Vice President, Law Enforcement Unit

Overview

Company Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. As part of the central bank of the United States, the Boston Fed works to promote sound growth and financial stability in New England and the nation. We contribute to communities, the region, and the nation by conducting economic research, participating in monetary policy‑making, supervising certain financial institutions, providing financial services and payments, leading in the payments industry, and supporting economic well‑being in communities through a variety of efforts.

The Bank is a business leader in Greater Boston and throughout the First District. We serve as an important business community advisor in areas of economic and workforce development. Our President and Bank leaders are engaged with numerous organizations that support the First District community, including professional associations and academic boards. The Bank’s approximately 1,300 employees are based mostly in the First District, and they take pride in working for an organization whose mission is to promote sound economic growth and financial stability. We are proud of our strong organizational culture, built on four core values : community, innovation, integrity & trust, and leadership & excellence.

About the Position

The Law Enforcement Unit (LEU) of the Boston Fed is part of the Operations Division, which also includes Cash Services and the Real Estate Services Group. These colleagues provide critical services to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in support of its mission, goals, and objectives through its varied departments by :

• Providing Federal Reserve Plaza employees and visitors with a secure and safe work environment by protecting the assets, people, and property.
• Maintaining the integrity of the physical assets of the Federal Reserve Plaza through sound resource planning and by providing timely, effective, and cost‑efficient building services through best business practices and innovative technology.
• Supplying currency and coin to meet the needs of our region, maintain the quality and integrity of currency in circulation, and ensure depository institutions have ready access to Cash Services.

The Vice President of Law Enforcement is responsible for overseeing an eighty plus member federal police force. The position sets strategic direction and delivers oversight, people supervision & development, and administrative activities for the law enforcement functions for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The Bank’s law enforcement unit is a full‑service law enforcement group comprised of federally sworn officers embedded within the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and as the department’s leader you model and reinforce a professional environment.

Through LEU management, the position oversees all Law Enforcement operations including assigned duty stations (posts), monitoring access, patrolling designated areas, and responding to incidents. The Bank’s command center is a 24 / 7 operation, ensuring the physical safety and security of Bank personnel, tenants, and the public on the Bank’s grounds as well as the property of the Bank. This team provides business area support via executive protection, background investigations, national security clearance protocols, and new employee badges. Our vision is to be recognized as a trusted and high performing law enforcement partner who provides a safe environment for our employees, tenants, and visitors while protecting Bank premises, operations, and assets.

The VP of Law Enforcement is expected to work at the division level, Bank wide on initiatives that advance the Bank’s and Federal Reserve System’s priorities. In this role you will partner at the Federal Reserve national level collaborating with law enforcement executives from the 12 Banks and the Board of Governors to further develop and manage the Federal Reserve law enforcement function across the system.

All Bank officers are expected to help drive and support the Bank’s mission, strategy, and culture through active engagement in key dialogues, demonstrating intentional and inclusive leadership, and volunteering for Bank activities to serve as a role model for our employees and the communities we serve.

The scope of the role includes, but is not limited to :

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About the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The Federal Reserve System (System) was founded by Congress in 1913 and serves as the central bank of the United States. Its fundamental mission is to foster the stability, integrity, and efficiency of the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems to promote optimal economic performance.

As part of the nation’s central bank, the Boston Reserve Bank promotes sound growth and financial stability in New England (Connecticut – except Fairfield County, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and the nation. The Bank's unique contributions to its local communities, region, and the nation are founded on high‑quality research and bank supervisory activities, excellence in supporting financial services and financial markets stability, leadership in payments innovation, and a commitment to supporting economic well‑being in communities. The Bank holds several key System roles, including leading the Financial Support Office, which manages the System budget. The Bank also develops and leads innovative payments programs and played a central leadership role in the Federal Reserve’s crisis responses both during the Great Financial Crisis (2008) and global pandemic (2020). The Bank is a thought leader and innovator in numerous areas. Among its most critical responsibilities :

Ethics Considerations and Prohibited Activities

It is essential for the proper functioning of the Bank and the System to maintain high public confidence. Employees must perform duties with honesty, integrity, and impartiality, without improper preferential treatment of any person or organization. Bank employees are subject to federal criminal statutes that prohibit financial conflicts of interest. The Bank’s code of conduct generally prohibits activities such as outside activities inconsistent with duties and certain partisan political activities. As a condition of employment, all Federal Reserve Bank of Boston employees must comply with the Bank's ethics rules, which generally prohibit employees, their spouses / domestic partners, and minor children from owning certain financial interests. Applicants should review the Bank’s Employee Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.

All employees assigned to this position will be subject to FBI fingerprint / criminal background checks and Patriot Act / OFAC watch lists at least once every five years.

Physical Requirements

Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Officers may be required to work evenings and / or weekends. The Vice President of Law Enforcement should be able to successfully complete an abbreviated Federal Reserve Law Enforcement Academy and the annual in‑service training if maintaining sworn federal law enforcement status.

The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work required of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or skills. Management reserves the right to revise this or any job description at its discretion at any time.

Full Time / Part Time Full time Regular / Temporary Regular Job Exempt (Yes / No) Yes Job Category Operations Family Group Work Shift First (United States of America)

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