Experience with transformation, change management, and program/project management. Well versed with writing style guides and applies applicable guidance to communication materials. Expertise with one or more communication technologies or tools used at the Board. Experienced and confident with website editing and change management.

FR-26 Minimal Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, English, Public Relations, Organizational Development, Business or similar field, or equivalent work experience with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in organizational communications principles and practices. Knowledge and experience with communications strategies in an information technology and data environment. Experience with digital communication channels including but not limited to websites, digital displays, video, print media, social media, and mobile applications. Requires the ability to translate complex technical IT concepts into digestible information for audiences with varying levels of understanding about the topic. Understands and applies knowledge of organizational communication principles and practices to include communication plan development, implementation, and ongoing support. Strong oral and written communication skills. Advanced proofreading and editing skills. Experience with transformation, change management, and program/project management. Well versed with writing style guides and applies applicable guidance to communication materials. Expertise with one or more communication technologies or tools used at the Board. Experienced and confident with website editing and change management.

The Communications Specialist will focus on the design, implementation, and administration of internal and external communications. This position will require interaction with all levels of division leadership and staff. Incumbent will participate in the selection of appropriate communication methods and techniques after evaluating alternatives and peer or management review. Incumbent will network with communication experts across the organization to exchange information related to communication best practices. The Communication Specialist will be required to communicate in non-technical language with stakeholders about technology.

Proficiency with Microsoft 365 business applications and creation of presentation decks is required. Ability to write to a style guide, work in small teams, and operate independently is required. Must possess a high level of attention to detail, be self-motivated, and work with a great deal of autonomy. Should be an effective communicator and familiar with a variety of message delivery mediums. Possess the ability to assess existing communication systems for effectiveness and recommend courses of action as appropriate.

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

A background in technical writing and editing, writing for the web, working with content management systems, and HTML highly desirable. Working knowledge of SharePoint online and various video on-demand training tools is also highly desirable. Ability to craft multifaceted communication plans, guide them to implementation, and support them going forward is desired.

This position is hybrid, requiring a combination of telework and in-office presence in Washington, DC.

Working with the Monetary Affairs (MA) division technology leadership team, the Project Management Analyst (PMA) position ensures the value of IT and data is communicated and realized across the division. The position provides for efficient, effective, and secure operations and timely delivery of solutions. The position supports achievement of the MA mission through enabling technologies by identifying, developing, implementing, and evaluating efficient and effective business practices. The PMA assists in establishing, documenting, and promoting Agile project management standards, practices, and methods, and does so through tools, templates, training, and project management coaching for teams within MA's operations and technology sections.

The PMA serves as an advisor/consultant to MA leadership on both internal and external technology policy and procedures to ensure compliance. They are responsible for providing relevant insights to help division leadership make the right decisions, address key challenges, and identify the impacts of new IT and data programs, policies, executive orders, mandates, etc. The PMA coordinates with key stakeholders to ensure that IT portfolio management within MA aligns with Board-wide initiatives. The PMA provides division-wide support for all IT and data-related communications consistent with the vision, mission, and strategic direction of MA strategic initiatives and Board-wide modernization efforts.

Position Requirements:

FR-27 grade requires a bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, information technology or a related field and a minimum of six (6) years of related experience or four (4) years of experience with a master's degree.Demonstrated experience supporting the management of an IT portfolio of projects, systems, or data assets.Proven track record of managing complex projects, products, or programs, delivering outcomes on time and on budget, as well as experience working with Agile product development teams and diverse sets of business stakeholders.Experience with IT project management principles, including software development lifecycles (SDLC) and Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban).Professional knowledge of IT portfolio management frameworks, such as Technology Business Management (TBM) or Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC).Experience developing and carrying out organizational change management (OCM) programs and strategic communications plans for technology projects or programs.Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.

Preferred Skills and Experience Include:

Strong understanding of IT governance frameworks (e.g. COBIT, ITIL).Demonstrated experience implementing or administering IT governance within a federal agency or similarly situated environment.Prior experience with project and portfolio management tools and software.Highly valued certifications:Project Management Professional (PMP)Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster or Product OwnerScaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certifications for implementing SAFe, leading SAFe, Agile product management, and Lean portfolio management.Organizational change management certifications, such as Prosci ADKAR Certified Change PractitionerTechnology Business Management (TBM) Executive Foundation CertificationFamiliarity with cloud computing technologies and tooling, AR/generative AI technologies/models, and DevOps approaches.Experience managing federal IT acquisitions from solicitation through contract management.

