Website https://twitter.com/cftc U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
U.S. government financial regulatory agency
This position is located in the Surveillance and Enforcement Data Analytics Office within the Division of Enforcement. The Office is comprised of four sections: The Market Surveillance and Analysis Section (Metals and Energy); the Market Surveillance and Analysis Section (Ags/Soft and Financial); the Forensic Data Analysis Section; and the Data Analytics Development and Detection Section.
A primary purpose of this Office is to detect, identify and prevent market manipulation other trading abuses, misuses of material nonpublic information, and other manipulative or fraudulent activities that could lead to market disruptions, undermine market integrity, and harm customers and other market participants.
As the Deputy Director, you will be responsible for managing key programs, advising the Director of the Division and the Commission on policy-making as necessary and collaborating across organizational lines on Division-wide and agency-wide issues. You will have Division wide responsibility for ensuring consistency and problem solving in the Division’s data analytics. Additionally you will;
Work closely with the Division Director and provide technical advice and guidance to ensure programmatic commitment to innovative approaches in accomplishing the work of the CFTC.
Explore and develop ideas, evaluate problems and implement courses of action in areas, most of which are unprecedented or where precedent and past practice do not serve emerging needs.
Conduct active and forensic surveillance to protect market integrity and to detect and refer potential violations of Commission laws, rules and regulations involving commodities, futures, swaps and derivatives trading. This work may also encompass related management of Division wide data analysis techniques and work, and Division specific tool development and utilization to detect and analyze potential trading abuses and other violations of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Oversee the day-to-day administration of the activities and functions of the Office which includes proactive detection of potential violations, data analysis with respect to ongoing inquiries and investigations, and providing expert advice and guidance to litigation teams.
Develop appropriate long-range and short-range plans, coordinate actions taken by the Office with other Commission divisions and offices, and ensure that division and Commission policies are applied consistently within the Office. Evaluate effectiveness and efficiency relating to the Division’s use of data analytics across the Division and oversee and manage data analysis, tool development and tool deployment across and within the Division of Enforcement.
Serve as the primary economic and data analytics advisor to the Director concerning the programmatic work of the Office, including advising whether certain market activity or conduct warrants investigation and prosecution by the Division, advising on the data analytic needs of the Division, and advising the Director on prioritization of the work of the Office, and the individual sections.
Conduct surveillance briefings on significant market events and serve as a principal technical advisor to the Commission on pertinent market developments and potential problems.
Serve as the primary liaison with the other divisions and offices of the Commission, and in particularly work closely with the Division of Data on data analytics issues and development of tools, as well as, with the Division of Market Oversight and the Office of the Chief Economist with respect to issues relating to regulated exchanges and reporting and in the economic analysis of financial and physical commodity markets and referral of matters to the Division.
Evaluate issues relating to Office activities and functions, develop appropriate changes in the Office’s or Division’s procedures or the Commission’s approach to surveillance, forensic analysis, and data analytic tool development and utilization to keep in step with new derivatives trading, relevant spot market developments, and industry practices.
Participate in the DOE’s review of any proposed legislation and rulemaking related to oversight of regulated exchanges and trading platforms to identify the possible effects of such rulemaking and legislation upon the surveillance program, forensic analysis, and data analytics tool development and detection.
Maintain effective relationships with the regulated industry, other agencies, market participants, members of Congress, and other interested parties, as necessary and appropriate.
Assist the Director in establishing and evaluating the Division’s goals, and the progress made toward achieving them, and recommend and implement policies and procedures directed toward improving the Division’s efficiency and effectiveness.
Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias. In partnership with the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion and the Human Resources Branch, the Deputy Director supports CFTC leadership in ensuring equitable experiences, strengthening inclusion acumen, and promoting a culture of inclusivity and belonging that embraces the contributions of all team members.
Salary: $208,685 – $284,600 per year
Pay scale & grade: CT 16
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