Jobs at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Conducts IT audit fieldwork, evaluates and tests IT controls, identifies cybersecurity and technology risks, assesses IT projects and governance, follows up on remediation, monitors risk indicators, and communicates findings and recommendations to business and IT stakeholders.

Define product vision, strategy, and roadmaps for a portfolio of financial services products. Conduct market and customer research, develop business cases, prioritize enhancements, write epics, and lead cross-functional teams through product launches using SAFe methodology. Manage stakeholder alignment, advise specialists, and oversee revenue targets, forecasts, and ongoing product performance.

Lead data governance policy implementation, platform administration, workflow configuration, metadata management, data cataloging, lineage documentation, and data quality analysis. Collaborate with data owners and organizational workgroups to implement governance practices, maintain glossaries and dictionaries, and serve as a resource for governance best practices. The role may lead junior staff efforts but has no direct reports.

Conduct economic and financial data collection, cleaning, management, and analysis; perform statistical and econometric research using Stata, R, Python, and MATLAB; review literature; prepare charts, tables, presentations, written analysis, and briefing materials; and support research papers and policy analysis while collaborating with economists and research staff.

Conduct independent research in financial economics, publish findings in leading academic journals, provide in-depth analysis for Federal Reserve policy briefings, and contribute to the Bank’s research mission. Candidates must demonstrate strong finance and economics publication records, academic or comparable research experience, and excellent communication skills.

Conduct independent macroeconomic research for publication in leading economics and finance journals, provide in-depth analysis for Federal Reserve policy briefings, and contribute to the Chicago Fed’s research mission. The role requires strong communication skills, substantial academic or comparable research experience, and a strong publication record. Responsibilities focus on macroeconomic modeling, monetary policy, central banking, labor markets, business cycles, and broader macroeconomic policy.

Administer and maintain enterprise file transfer platforms (IBM Sterling, Axway), ensure secure, reliable transfers, troubleshoot failures, perform upgrades/patches, automate workflows with scripts and Ansible, provide on-call production support, manage security controls and compliance, and create technical documentation and runbooks.

Lead regional economic intelligence and outreach, conduct qualitative and quantitative research, produce sector and district analysis for policy use, prepare publications and presentations, engage senior external stakeholders, and mentor junior economists.

Conduct applied research and data-focused analysis on financial markets to inform monetary policy and financial stability. Produce written reports and presentations, advise senior Bank leaders, engage with industry and stakeholders, manage projects, and contribute to team deliverables supporting the Federal Reserve's objectives.

Conduct and contribute to financial markets research using complex datasets; develop data exploration tools; support policy analysis and brief senior leaders; publish reports and presentations; create educational materials for stakeholders; collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to inform monetary policy and financial stability work.