Multifamily Financial Crimes Senior Director (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office - VA)

Position Overview:

The Technology & Operational Risk department within the Multifamily (MF) division is seeking a Senior Director to lead its Financial Crimes unit. This critical role involves leading the MF Financial Crimes function with a focus on preventing, detecting, and responding to potential suspicious activity. Reporting directly to the VP of Technology & Operational Risk, the Financial Crimes Senior Director will be responsible for defining, executing, and maintaining the financial crimes program for Multifamily. Additionally, this role will be responsible for collaborating with leaders across the industry, across the company, and with our regulator to communicate and drive an understanding of industry trends, mitigants, and responses. As a trusted advisor and leader, the ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with a proven ability to lead a team, drive operational excellence, and safeguard the organization against financial crimes including fraud, money laundering, and other illicit activities.

Our Impact:

• Freddie Mac Multifamily finances rental housing to support affordable housing. We provide mortgage funding for apartment loans nationwide, purchasing loans from a network of lenders and then transfer and/or manage the risk. Our reach extends across the country housing a diverse array of renters, including students, working families, seniors, and more.
• Our department delivers on this mission by collaborating with Multifamily business leaders to manage Multifamily operational and compliance risk. In addition, the department develops and maintains technology solutions that further supports our mission.
• We foster an inclusive environment that promotes active engagement, intellectual curiosity, and skill development to empower a dynamic workforce.

Your Impact:

• Accountable for driving a forward-thinking financial crimes strategy that aligns with MF and Freddie Mac’s overall financial crimes and fraud risk management framework.
• Build, implement, and monitor financial crimes risks and controls across divisional functions to address MF’s Fraud/AML risks in business processes.
• Build and Implement practices and procedures across the financial crimes team to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
• Measure and monitor the design and effectiveness of the financial crimes program across the division and our customers. Maintain and analyze reporting trends and metrics to ensure we are meeting all regulatory requirements and SLA’s.
• Recommend updates to business processes in response to investigations and financial crimes trends.
• Coordinate communications and interactions with lenders to discuss financial crimes trends and scenarios, assess trend patterns to proactively identify incidents, and propose recommendations to improve both internal and customer financial crimes prevention policies.
• Coordinate Enterprise-wide Financial Crimes programs to create efficient solutions, aiding in unified decision-making and strategy development.
• Acts as the primary contact for critical issues for MF Financial Crimes matters.
• Prepare and review regulatory reporting, including Suspicious Activity/Transaction Reports (SARs).
• Support other reviews and investigations as needed to align with regulations and requirements.
• Participate and lead response strategies for audit, regulatory, and other exams or engagements.

Qualifications:

• Industry Experience: Minimum 15+ years relevant functional experience. At least 5+ years of leading a risk management function within large sophisticated financial organizations.
• Leadership Skills: Proven track record of leading large teams and cross-functional functions. Experience with proactively driving and executing strategic initiatives that align with the company’s goals.
• Regulatory and Compliance Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of regulatory requirements, including anti-money laundering laws and regulation, Bank Secrecy Act, OFAC sanctions and fraud prevention leading practices.
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to analyze complex data, market trends, and operational challenges to make informed, strategic decisions.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for presenting to Freddie Mac leadership, Board of Directors, regulators, as well as mentoring and guiding internal teams. Proven success participating in the growth of a three lines of defense framework.
• Exceptional Organizational Abilities: Strong organizational and time management skills, consistently delivering high quality and accuracy in challenging environments while effectively leading multiple projects.
• Agility in High-Paced, Dynamic Environment: Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced setting, adapting quickly to shifting priorities and evolving business needs. Skilled in maintaining focus and delivering results under tight timelines while ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Ethics and Integrity: Ability to handle highly sensitive information with integrity and confidentiality, fostering a culture of compliance that aligns with Freddie Mac’s ethical standards and regulatory requirements.
• Education: A bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or a related field.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Ability to develop and implement a forward-thinking financial crime strategy that aligns with the Freddie Mac Mission and the organization's overall financial crimes and fraud risk management framework.
• Focuses on achieving results, with the capability to independently deliver outcomes and ensure initiatives align with the broader Financial Crimes Fraud strategy.
• Capacity to cultivate and maintain trusting relationships with senior leaders throughout the Multifamily business and Freddie Mac.
• Ability to analyze sophisticated financial data and summarize results clearly and succinctly.
• Ability to exhibit clear and persuasive communication skills, capable of conveying complex information to executive leadership, regulators, and other stakeholders.
• Upholds the highest standards of integrity and ethical behavior, fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, and trust within the organization.
• Intellectually Curious and comfortable navigating between the big ideas and executional realities to create an achievable strategic vision. Comfortable with ambiguity, eager to learn and a seeker of new challenges.

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.

CA Applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Time-type: Full time FLSA 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 $234,000 - $350,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program.

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