Model Governance Project Management Tech Lead (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office - VA)

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:

This is an exciting opportunity to apply your PM expertise as a Tech Lead, while working with leaders in modeling, research, and analytics to achieve business needs. We are seeking a highly organized, energetic self-starter to support our partners. Apply now and learn why Freddie Mac is #HomeToMore!

Our Impact:

The Single-Family Credit Risk Management Risk Strategy Execution team is responsible for partnering with business areas and their leadership to identify, prioritize, plan, deliver, and report on mission-based programs and projects.

Your Impact:

• You will have every opportunity to create and implement project management

• methodologies and techniques, as well as change management strategies.

• Drive projects and other program initiatives, ensuring that all scoped work is

• delivered, and all internal controls are adhered to in the process.

• Partner with subject matter experts to help them realize goals/desired outcomes.

• Manage all elements of the project delivery lifecycle, including, meeting facilitation, meeting minutes, and producing project management artifacts.

• Coordinate with Model Business owner and set up structure around model change prioritization, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) coordination, and tracking of issue management.

• Collaborate with 2nd line of defense (2nd line), Enterprise Model Risk (EMR) and Model Use Assessors (MUA) and coordinate in fulling their documentation requests.

• Assist in upload of documents as required by MRS in the Model Risk Tool (MRT) and ensure all changes adhere to the requirements as defined in MRS.

• Facilitate/ Lead model community and coordinate with various partners.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of professional, related experience

• Ability to support multiple concurrent high priority projects in various capacities

• Project management experience using standard project management tools with strong analytical skills

• Demonstrated proficiency in MS O¯ice Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project)

• Ability to take ownership and collaborate with diverse group of partners

• Experience in model governance with experience in model risks management is huge plus

• Issue management experience is helpful

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Possessing ownership and accountability for assigned delivery of projects

• Ability to work collaboratively with key internal collaborators

• Able to see interrelationships between projects in divisions to encourage using standard methodologies

• Strong attention to detail, ability to manage process, highly organized and follow through on tasks

• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations

• Master communicator able to influence senior management to motivate change

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.

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.

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