Mortgage Innovation Business Lead

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Position Overview:

Our Single-Family division is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Business lead/Program Manager to lead and support generative AI initiatives across our organization. This role involves engaging cross-functional teams, business case development and prioritization, while ensuring alignment with business objectives, and driving the successful delivery of Generative AI projects. The ideal candidate has a product management background, exceptional program management skills, and the ability to navigate the complexities of a highly regulated financial environment.

• Program Leadership: Define, launch, and manage/support end-to-end generative AI programs, ensuring alignment with the organization’s strategic goals.
• Customer Engagement: Collaborate with business units, data science teams, technology leaders, and external vendors to identify use cases, prioritize initiatives, and secure resources.
• Project Execution: Oversee the planning, development, and deployment of generative AI solutions, ensuring timely delivery, budget compliance, and high-quality outcomes.
• Risk Management: Help identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with AI implementation, including regulatory compliance, data privacy, and ethical considerations.
• Performance Monitoring: Establish KPIs and metrics to evaluate program success and ensure continuous improvement of generative AI capabilities.
• Regulatory Compliance: Partner with legal, compliance, and risk teams to ensure AI initiatives meet all relevant regulatory and ethical standards.
• Change Management: Drive and support organizational adoption of generative AI technologies through training, communication, and change management strategies.
• Innovation: Keep abreast of advancements in AI and emerging technologies to recommend and implement innovative solutions that enhance the Freddie Mac's competitive edge.

This position will be based in McLean, VA or Plano, TX. Apply now to learn more about our excellent benefits and why there's #moreatfreddiemac!

Our Impact:

We support the Single-Family Acquisitions division head and divisional leadership by driving integrated forums to make decisions and avoid silos, including aligning priorities to meet objectives.

Your Impact:

This Individual will provide thought leadership and guidance related to the innovation and concept development of new Generative AI opportunities across Single-Family Acquisitions Division. The person will be hands-on in a fast-paced environment with a cross functional team defining, enhancing, and developing prototypes to explore new ideas. You will work with idea generators to refine concepts, develop high level business requirements, and assess market viability.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business, or related field (Master’s Degree preferred) with 8+ years of related experience and 4+ years of management experience
• 7+ years of program or project management experience, preferably in technology or financial services
• Knowledge of AI/ML technologies, particularly generative AI applications and their business implications
• Proven ability to manage large, complex programs with cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment
• Experience in regulatory environments and familiarity with compliance requirements in the financial industry
• Understanding of data governance, ethical AI, and model validation is advantageous
• Familiarity with financial services processes, products, and operations is preferred
• Certification in program or project management (e.g., PMP, PgMP, Agile) is a plus

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Knows how to drive large scale business transformation
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and customer management skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions

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