Assistant Deputy Superintendent for Licensed Financial Services, NS

Assistant Deputy Superintendent for Licensed Financial Services

The New York State Department of Financial Services seeks to build an equitable, transparent, and resilient financial system that benefits individuals and supports business. Through engagement, data-driven regulation and policy, and operational excellence, the Department and its employees are responsible for empowering consumers and protecting them from financial harm; ensuring the health of the entities we regulate; driving economic growth in New York through responsible innovation; and preserving the stability of the global financial system.

The Department of Financial Services is seeking candidates for the position of Assistant Deputy Superintendent for Licensed Financial Services in Licensed Financial Services Division. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Advises and confers with the unit head to ensure accurate and timely completion of the unit's mandates and projects, and Department's initiatives;
• Assists with managing, making assignments, coordinating, and scheduling of the activities for those directly supervised;
• Directly supervises, provides guidance, and prepares performance programs and evaluations for direct reports of Financial Services Examiners at various salary grade levels, and Trainees;
• Makes recommendations for new legislation and amendments to existing state legislation / regulations affecting various industries within the unit;
• Assists with reviewing, analyzing, and providing feedback to examiners on draft examination reports including supporting comments and recommendations, particularly for complex and problem entities;
• Prepares and / or reviews various memoranda, and other supervisory material and makes recommendations to the unit head;
• Holds meetings with management and external counsel to discuss trends, problems, and significant examination results;
• Revises and formulates new guidelines to the unit's operating procedures;
• Determines whether circumstances warrant approval, denial, or additional license / s on complex notifications received from licensees;
• Ensures that communication is forwarded to parties whose activities might require licensing and makes sure follow up is made for proper disposition;
• Coordinates with the Department's in-house counsel as well as licensees or outside counsel, state regulators, on various planned or existing activities;
• Ensures section's records are appropriately maintained;
• Represents the Department at various conferences, seminars, and trade association meetings;
• Assists on various special projects and other duties, as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Appointment Method :

This is an appointment to a position in the exempt jurisdictional class. As such, the incumbent of this position would serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

Salary : $127,507 - $160,911 (salary commensurate with experience)

Positions located within the New York City metropolitan area, as well as Suffolk, Nassau, Rockland, and Westchester Counties, are also eligible to receive an additional $4,000 annual downstate adjustment.

Appointment Status : This is an appointment to a position in the exempt jurisdictional class.

Appointment to this position is pending Governor Appointment's Office and Division of Budget approval.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.