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Chief Data Officer (CDO), EM-0301-00 (Public)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Summary

This position is located in the Chief Information Officer Organization, Division of Information Technology of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, D.C.

Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $315,000.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
01/13/2026 to 01/20/2026
Salary
$280,000 to - $315,000 per year
Pay scale & grade
EM 00
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington, DC
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—Relocation benefits may be authorized according to FDIC policy.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
EM - 00
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk
Financial disclosure
Yes - This position requires the selectee to file a public financial disclosure report (OGE Form 278e) as a condition of employment.
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
2026-EM-PJN-0008
Control number
854279200

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Clarification from the agency

Applicants with status or those eligible under special hiring authorities, should apply under FDIC merit promotion announcement 2026-EM-MP-0006. However, if you desire consideration also under this public non-status announcement, you must apply to both. Status applicants are current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility.

Duties

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  • The CDO leads the FDIC’s enterprise data management program and implementation of the Foundations for Evidence-based Policymaking Act of 2018, whose goal is to modernize federal data management and strengthen evidence-building to improve policymaking.  
  • Leads the development and maintains controls on data quality, interoperability and sources to effectively manage the corporate risk associated with the use of data, analytics, and AI. Collaborates with the Chief Information Security Officer and DIT Director to create policies and controls for the appropriate protection of information assets.
  • Builds and maintains effective relationships with senior leadership and executives across the organization to deliver the vision for managing data as a business asset, and to exploit data using research and analytics to maximize the return on data assets. Develops methods to ensure the consistent application and efficient use of analytics. Establishes the governance of data and algorithms used for analysis, analytical applications and automated decision-making including artificial intelligence-driven applications.
  • Leads the definition and manages and advances enterprise information management principles, policies and programs for stewardship, advocacy and custodianship of data, analytics, and AI, in concert with legal, information security, privacy, risk and compliance offices.
  • Prepares and presents briefings to senior leadership and Corporate-level governing bodies on complex and controversial issues.
  • Oversees the integration and staging of data, and the development and maintenance of the data lakes, data warehouse and data marts, for use by analysts throughout the organization.
  • Oversees the development and deployment of the enterprise’s data and analytics platform for digital business.
  • Participates in the following governance domains: business strategy and planning, management and financial reporting, enterprise architecture, IT strategy and planning, risk and compliance, and marketing strategy and planning. This includes participating in other governance forums where the CDO’s input is required.
  • Acts as the corporate representative to regulators, represents the enterprise to customers, the Federal CDO Council and other inter-agency bodies to develop federal standards on data. Organizes and chairs the FDIC’s data and analytics governance council that meets at least quarterly.
  • Exercises supervisory personnel management authority directly or indirectly through subordinate senior managers to include: planning, assigning, and reviewing work products of subordinates; establishing guidelines and performance expectations; and, evaluating work performance and providing feedback. Identifies training and developmental needs for staff and provides regular recognition of staff. Works in collaboration with the appropriate Human Resources and Legal staff to administer disciplinary action. Hears and resolves grievances or other disputes as appropriate. Approves/disapproves requests for leave, telework, travel, training, etc. Ensures that programs are administered effectively and in accordance with broadly stated objectives and priorities.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

2-page Resume Requirement: Please limit your résumé to 2 pages (minimum 10-point font).  If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Employment Conditions.

Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (SCI)/Special Sensitive Background Investigation (SS) required.

Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.

Applicant tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and will be subject to random drug tests.

Must be able to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of security clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications, applicants must possess the leadership experiences and technical experiences listed below. These qualifications would typically be gained through progressively responsible management or executive-level assignments.

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, skills, and abilities and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit a resume that addresses each minimum qualification experience. Examples should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities; the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services you managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertook; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions. You should use action-oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised).

Leadership Experience 1: Experience in overseeing and coordinating the work of organizational units directly and indirectly through subordinate supervisors, including assigning work; directing changes to programs and priorities; and evaluating performance against goals; AND

Leadership Experience 2: Experience in managing employee performance and growth directly and indirectly through subordinate supervisors, including evaluating employee readiness for successive roles; recognizing accomplishments, providing feedback and development opportunities, and addressing performance/conduct issues; AND

Leadership Experience 3: Experience in overseeing implementation of and improvements to recruiting, hiring, training, utilization, and succession readiness of staff; AND

Technical Experience 1: Experience in aligning data policy and administration with relevant regulatory, legal and ethical mandates; AND

Technical Experience 2: Experience in serving as the principal advisor to senior-level officials to provide expertise in enterprise data governance, management and analytics; AND

Technical Experience 3: Experience in fostering value creation from data/information resources, and internal and external data ecosystem by ensuring data is managed and governed as a corporate resource that empowers staff to perform analysis, make decisions, support operations, and conduct research at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels of an organization; AND

Technical Experience 4: Experience in matters pertaining legal, policy and regulatory requirements around data management across the federal government or industry best practices on how to manage and leverage data as part of enterprise modernization/digital transformation.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Additional information

To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here.

If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period. During the probationary period, you will be evaluated for fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: 

  • your performance and conduct;
  • the needs and interests of the agency;
  • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
  • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. 

If selected, you may be required to serve a supervisory/managerial probationary period.

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

FDIC Executive Managers (EM) are in the Federal competitive service and not the Senior Executive Service (SES). As an EM at the FDIC, you will provide executive leadership and managerial direction over substantive activities related to planning, developing, executing, and coordinating the Corporation's programs and policies.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contains sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. 

If you are found minimally qualified, a Management Rating Panel (MRP) will review your qualifications and experience against pre-established benchmarks. The rating panel will place applications in one of three quality categories, i.e., Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. These category assignments are a measure of the degree in which your background and responses to the assessment questions match the competencies listed below. 

Top ranked (Best Qualified) candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.

The competencies/KSAs you will be assessed on are listed below.

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Creativity & Innovation
  • Direction Setting
  • Influencing Others
  • Organizational Awareness
  • External Awareness

You do not need to respond separately to these competencies/KSAs. Your resume will serve as responses to the competencies/KSAs.

Applicants must provide details of the duties performed as they relate to the qualifying experience and competencies/KSAs. Experience must be explicitly stated in the resume as experience not specifically described in the resume cannot be assumed. Resumes that are vague or don't address specific requirements will not receive maximum consideration.


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