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.

Are you excited by the opportunity to create an impact and work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and agile environment? Do you have experience with first line operational risk management, strong analytical and communication skills, and knowledge of enterprise functions? Join us in our mission to #makehomepossible—apply today and help shape the future at Freddie Mac!
Our Impact:

The Enterprise Business Risk & Control Office is a new function at Freddie Mac responsible for facilitating efficient, effective and consistent management of non-financial risks across Freddie Mac’s first line divisions. The enterprise division risk governance team within this function is responsible for non-financial risk management activities for the Human Resources (HR) division. We act as trusted risk advisors for our business partners and facilitate all core non-financial risk activities.

Your Impact:

As an individual contributor, you will proactively and independently work to manage non-financial risks. In this role, you will be expected to:

• Identify and assess relevant risks in HR processes and design appropriate controls to mitigate the risks.
• Prepare, conduct, and document quarterly Risk Control Self-Assessments for HR business processes.
• Support the business during the life cycle of an issue i.e., identify, assess, develop, and track remediation action plans.
• Investigate operational risk events, produce concise summaries, and identify remediation activities.
• Maintain accuracy of risk related data stored in GRC tool.
• Provide support for oversight activities performed by Enterprise Risk and Internal Audit.
• Assist in completing gap assessments against applicable obligations, corporate policies, and standards.
• Identify opportunities to streamline governance activities.
• Undertake ad-hoc projects, as needed.

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of overall relevant experience with a minimum of 2-3 years of operational risk management
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Self-motivated and results-oriented mindset
• Analytical thinker with intellectual curiosity
• Detail oriented with the ability to think holistically and creatively
• Ability to work in a dynamic, rapidly changing business environment
• Produce high-quality work products
• Passionate about learning
• Team player with excellent work ethics and a positive, can-do attitude!
• Strong Excel skills, verbal, and written communication skills

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

We consider all applicants for all positions without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical and mental disability, pregnancy, ethnicity, genetic information or any other protected categories under applicable federal, state or local laws. We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

A safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Mac’s business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy, applying a vigilance-first approach to work, supporting regulatory mandates, and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs.

CA Applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status:Exempt

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.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $96,000 - $144,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.