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Deputy Director (Global Markets)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission · Posted 5 days ago
Hybrid Washington, DC $245K – $292K Apply by Jul 3, 2026 General Business And Industry ENTJESTJINTJISTJ
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The Office of International Affairs (OIA) advises the Commission regarding international regulatory issues and initiatives; represents the Commission in international fora; coordinates Commission policy as it relates to policies and initiatives of major foreign jurisdictions, the G20, IOSCO, and the Financial Stability Board; negotiates supervisory cooperative arrangements; and provides technical assistance to foreign legislative bodies and market authorities.
What You'll Do
- →The Office of International Affairs provides strategic leadership, research, and analysis relating to global derivatives markets, market structure, financial stability, cross-border regulatory developments, and emerging market risks that may have broader financial stability, economic, and national security implications for the United States.
- →OIA supports Commission engagement with domestic and international policy forums, financial stability initiatives, and international standard-setting bodies relating to derivatives markets, systemic risk, emerging financial technologies, and increasingly interconnected global market structures.
- →As the Deputy Director, Global Markets and Foreign Affairs (GMFA), you will serve as a member of the OIA's executive team with responsibility to assist the Director in defining, planning, and formulating the mission and goals and ensuring programmatic and resource commitment.
- →If selected for this position, you will: Oversee research, and analytical work relating to global derivatives and financial markets across securities, equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, and digital asset markets.
- →Monitor and assesse developments across global derivatives and financial markets, including both centralized finance (CeFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) environments.
- →Analyze vulnerabilities that could affect U.S. markets, financial stability, economic conditions, supply chains, or broader national security interests.
- →Develop forward-looking analytical frameworks to identify emerging systemic risks and structural market vulnerabilities.
- →Assess the resilience, integrity, and transparency of market structures during periods of market stress, disruption, or elevated volatility.
- →Evaluate international regulatory, supervisory, and market structure developments that may affect U.S. markets, market participants, financial stability, or broader U.S. economic and national security interests.
- →Support policy initiatives designed to strengthen resilient, trusted, transparent, and well-functioning global market structures.
- →Make decisions on major policy and work issues presented by subordinates.
- →Coordinate with other appropriate supervisors within the Division on work-related changes affecting their Branches.
- →Advise the Director on problems involving the relationship of the work of the Branch to the work of the Division.
- →Direct and manage a multidisciplinary team of PhD-level researchers, senior economists, market specialists, data scientists, and legal experts responsible for producing forward-looking research, analytical assessments, policy recommendations, international standards recommendations, and strategic market analysis relating to global derivatives and financial markets.
Requirements
- ✓Your resume must include information that emphasizes progressive leadership responsibilities for positions held to include the scope and complexity, program accomplishments, and results of executive actions taken.
- ✓Additionally the resume must include information that addresses how your qualifications relate to the Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQs) and the Executive Core Competencies (ECCs).
- ✓To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
- ✓You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criterion, see www.ed.gov.
- ✓For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html U.S.
- ✓Citizenship Background/Security Investigation May be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
Personality Fit
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