Summary As a Director for Banking Relations, you will plan, organize, implement, and direct activities associated with financial services industry and banking outreach. Oversee educational programs for bankers and bank directors and provide counsel to senior agency officials about industry issues and outreach related to the supervision and regulation of federally chartered banks and thrifts. This position is located in Washington, DC. Responsibilities As a Director for Banking Relations, you will: Manage and coordinate the implementation of OCC's program for outreach to bankers, trade associations, state bank supervisors, industry consultants, and others important to the banking industry. Ensure banker education initiatives and strategies are designed to educate and encourage communication between OCC staff and bankers. Direct broad outreach programs that include Banker Education, Meet the Comptroller and Banker Regulatory Forums in which communications are established with senior national bank management on issues affecting the banking community, national and state trade outreach programs in which new OCC bank supervision policies are discussed. Advise OCC senior executive staff on banking relations activities and direct the planning, development and execution of such programs and outreach activities in support of agency goals. Prepare reports for OCC management on all activities affecting the agency's relationship with the banking industry. Identify additional services that the banking industry would find useful and work with other OCC offices to develop these services, where appropriate. Represent the OCC at conferences and meetings with industry groups and provide feedback to senior OCC officials regarding industry concerns and views. Lead, motivate, and develop a staff of employees. Monitor the progress of assignments and evaluate training/developmental needs. Assess, evaluate, and provide input to performance evaluations. Requirements Conditions of Employment This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations. Please read and retain these documents: Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation), and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information). Complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). Complete a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed). Complete a background investigation (unless already completed). Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment. Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Travel occasionally to attend conferences and/or training. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. File an OCC Financial Disclosure Form. Complete a financial disclosure review and resolve any ethics issues. Click here for important information about OCC ethics standards, such as the requirement that new hires divest their bank securities. Qualifications You must meet the following requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the NB-VI band level. Examples of specialized experience for this position include: Experience identifying and assessing financial issues and problems with respect to proposed regulatory and industry actions to assess impact to an organization. And Experience leading initiatives or projects regarding outreach to bankers, trade associations, state bank supervisors, or industry consultants. And Experience developing and/or evaluating outreach programs using a broad array of communications techniques and delivery methods for the purpose of keeping senior leadership abreast. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To receive any credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate the number of hours worked per week, on your resume. Education Education cannot be used to qualify for this position. Additional Information This position is excluded from the bargaining unit. Salary range includes 25.72% geographical pay. One or more positions may be filled in any of the locations specified above. Total pay cannot exceed applicable pay cap, which is $311,400 for 2026. If you are a current OCC employee who previously received a waiver determination permitting you to retain bank securities due to extenuating circumstances, please note that this determination may be rescinded if the nature of your duties changes. We strongly suggest that you discuss the potential implications of any change in duties on a prior securities determination with your ethics official. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more positions. The candidate selected for this position may be credited with directly-related non-Federal experience for annual leave purposes if eligible and considered appropriate. Click all links in this vacancy announcement to view additional information and instructions. Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. National - Please refer to "Conditions of Employment." Click "Print" to review the entire announcement before applying. The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Treasury and its bureaus from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Treasury by email at, FairChanceAct@treasury.gov. To learn more, please visit our page at: Treasury.gov/fairchanceact. Optional Essay Questions: Applicants may choose to respond to four short essay questions (200 words max each) to help us better understand your alignment with the agency's mission. These responses are optional and will not affect the applicant's eligibility.