This position is located in Washington, D.C. and will require on-site presence of at least four (4) days per month and as business needs require. Relocation assistance is available.

Duties and Responsibilities

Supports the implementation of risk management and continuous monitoring activities for technology portfolios. Utilizes foundational knowledge of risk management principles to evaluate and mitigate potential risks and identify emerging risks using established frameworks and guidelines. Participates in assessing the causes and sources of risk, the impacts, and the probability of occurrence.With extensive guidance, supports planning and implementation of the cybersecurity initiative, such as Cybersecurity Executive Order directives including Zero Trust Architecture. Coordinates with team members to create and communicate plans (action, operating, automation, strategic plans), options, and approaches to ensure continuous service and process improvement. Helps design and/or develops new policies and procedures to address cybersecurity and operational risk and may make recommendations to senior management on resilience, information technology, and critical infrastructure. Shadows more senior staff to learn to improve upon business processes by employing a systematic approach of evaluating and optimizing underlying processes. Utilizes foundational knowledge of and adherence to applicable governing standards to work closely with the Division of IT security teams to support compliance with the Board Information Security Program (BISP). Supports the facilitation of the initiation and completion of all security assessments and meeting agreed upon schedules by the supported divisions and certifying agents. Shadows more senior staff to provide premier IT and business consulting support to provide expert recommendations and function as a trusted advisor to clients and stakeholders. May include foundational knowledge of IT systems, strategic planning, researching new and emerging technologies, evaluating proposed IT solutions, supporting IT procurement activities, and briefing leadership. Supports teammates to work with clients and vendors to implement information system security lifecycle plans in compliance with applicable security statutes and regulations. With extensive guidance, works on project team to implement and measure the effect of minimally complex security, data loss prevention and privacy strategies. Effectively plans, prioritizes, and executes assignments and work activities with regular supervision. Utilizes foundational knowledge of system security standards, best practices, trends, preventative measures, and disaster recovery processes to verify the effectiveness of the security controls protecting systems, which may entail developing and implementing test scripts and running security scans. May recommend security enhancements. Participates in developing techniques and procedures for conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and compliance audits and evaluating and testing hardware, firmware, and software. Shadows more senior staff to enhance techniques and procedures for conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and compliance audits and evaluating and testing hardware, firmware, and software. Supports conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and compliance audits and evaluating and testing hardware, firmware, and software. Appl ies foundational understanding of the implications and impact of provisioning unnecessary access within systems. Participates in designing reporting dashboards and creating data visualizations and reports for a variety of audiences. Effectively communicates technical terms to provide guidance on complex data and information in a succinct and compelling manner. Minimally skilled in developing written and oral communication to articulate

Position Requirements:

FR-23 Minimal Qualifications:

Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, or a related business technology field and one year of experience. Must have foundational knowledge in the following areas: business process improvement, risk management, system security, system design, information security, security standards, compliance , and project management. Must be able to work effectively with more senior staff. Must be able to support more senior staff with one or more of the following: designing security systems, investigating and resolving security breaches, consulting, technical writing, and communication.

FR-24 Minimal Qualifications:

Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity or a related business technology field and three years of experience. Must have intermediate knowledge in the following areas: business process improvement, risk management, system security, system design, information security, security standards, compliance, and project management. Must be able to work effectively with more senior staff. Must be able to support more senior staff with one or more of the following: designing security systems, investigating and resolving security breaches, consulting, technical writing, and communication

FR-25 Minimal Qualifications:

Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity or a related business technology field and four years of experience. Must have intermediate knowledge in the following areas: business process improvement, risk management, system security, system design, information security, security standards, compliance, and project management. Must be able to work effectively with more senior staff. Must be able to assist more senior staff with one or more of the following: designing security systems, investigating and resolving security breaches, consulting, technical writing, and communication.

Uses critical thinking to conceptualize and/or evaluate information to determine appropriate strategies and solutions, after being given moderate to minimal instruction and guidance from more senior staff. Applies technical expertise, initiative, reliability, and judgment. May help develop strategies for improving systems.

Works on a wide variety of low complexity tasks requiring critical thinking and analytical skills. Completes tasks and activities in a timely manner. May identify new initiatives/projects that will further the work of the section or division.

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