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The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions is searching for a Director of Regulatory and Legal Affairs. This position advises and partners with the Agency Director and Executive Team on regulatory and legal issues related to financial institutions regulations.
Overview
As the agency Director's direct report for Administrative Procedure Act issues and adjudications, this position provides well researched and considered opinions and policy advice to the Director and the agency Executive Management Team. This position, as the agency Director's direct report for legal issues, takes a leadership role in analysis and adjudication to accomplish the agency's statutory missions, and to identify and effectively manage internal and external risks and opportunities, both administrative and regulatory.
Role
The Director of Regulatory and Legal Affairs provides opinions and policy advice to the Director and the agency Executive Management Team. This position supports effective communications throughout the organization and maintains the highest standards of personal/professional and ethical conduct and support of the State's goals for a diverse workforce.
This position is the agency Director's primary analytical advisor and the senior in-house advisor to the Director of the Division of Banks, the Director of the Division of Credit Unions, and other agency division Directors as needed. Acts as the in-house advisor and contact as to matters involving the Attorney General's Office. However, unless otherwise directed by the agency Director, the incumbent does not participate in initial enforcement decisions, so as to not affect impartiality in the conduct of research and background reviews and the making of recommendations to the agency director on final orders, petitions for review and petitions for reconsideration in adjudicative matters.
The incumbent in this position acts as a liaison between the agency and the Office of Administrative Hearings with respect to the procedural administration of agency-initiated adjudicative matters. The position also works with the agency Director, Deputy Director, Policy Director, and/or division Directors on select legislative drafting and/or negotiation related to agency-request legislation and industry-request legislation. The position also takes an active role in agency rulemaking when requested by the various DFI Division Directors.
Additionally, the position ensures agency compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act (Ch. 34.05 RCW) when promulgating regulations, provides policy and analysis to the agency Director and the agency both with respect to general policy issues and specific regulatory and stakeholder issues. The position negotiates on behalf of the agency Director to resolve specific delegated issues.
Pursuant to agency-wide delegations from the agency head, this position has decision-making responsibilities and full authority to make:
Candidate Profile
DFI is most interested in candidates who meet the following criteria:To be considered for this position, please submit the following:
Email your application materials to:
Tom Grant
Application review may begin immediately. DFI reserves the right and may exercise the option to close this recruitment and make a hiring decision at any time. It may be to the applicant's advantage to submit application materials as soon as possible.