Job Description

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you’ll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.

Position Overview:

Are you a driven, innovative and execution-focused professional looking to make an impact? Do you want to use your credit/collateral risk management and analytical skills to advance Freddie Mac’s efforts to measure and mitigate climate risk? This role offers an outstanding opportunity to significantly impact the way Freddie Mac addresses and manages climate risk. We are looking for someone up to this vital challenge and who is as excited as we are to pave this new path. Apply now and learn why there’s #MoreAtFreddieMac!

Our Impact:

Climate change is unquestionably a defining issue of our time. As our climate continues to evolve, it is critical that Freddie Mac understand the risks that climate change poses to our business model and mission, as well as the mortgage industry and the housing market. As a member of the Single Family Acquisitions Credit Risk team, you will have a direct impact on our mission to provide liquidity, stability, affordability and equity in the largest mortgage market in the world.

In collaboration with leaders across the enterprise, Freddie Mac is developing a framework to identify, measure, monitor, control and report climate-related risks as well as identifying meaningful strategies to understand and mitigate climate risk.

Your Impact:

• Lead efforts on behalf of Single-Family Acquisitions (SFA) Division to develop appropriate business strategies related to climate risk and resiliency.
• Engage with industry leaders and regulatory agencies to stay abreast of changes, opportunities, and emerging risks related to Climate.
• Collaborate across departments and divisions to define climate risk and resiliency roadmap, including but not limited to product development, risk management and process integration.
• Provide awareness and visibility related to climate risk and resiliency roadmap to ensure executive and business line awareness and alignment.
• Serve as climate risk and resiliency subject matter expert providing as needed guidance to SFA departments (e.g. Product, Credit, Seller Engagement) to assist with successful execution against roadmap.
• Active engagement in Freddie Mac’s Climate Consortium representing SFA. Consortium oversees corporate climate strategy and consists of leaders from business lines (1LOD) and enterprise risk management (2LOD).
• Participate in climate risk scenario analysis reviews, provide input to ensure scenarios are appropriate for SFA business and vet potential data gaps. Ensure appropriate strategies are developed to address critical data gaps.
• Lead research and development of new or revised collateral related policies and offerings to improve housing resilience against natural hazards and energy efficiency.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Single-Family risk management process

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of proven experience, including 4+ years leading a team
• BS/BA degree in a quantitative field or relevant experience
• Experience in financial services
• Ability to translate and present sophisticated data in a manner that educates, improves understanding and influence decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication, critical thinking, relationship management, and prioritization skills
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite
• Advanced studies/degree preferred
• Single family housing experience in new construction methods and standards preferred

Keys to Success:

• Highly motivated and accountable self-starter, comfortable taking initiative and navigating new and ambiguous environments.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Intellectually curious; ability to quickly digest new industry information, data and/or regulations, derive insights and determine impacts to our business
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills capable of succinctly presenting complex subject matter;
• Ability to facilitate group discussions and build relationships
• Proven ability to learn and successfully drive execution

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

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you’ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities 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.

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Time-type:Full timeFLSA 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 $189,000 - $283,000 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.

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