Director of the Office of Planning and Budget

About the role

Drive strategy, budget, and performance at the center of the USPTO's mission. If you're a senior leader with expertise in budget formulation, strategic planning, forecasting, and performance analysis, this role offers the opportunity to guide agency-wide planning and help shape the financial future of America's Innovation Agency.

Telework

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per calendar year.

Duties

This position is located in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). The Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, serves as the primary counsel to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO) in the USPTO in planning and developing program objectives, budgetary plans, and fee forecasts.

• Plans, formulates, and justifies the agency's budget and oversees the expenditure of allocated funds and accurate allocation of budgeted costs between programs and business areas.
• Develops, establishes, and maintains systematic procedures for tactical and strategic planning for the USPTO. Coordinates the development of the agency's long-range strategies and organizational performance plans that ultimately support budget development.
• Serves as the primary reporting point for all statistical analyses that measure USPTO progress against established performance goals and progress in achieving stated budgetary and program goals.
• Conducts research and econometric studies and prepares related workload, fees, and fee income forecasts. Plans, directs, and implements user fee activities, applying business-like standards, including the setting of user fees, monitoring user fee receipts and projecting current and future year fee receipts.
• Prepares documentation, reports, input to testimony, and responds to questions in support of USPTO's annual budget submission to the Department of Commerce, Office of Management and Budget, and the Congress.

Qualifications

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.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs) related to this position within your resume. Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 11 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable.

Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position.

Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs)

• Demonstrated expertise in managing the full federal budget lifecycle (including through the appropriation and legislative process), organizational performance management, and fee-setting and forecasting for a user-fee funded agency, including relevant laws and regulations.
• Demonstrated executive level leadership building effective working relationships with other Agency executives, Department-level counterparts, OMB, GAO, and Congress to manage a large budgeting, planning, and fee setting operations.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)

• Commitment to the Rule of Law and Principles of the American Founding
• Driving Efficiency
• Merit and Competence
• Leading People
• Achieving Results

Conditions of employment

• Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related competencies
• If selected, you will be required to pass a background investigation
• The full list of conditions and qualifications can be found on the USAJOBS posting