Freddie Mac Hiring for Risk & Controls and Oversight, Manager (Human Resources) Job at McLean, VA Full Time

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.

As part of Freddie Mac’s return to the office pilot, all employees, contingent workers and visitors must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to be on-site unless they have an approved accommodation.

Position Overview:
If you are a confident, organized, poised and self-motivated professional with an appetite to identify solutions for large scale and complex problems in a fast-paced environment, we are your next destination employer! Apply to join the Freddie Mac Human Resources Division as a Risk and Controls Manager to help consult, develop, execute and monitor HR risk, controls and oversight standards in an integrated divisional strategy.

The Risk and Controls Manager will be part of the HR Risk, Controls and Oversight team. You will serve as the lead for all risk & controls (e.g., Internal audits, regulatory examinations from Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion – FHFA OMWI) for HR’s Center of Excellence department, the Office of Inclusive Engagement (OIE). Partnering with the OIE, you will be responsible for enhancing, developing and documenting diversity, equity and inclusion policies, standards, processes and procedures. As part of this team, you will also work closely with risk oversight partners across the firm, including the Second Line of Defense, Compliance, Conservatorship and Regulatory Affairs and interface with FHFA OMWI.

Our Impact:
Enable the HR division to execute on our HR Strategy in a controlled, effective and efficient manner, while putting the human back into human resources.

Your Impact:
You are an organized, confident, and self-motivated leader who can operate in the space between no longer and not yet to support the HR division in executing on our strategy. You effectively work within a fast-paced environment with little to no direction and you have an eye for detail to provide oversight and direction to deliver results!

HR Risk, Controls and Oversight:
Responsibilities

Serve as the risk, controls and oversight lead for the OIE

Lead all risk and control efforts for OIE, including FHFA OMWI priorities, deliverables, directives and related policies, procedures, strategic plans, regulations/examinations, documentation and key priorities (e.g., processes, remediation action plans, third-party, issue management, operational risk management, Agreed Upon Actions, etc.)

Serve as the lead representative with FHFA OMWI for ongoing examination meetings and requests and with Internal Audit for annual diversity, equity and inclusion audits

Develop and sustain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders (i.e., FHFA OMWI, Conservatorship and Regulatory Affairs, Internal Audit and Compliance)

Partner with division leadership and practitioners to provide sustainable ways to ensure that products and solutions meet corporate risk and regulatory requirements and standards

Support the HR Risk, Controls and Oversight team with the management and execution of privacy compliance, supplier risk management, operational risk monitoring and reporting and internal/external audits

Maintain, track, and communicate status of assigned work to key internal stakeholders

Qualifications:
7-10 years of related experience (Minimum of three years work experience with risk-based auditing and examinations )

College Degree or equivalent experience

Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office

Must work well in a team-oriented environment

Must work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment

Must demonstrate effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

Keys to Success in this Role:
A sense of humor

Intellectual agility and interpersonal flexibility

Strong consultation and communication skills

Ability to develop mutually beneficial relationships inside and outside of HR

Ability to work across silos, levels and externally with key stakeholders (e.g., FHFA)

Desire to personally engage with customers (clients) to learn and deliver on their needs

Deliver on results rather than the appearance of results (i.e., be good, not just look good)

Deep curiosity to learn about the business, new trends and how to do things better

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 time

Job Category: Risk

FLSA Status: Exempt