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Director of Exemption Determinations

Employee Benefits Security Administration [EBSA]

(Washington DC / Hybrid)

Open date: May 27, 2026

Closing date: June 9, 2026

Pay scale & grade: ES 00

Salary: $151,661 - $228,000 per year

1 vacancy in Washington, D.C.

Telework eligible? Yes, as determined by agency policy

Duties

• Leads national policy development for individual and class exemptions under ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, and FERSA, including identifying needed policy updates and formulating proposed and final exemptions.
• Directs program operations for the Division of Class Exemptions and the Division of Individual Exemptions, ensuring effective review, analysis, and issuance of exemption determinations.
• Provides authoritative technical guidance to EBSA leadership, other federal agencies, and industry representatives on complex fiduciary exemption issues and statutory requirements.
• Manages strategic planning, resources, staffing, and budget needs for the Office of Exemption Determinations, including setting priorities and overseeing program evaluations.
• Represents EBSA in interagency collaboration, public hearings, industry meetings, and task forces, ensuring coordinated policy development and stakeholder engagement.
• Oversees personnel management for professional and support staff, including hiring, performance oversight, workload allocation, and organizational leadership.

Qualifications

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.

TQ 1. Expert Knowledge of ERISA/FERSA Exemption Authorities
Demonstrated expert knowledge of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), applicable Internal Revenue Code prohibited transaction provisions, and similar provisions of the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act (FERSA), including substantial experience interpreting and applying these authorities to the development, evaluation, issuance, or oversight of individual and class exemptions, fiduciary standards, and related policy guidance.

TQ 2. Technical Leadership in Complex Fiduciary, Financial, and Regulatory Matters
Demonstrated ability to lead and oversee the analysis of complex fiduciary, financial, legal, and regulatory matters affecting employee benefit plans, including evaluating exemption requests, identifying conflicts of interest, assessing the impact of proposed transactions, and directing the development of regulatory, policy, or administrative actions in coordination with senior agency officials and other Federal entities.

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