Freddiemac

Operational Risk Business Lead

McLean, VA · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$126k-$188kDetected 7 days ago

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About the role

Are you ready to leverage your expertise in Operational Risk to make a significant impact in the mortgage servicing industry?
Freddie Mac is seeking an accomplished Risk Practitioner to join our Enterprise Risk team, providing independent oversight across divisions.
If you excel at analytical thinking, problem-solving, and persuasive communication, we invite you to join our team and help us advance our risk culture. #MoreAtFreddieMac!

Strong influencing skills and ability to lead change and deliver results; Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
Review, support, and challenge divisional operational risk profiles, focusing on key drivers, trends, future outlook, and escalation points.
Coordinate across all non-financial risk domains to develop a holistic risk perspective.
Foster positive relationships with stakeholders, actively participating in risk discussions and supporting effective challenges to drive actionable outcomes.
Implement and enhance processes, procedures, and tools that support operational risk oversight routines.
This is a unique opportunity to shape risk management practices, influence senior leaders, and drive meaningful change.
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Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent work experience) and 8+ years of overall relevant experience with 5+ years in operational or compliance risk management.
Proven ability to influence at all organizational levels, including executives, and unite teams toward common goals.
Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to articulate complex concepts clearly.
Strong team player and ability to communicate clearly and concisely to senior leadership.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs.
Experience in process design and control assessment.
Highly driven, results-oriented, and recognized as a "value partner" who proactively builds and leverages relationships internally and externally.
Keys to Success in this Role:
Deliver thoughtful, fact-based challenges to divisions using a clear, concise, and risk-based approach.
Strong influencing skills and ability to lead change and deliver results
Apply data-driven insights to advise on risk perspectives, demonstrating intellectual agility and interpersonal flexibility.
Exhibit strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities.
Communicate effectively-both written and verbal-across all levels of the organization, including through impactful visualizations.

Preferred experience in the secondary mortgage market, mortgage lending, or mortgage-related securities.

Apply a robust monitoring framework to challenge and review risk practices.
Aggregate and communicate independent, data-driven views of operational risk with a forward-looking perspective.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $126,000 - $188,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program.

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Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs.
Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it's at the core of everything we do.
Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country.
Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose.

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