Summary

Announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days of the closing date.

As a condition of employment, the position is classified under Schedule Policy/Career within the excepted service.

Duties

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This position is in the Office of Board Authorized Finance (OBAF), Asset Management Division. OBAF is responsible for leading generation and the overall relationship management of the Bank's long and medium-term customers. The Asset Management Division is responsible for all post-authorization portfolio management functions for all EXIM Bank programs, including project finance, sovereign finance, and EXIM's domestic financing initiatives. Responsibilities include credit amendments, credit monitoring, pre-claim restructuring, claim payment, post-claim restructuring and recoveries, and portfolio monitoring.

The incumbent serves as the Vice President of Asset Management Division and reports to the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Board Authorized Finance (OBAF). The incumbent provides executive leadership and direction to professional loan officers and portfolio managers, ensuring that EXIM's statutory mandate, strategic priorities, and program objectives are fully integrated into portfolio management operations, asset resolution activities, and executive decision-making processes. Serves as a recognized authority and senior advisor on complex portfolio management, asset protection, restructuring, and program policy matters, providing expert strategic guidance, consultation, and leadership on issues with significant financial, operational, and international implications. The incumbent formulates policies, directs, and oversees all activities related to portfolio management and asset protection within the Asset Management Division, ensuring effective risk management, operational efficiency, and the protection of EXIM's financial interests.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for providing executive leadership and direction to subordinate managers and professional and administrative staff. Establishes expectations and monitors supervisory practices to promote balanced workloads, maintain quality standards, and support the effective execution of Division priorities.
• Leads and directs high-level domestic and international negotiations with foreign governments, sovereign entities, financial institutions, and private-sector obligors to resolve complex distressed assets and maximize recoveries.
• Shapes and implements long-term strategies to strengthen portfolio quality, mitigate financial and credit risk, and ensure the overall financial soundness and sustainability of programs across the agency's portfolio.
• Establishes and oversees governance processes for the adjudication of high-value claims, including the review and approval or denial of claims exceeding $1 million.
• Represents EXIM as a technical authority in interagency working groups, Board-level briefings, and external stakeholder engagements, shaping institutional policy on asset management and U.S. export financing

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background and Security/Suitability Investigation
• Specialized experience MUST be documented on your resume
• Current or Former Political Appointees: If you are, or have been employed in the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
• May require financial disclosure of personal and immediate family financial holdings, outside positions, and interests.
• This position is designated under Schedule Policy/Career (Schedule P/C) in the excepted service.
• May be required to serve a one-year trial period
• CRITICAL SENSITIVE National Security position (requires Top Secret)
• The incumbent for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for EXIM.

Qualifications

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: CRITICAL SENSITIVE (requiring Top Secret)

This position is designated as a TOP SECRET National Security position. Prior to appointment (Entrance on Duty), it requires a fully

completed and favorably adjudicated National Security Background Investigation (SSBI or SSBI-PR) that is current (within the last 5 years). Once employed, further processing for special access approval (SCI) will occur.

Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work):

AD-00: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal Government or other equivalent pay systems. Specialized experience includes:

• Experience directing post-authorization portfolio management activities for a credit or lending program - including credit monitoring, amendments, restructuring, and recoveries - for a portfolio involving domestic and/or international transactions.
• Experience exercising full supervisory and managerial authority over professional staff, including subordinate supervisors - encompassing hiring, performance management, disciplinary actions, and workforce planning for a division-level or comparable organizational unit
• Experience leading the negotiation, restructuring, or resolution of complex, high-value credit transactions - including sovereign, corporate, or cross-border obligors - with authority to approve or recommend approval of restructuring terms, settlements, or recovery strategies involving significant financial exposure;
• Experience advising senior executives on credit risk, asset recovery strategy, or portfolio policy with agency-wide or program-wide impact; AND
• Experience adjudicating or overseeing adjudication of high-dollar claims (e.g., exceeding $1 million) under an established claims or insurance program.

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the AD-00 grade level.

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:

• Organization/Agency's Name
• Title
• Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
• Start and end dates (including the month and year)
• Number of hours you worked per week
• Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement

If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

NOTE: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications and your application may be marked as incomplete/ineligible and you will not receive consideration for this position.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. Please visit the following links for more information:

• http://www.naces.org
• http://www.fceatlanta.com

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined here.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by 07/31/2026, the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Schedule Policy/Career (Schedule P/C) Employment Information: As a condition of employment, this position is designated under Schedule Policy/Career (Schedule P/C) in the excepted service. Employees serving in this position will be employed on an at-will basis.

If applicable, employees may obtain competitive status after two years of service in this position.

Individuals serving in a Schedule P/C position are not eligible to appeal adverse actions related to performance, discipline, or other matters arising under chapters 23, 43, and 75 of title 5, United States Code, to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). Additionally, allegations involving prohibited personnel practices will be addressed by the Office of General Counsel, rather than the Office of Special Counsel.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Pursuant to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) oversight authority under section 1104(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) and section 5.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, OPM requires agencies to seek their approval prior to appointing any current or former political appointee to a permanent position (without time limits) in the civil service. A former or recent political appointee is someone who held a political appointment covered by OPM's policy within the previous 5-year period. OPM's oversight in this area safeguards merit system principles as well as fair and open competition free from political influence. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Please visit the following link for the types of political appointments.

Veterans: All veterans must meet the qualification requirements of the position for further consideration. For more information on veterans' preference, please click here.

Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Ethical Standards/Financial Disclosure: EXIM is committed to the highest ethical standards. As an employee, you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. You will be required to complete new employee ethics training within 3 months of your appointment.

If this position is subject to financial disclosure requirements (either public or confidential depending upon your position), you will be required to complete a new entrant financial disclosure report within 30 days of your appointment.

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.

Benefits

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