Financial Economist - Crypto Assets and Novel Products

Time-in-grade for this announcement is one year at the GS/SK-14 level. Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Please check the How You Will Be Evaluated and Required Documents sections carefully, as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. BASIC REQUIREMENT: A. Applicants must show successful completion of a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. --OR-- B.

An appropriate combination of education and experience----courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Examples of qualifying experience include economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation; supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or teaching assignments in a college or university in economic subjects in combination with one of the following: personal research that produced evidence of results, direction of graduate theses in economics, or service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must also meet the minimum qualification requirement SK-16: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-14 level: Contributing to rulemaking, policy, and/or oversight of the secondary markets for digital assets and/or related markets (such as prediction markets or perpetual contracts) or related infrastructure; AND Analyzing or interpreting market data and economic information about digital assets and/or related markets (such as perpetual contracts or prediction markets) to communicate with stakeholders; AND Planning, directing, or conducting research projects, with an emphasis on the market structure for and economic information about digital assets and related emerging asset classes, to develop recommendations to senior management.

ACCOMPLISHMENT RECORD COMPETENCIES: Your Accomplishment Record narratives should address the following competencies. See the How You Will Be Evaluated section below for more information: Competency 1: Economic Modeling - Applies economic theory to make predictions and develop hypotheses. Competency 2: Economic Research Expertise - Interprets and advises on economic policy to inform SEC positions and the public. Competency 3: Statistical Expertise - Performs and interprets data analysis.

Competency 4: Teamwork and Collaboration - Interacts with internal and external stakeholders in a manner that advances SEC goals and objectives.

In this role as a Financial Economist - Crypto Assets and Novel Products, you will be responsible for: Advising OAR, Division, and Commission leadership on developments in securities market structure, drawing on research and/or experience working in markets. Serving as a principal investigator or subject matter expert on data-intensive research efforts on matters related to the operations and structure of financial markets using large, complex data sets.

Developing, or leading the development of, tools and applications, including visualizations and dashboards, that provide SEC staff and leadership with insights into the state and functioning of markets. Developing and presenting analytical products that are clear and easily understood by staff who may not have extensive technical or quantitative backgrounds, to inform SEC policy choices or identify emerging issues, trends, and risks that may merit SEC action.

Advising others on best practices for effective communication of complex, quantitative analysis to policy-makers. Advising OAR leadership on matters related to data, technology, and quantitative methods, including potential new data sets to acquire, selection and development of technology for querying and analyzing data, and best practices for the conduct of quantitative analysis.

Engaging with staff throughout the Commission, market participants, and other regulators to maintain up-to-date knowledge of market practices and dynamics, and advise staff in other TM offices with respect to market practices, developments in market structure, and market data bearing on policy initiatives. OAR staff research contributes to the clarification of issues and contributes an analytical and transparent basis for policy choices.

OAR staff may collaborate on examinations and in enforcement matters as subject-matter experts. Staff in OAR also conduct research and analysis to identify emerging issues, trends, and risks that may affect the fair, orderly, and efficient operation of markets. Work in support of this area of focus ranges from the development of market monitoring tools to the conduct of original market structure research.

OAR staff typically has frequent discussions with a wide variety of market participants and external experts as part of gathering details on given topics and initiatives