Junior Regulatory & Banking SME

Location: US - VA, McLean; US - DC, Washington

Job Family

Management Consulting

Travel Required

None

Clearance Required

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do

Guidehouse is seeking a Junior Regulatory & Banking Subject Matter Expert to support a federal financial regulatory agency transformation initiative focused on modernizing and improving bank supervision and examination processes.

The Junior Regulatory & Banking SME will work alongside senior regulatory SMEs, business process analysts, and technology professionals to support research, analysis, documentation, and stakeholder engagement related to bank supervision, examination activities, regulatory requirements, and business process improvement.

The ideal candidate has foundational knowledge of the U.S. banking and financial regulatory environment, strong analytical and communication skills, and an interest in applying regulatory knowledge to business process and technology modernization initiatives.

Banking & Regulatory Analysis

Support analysis of bank supervision and examination processes, policies, procedures, guidance, and regulatory requirements.

Conduct research on banking regulations, supervisory guidance, examination procedures, and industry practices.

Assist senior SMEs in interpreting regulatory and supervisory requirements and translating them into business and process requirements.

Research and summarize relevant regulatory changes, emerging risks, and banking-industry developments.

Business Process & Requirements Support

Participate in stakeholder interviews, workshops, and working sessions with examiners, supervisory personnel, business stakeholders, and technology teams.

Document current-state supervisory and examination processes, including key activities, roles, handoffs, decision points, systems, and pain points.

Assist in identifying process inefficiencies, duplicative activities, manual workarounds, and opportunities for standardization or automation.

Support development and validation of future-state processes and business requirements.

Help trace business and functional requirements back to regulatory, policy, procedural, or operational drivers.

Documentation & Deliverable Development

Develop clear summaries of regulations, supervisory guidance, policies, procedures, and examination practices.

Support preparation of process maps, requirements documentation, briefing materials, findings, and recommendations.

Assist with meeting preparation, note taking, action-item tracking, and synthesis of stakeholder feedback.

Maintain organized documentation and traceability among stakeholder input, regulatory requirements, business processes, and proposed solutions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with regulatory SMEs, Business Analysts, process improvement specialists, project managers, and technical teams.

Help translate regulatory and business concepts for technology and implementation teams.

Support validation activities to ensure proposed process and technology changes appropriately reflect supervisory and regulatory needs.

What You Will Need

Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD Public Trust; Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

Must be a US Citizen due to nature of client engagements.

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Banking, Economics, Business, Accounting, Public Policy, or a related field.

Approximately One (1) to Three (3) years of relevant professional experience in banking, financial services, financial regulation, consulting, risk management, compliance, audit, or a related field.

Foundational understanding of the U.S. banking regulatory environment and the roles of federal banking regulators.

Familiarity with banking operations, risk management, compliance, supervision, or examination concepts.

Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Ability to synthesize complex regulatory or business information into clear written materials.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

What Would Be Nice To Have

Experience working for or supporting a federal or state financial regulatory agency, financial institution, or financial-services consulting organization.

Familiarity with bank supervision or examination activities, including examination planning, scoping, fieldwork, findings, reporting, or follow-up.

Exposure to safety and soundness, compliance, operational risk, credit risk, BSA/AML, consumer compliance, or other banking risk disciplines.

Experience conducting regulatory or policy research.

Exposure to business process improvement, requirements gathering, process mapping, or technology modernization initiatives.

Familiarity with tools or platforms used for workflow, requirements management, data analysis, or process documentation.

Experience supporting stakeholder interviews or facilitated working sessions.

The annual salary range for this position is $74,000.00-$124,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Basic Life & Supplemental Life

Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Student Loan PayDown