Technology Strategy, Senior

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 looking for a career that enables you to bring your expertise to build and develop EO&T (Enterprise Operations and Technology) strategy, operating models, board, and executive reporting? Freddie Mac is seeking a creative, hands-on Technology Strategy Senior to be a member of the EO&T Strategy, Operations, and Reporting team!

You will be working on a wide range of operations and technology strategies and strategic work efforts/projects by working across Infrastructure / Platform Services, Enterprise Chief Data Office, Global Operations, IT CFO, IT COO, IT DRO, Business Technology Divisions, and Enterprise Risk Management leadership. This role will apply knowledge of best practices to define and shape EO&T's overall strategy, governance, organization structure, architecture, and operational efficiency for EO&T.

Our Impact

• Establish strategic alignment across business, EO&T, Risk management and IT CFO.
• Strategic and high-impact efforts / special projects driven by EVP, SVP, and BOD top priorities.
• Design, develop and communicate materials for executive-level and senior leadership meetings to articulate the direction, priorities, decisions, risks and goals of the EO&T Division
• Regularly interact with senior leaders on Transformation initiatives for executive reporting.
• Design, develop, and communicate materials for executive-level and senior leadership meetings to articulate the direction, priorities, decisions, risks, and goals of the EO&T Division.
• Partner with team members to critically analyze and report on critical metrics for board, executive, departmental, and project-level briefings.

Your Impact

• Work in a SWAT-style team environment to engage with all levels of the organization, including senior executives, to strategize and develop solutions for automation, and operational efficiency across multiple domains.
• Collaborate with Technology teams and cross-functional partners to develop cohesive technology solutions, cost analysis, operating model, and implementation approach, as needed.
• Partner with team members to define new reporting needs and change management of existing executive/board of directors' reports, dashboards, and metrics.
• Maintenance and governance of scorecards, metrics, KRIs, and alignment with 3LODs.
• Ability to successfully deliver in an agile, entrepreneurial environment.
• Partner with stakeholders; ability to influence others and move toward a shared vision or goal.
• Highly developed interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills 
• Able to build strong relationships quickly and autonomously across a broad group of stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a team environment and independently.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required. Advanced degree preferred
• 5-7 years in software engineering or Enterprise Architecture managing system engineering tradeoffs, balancing performance, cost and risk management
• Enterprise transformation experience in 2 or more areas (Digital Strategy, Technology Innovation and Ecosystems, Operations and Technology Operating Model, Cloud Strategy, Enterprise Architecture Strategy, Data, AI/ML Strategy)
• Strong organization and process re-engineering skills, including analysis, planning, and execution
• An outstanding ability to analyze problems, apply quantitative analytical approaches, communicate effectively and confidently (verbal and written), and work well in cross-functional teams.
• Excellent and efficient skills using MS Excel and PowerPoint tools (absolutely required)

Keys to success in this role:

• Highly motivated and energetic self-starter with strong organizational and time management skills; proven experience operating at high standards of quality and accuracy within a fast-paced, changing environment, including the ability to manage multiple efforts simultaneously.
• Strong passion for technology and staying abreast of industry trends.
•  Flexibility and adaptability: able to change direction quickly and thoughtfully. 
• A demonstrable passion for and understanding of great user experiences and technology.
• Excellent visual design, written communication skills, and ability to succinctly present/communicate complex subject matter. 
• Experience facilitating adaptive change to meet the demands of a critical and complex division of the enterprise while managing multiple initiatives and time-sensiti