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The Senior Officer-Managing Executive position is located in the Office of the General Counsel located in Washington, DC and is open to US citizens.

The Managing Executive position is located in the Office of the General Counsel and is responsible for managing all operational aspects of OGC, including organizational planning, human capital management, procurement, budgeting, administrative services, project management, and risk management.

Typical duties include:

• Analyzing and distilling important business and operational information in order to accurately contribute to a number of office and agency reporting requirements. These include: current data on performance metrics, the annual management assurance statement, position requests, and a host of other ad-hoc reporting requirements related to the administrative and operational office and/or functions.
• Representing the office on key agency governance committees responsible for evaluating agency financial, IT, and enterprise risk operations.
• Participating with appropriate organizational components across the agency in planning and evaluating the overall program of the Commission.
• Developing, conceiving, planning, and implementing policies and guidelines affecting broad, emerging, and/or critical office-wide programs. Translating new requirements or priorities into program goals, actions, and policies. Helping the office respond to the impact the changing regulatory environment may have on staffing and organizational needs.
• Developing and implementing programmatic or new strategic initiatives, proposing policy recommendations on matters concerning the business and infrastructural support of OGC.
• Analyzing complex problems and devising innovative solutions, including applying project management principles, supervising, monitoring and evaluating projects, and resolving difficult problems related to planning, development and operations.
• Overseeing strategic planning, management reporting and systems monitoring.

• You must possess a J.D. or LL.B Degree.
• You must be an active member of the bar in good standing.
• CITIZENSHIP: This position is open to US Citizens.

About U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The SEC is a bipartisan Commission consisting of up to five Commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The President designates one Commissioner to serve as Chairman of the Commission. The SEC’s mission is to protect investors; maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation. Accordingly, as outlined in the SEC’s Strategic Plan, the SEC’s goals are to focus on the long-term interests of our Main Street investors; recognize significant developments and trends in our evolving capital markets and adjust our efforts to ensure we are effectively allocating our resources; and elevate the agency’s performance by enhancing our analytical capabilities and human capital development. The SEC oversees the nation’s securities markets and certain market participants, including broker-dealers, investment companies, investment advisers, clearing agencies, transfer agents, credit rating agencies, and securities exchanges, as well as organizations such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The agency’s functional responsibilities are carried o...ut through five divisions and 25 offices, each of which is headquartered in Washington, DC. The SEC also has 11 regional offices located throughout the country. The SEC is considered a mid-sized federal agency, with 4,350 employees at the start of FY20. The SEC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. In additional to standard federal benefits (i.e., escalating annual and sick leave, shared premiums for health, dental, vision, and life Insurance), we offer additional benefits related to child and elder care support, student loan repayment, generous retirement matching, transportation subsidy and many more benefits to support employee growth and development in our workforce.

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