PD_EOP_OMB-Deputy-Director-for-Management

Position Description

DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Overview

Senate Committee

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Agency Mission

To serve the president of the United States in implementing his vision across the executive branch, including budget development and execution, oversight of agency performance and coordination and review of significant federal regulations.

Position Overview

The deputy director for management (DDM) also serves as the nation’s federal chief performance officer (CPO), a role established in 2009. The DDM/CPO develops and executes a government-wide management agenda that includes information technology, financial management, procurement, performance and human resources.

Compensation

Level II $187,000 (5 U.S.C. § 5313)¹ _{2017 data}

Position Reports to

Director of the OMB

Responsibilities

Management Scope

The OMB fiscal 2015 budget request was $91.75 million. There were 457 OMB full-time equivalents in fiscal 2015.
The management side of OMB is comprised of five offices that oversee and coordinate the Administration’s procurement (Office of Federal Procurement Policy), financial management (Office of Federal Financial Management), e-government (Office of E-Government and Information Technology), performance and personnel management (Office of Performance and Personnel Management) and information and regulatory policies (Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs).

Primary Responsibilities

® Lead the OMB’s efforts to oversee agency management of programs and resources to achieve legislative goals and administration policy.
® Set standards for procurement, financial management, e-government, performance and personnel management and regulations to be implement government-wide in service of the administration’s policies and goals.
® As chief performance officer for the federal government, negotiate and establish performance metrics across the government (referencing industry benchmarks and other external data as a way to gauge performance), recommend a set of performance-based actions, implement the components needed to track performance against goals and report on progress to governmental leadership.
® Serves as a co-chairperson of the Agency Transition Directors Council² _{Public Law No: 114-136 (03/18/2016): https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1172/text?overview=closed}

Strategic Goals and Priorities

[Depends on policy priorities of the administration]

Requirements and Competencies

Requirements

® Understanding of the budget process and federal government operations
® Prior government service (strongly preferred)
® Proven ability and experience leading and managing a large and complex enterprise
® Background in operations (preferred)

Competencies

® Strong interpersonal skills to support work across the administration
® Process and performance orientation, as this role must drive appropriate management practices and results government-wide
® Ability to understand details of federal policy in a range of operational areas and to balance policy goals with operational realities

Past Appointees

Andrew Mayock (2015 u2013 2017): Senior Advisor, OMB; Associate Director, General Government Programs, OMB; Deputy Vice President for Compact Implementation, Millennium Challenge Corporation; Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Beth Cobert (2013 u2013 2015): Director and Senior Partner, McKinsey and Company (focus on consumer-facing industries such as financial services, health care and telecom for nearly 30 years)
Jeffrey Zients (2009 u2013 2012): CEO & Chairman, The Advisory Board Company; Chairman, Corporate Executive Board (20 years in the private sector as a CEO, management consultant and entrepreneur)
Clay Johnson (2003 u2013 2009): Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel; Executive Director, Bush-Cheney Transition Team; Chief of Staff, Governor George W. Bush; Appointments Director, Governor George W. Bush
Mark Everson (2002 u2013 2003): Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management; Vice President of Finance, LSG Sky Chefs; Executive Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service
The Partnership’s Center for Presidential Transition helps ensure the efficient transfer of power that our country deserves. The Center’s Ready to Govern· initiative assists candidates with the transition, works with Congress to reform the transition process, develops management recommendations to address our government’s operational challenges, and trains new political appointees.