Deputy Director, Office of Investment Security

This position is to serve as a Deputy Director in the Office of Investment Security ("OIS"), within the Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury. OIS fulfills Treasury's responsibilities as chair of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or the "Committee"), an interagency committee authorized to review certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States to determine the effect of such transactions on the national security.

In this role, you will work on cutting-edge policy, legal, and operational issues at the nexus of national security, emerging technologies, and international economics and finance. Applicants to this announcement can be selected for any of Office of Investment Security's offices: the Office of Review & Investigation, which reviews transactions to identify and mitigate national security risks; the Office of Compliance and Enforcement, which oversees and enforces compliance with mitigation agreements; the Office of Non-Notified Detection and Response, which investigates non-notified transactions; the Office of Policy & International Relations, which leads rulemaking activities, private and public sector stakeholder engagement, and coordination with U.

S. allies and partners to promote investment screening and national security; the Office of Research & Analysis, which oversees OIS's data analysis and provides subject matter expertise on emerging technologies. The following are the duties of this position at the GS-15 level. If you are selected at a lower grade level (GS-14), you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you develop in this position.

Duties of a Deputy Director in the Office of Investment Security may include: Providing strategic direction and shaping policy discussions and decisions on matters pertaining to investment reviews and national security considerations of CFIUS and emerging policy areas, frequently working with the interagency and the National Security Council Reviewing and editing written work product of case officers and, in some cases, drafting original work product.

Continually assessing the rules and internal procedures governing the CFIUS process and proposing refinements and improvements, as appropriate, and overseeing special projects, as delegated, on process and policy matters that arise from time to time. Establishing and implementing strategies to ensure foreign inward investment policies are consistent with international norms, including through coordination with other offices within International Affairs.

Assisting the Director in all aspects of managing CFIUS cases, including working closely with OIS staff, Treasury legal counsel and other Treasury program offices, other agencies, and parties to transactions, to ensure timely progression of cases.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. GS-15 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-15 you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

• Planning and conducting financial research and analysis used by senior officials/executives to help develop policies or strategies regarding international investment issues; AND
• Developing recommendations for senior officials/executives regarding the various legal, financial, national security or policy implications of particular financial transactions; AND
• Developing policy/strategy legal recommendations for senior officials/executives regarding corporate merger and acquisition or other corporate transactional and governance documents. GS-14 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-14 you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:
• Planning and conducting financial research and analysis used by senior officials/executives to help develop policies or strategies regarding international investment issues; AND
• Developing recommendations for senior officials/executives regarding the various legal, financial, national security or policy implications of particular financial transactions. TIME-IN-GRADE: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS- 15 , you must have been at the GS- 14 level for 52 weeks. For the GS- 14 , you must have been at the GS- 13 level for 52 weeks. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service . One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé.