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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

The CFTC Established in 1974, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulates the derivatives markets. Derivatives markets are the financial markets for instruments such as futures, swaps, and options contracts, which are derived from other forms of assets. The CFTC aims to foster open, competitive, and financially sound derivatives markets. CFTC Opportunities for Students The ever-evolving financial markets provide an excellent foundation for you to begin an exciting and fulfilling career.

The CFTC has opportunities for students and recent graduates to experience the agency’s scope of work and culture. The Pathways Internship Program provides a dynamic training and mentoring program to jumpstart your career, and it can be a direct pipeline to full-time employment. If you aspire to make a difference and are interested in finance, accounting, information technology, economics, or the legal field, consider joining the CFTC to launch your career.

The CFTC is led by a Chairman and four Commissioners with 12 operating divisions and offices including the Division of Enforcement, the Division of Market Oversight, and the Market Participants Division. These groups work together to ensure that market participants can use the vital derivatives markets with confidence. The CFTC is committed to being the global standard for robust derivatives regulation by ensuring it is responsive to emerging technologies and trends including digital asset commodities and Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing.

At the CFTC, you’ll find an inclusive and welcoming culture, where all employees feel valued, safe, empowered, and respected. Led by the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, the CFTC embeds diversity and inclusion into its daily operations from attracting great employees to developing purposeful strategies.

The CFTC is located in Chicago, New York, Kansas City, Washington, D.C. (Headquarters)

1 job(s) at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Assistant Inspector General for Inspections and Evaluations (AIGE)
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Washington D.C., DC, USA
Full Time
This is a senior position within the CFTC OIG, constructing and leading OIG’s Office of Evaluations and reporting to the IG. The incumbent provides sophisticated and expert-level advice to the IG and OIG leadership on Evaluations. In accordance with all evaluation requirements applicable to the CFTC OIG, the incumbent participates and supervises in all stages of evaluations related to agency programs, policies, and procedures. Evaluations may be routine or complex. The incumbent serves as the Assistant IG for Evaluations and supports the OIG on a full range of evaluation, management and administrative issues, such as report strategies and activities, policy, budget, human capital, training, travel, inventory, acquisitions, management information systems, and compliance. The incumbent is to provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies for activities designed to: (1) promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of CFTC evaluation programs and operations; and (2) detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in CFTC programs and operations. Shares full responsibility and authority to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse of CFTC finances and other resources; to report to the IG, Commissioners and Congress instances of such occurrences; and to take appropriate steps to address the problems and recommend actions to improve the systems in the identification and correction of problems caused by fraud, waste, and abuse. The incumbent strategically plans, manages, and conducts independent evaluations which involve high priority matters central to the Commission’s strategic objectives. The incumbent will supervise and manage evaluators in all aspects of OIG inspections and evaluations. The AIGE ensures that evaluations are planned, conducted, completed, and reported in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, standards, and policies and priorities of the Inspector General; ensures compliance with professional standards including Quality Standards for Inspections and Evaluations issued by the Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency, IG directives, policies and procedures, and CFTC requirements.