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IT Risk Senior Manager

  • McLean, VA, United States

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $170,000 - $256,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program.

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Pay
This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $170,000 - $256,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program.
Experience
10+ years related experience and 2+ years management experience.
Posting language
English
Posted

Original job description

At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it’s at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose.

Position Overview:

The IT Risk Senior Manager, Board and Regulatory Reporting, is responsible for leading the development, coordination, and delivery of risk reporting and governance activities that support effective oversight by executive leadership, Board committees, and regulatory agencies. This role serves as a key liaison between risk management, technology, compliance, audit, and business stakeholders to ensure that risk information, regulatory commitments, and governance activities are accurately represented and effectively communicated. The position oversees the preparation of Board-level risk materials, FHFA reporting submissions, governance documentation, and related administrative services. The role is responsible for ensuring reporting accuracy, regulatory readiness, timely completion of deliverables, and continuous improvement of reporting and governance processes.

Our Impact:

Enabled effective risk governance and regulatory oversight through the delivery of accurate, timely, and insightful reporting to executive leadership, Board committees, and regulators. Strengthened organizational transparency by coordinating enterprise risk reporting, supporting FHFA supervisory activities, and ensuring leadership had clear visibility into key risks, emerging issues, mitigation strategies, and regulatory commitments. Enhanced operational effectiveness through management of reporting processes, governance activities, metrics collection, and administrative services that supported informed decision-making and regulatory readiness

Your Impact:

Served as a trusted advisor and coordinator for Board and regulatory reporting activities, ensuring the quality, consistency, and completeness of risk information presented to senior leadership and oversight bodies. Lead the development, review, and consolidation of risk reports, dashboards, and presentations for Board committees, executive management, and FHFA. Coordinated responses to regulatory inquiries, tracked commitments and action items, and partnered across risk, compliance, audit, and technology teams to ensure timely delivery of information.

Qualifications:

  • 10+ years related experience and 2+ years management experience.
  • Bachelors or equivalent experience; advanced studies/degree preferred
  • Experience in IT Risk Management, Operational Risk, Regulatory Risk, or related governance functions.
  • Strong knowledge of regulatory reporting requirements and interactions with supervisory agencies, including FHFA and Internal Audit.
  • Demonstrated experience preparing executive, Board, and committee-level reporting materials.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex risk information for senior audiences.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder requests in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience coordinating governance forums, committee meetings, reporting cycles, and regulatory examinations.
  • Advanced analytical, organizational, and project management capabilities.
  • Proficiency with reporting, presentation, and collaboration tools used to support governance and risk management activities.

Keys to Success in this Role:

  • Deliver high-quality, accurate, and executive-ready reporting that enables effective oversight and decision-making.
  • Maintain a strong understanding of regulatory expectations, risk governance requirements, and organizational priorities.
  • Build and sustain productive relationships with business, technology, audit, compliance, and regulatory stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate attention to detail while managing sensitive and highly visible deliverables.
  • Anticipate leadership information needs and proactively address reporting gaps or concerns.
  • Maintain strong organization and follow-through to ensure commitments, action items, and reporting deadlines are met.
  • Balance strategic perspective with operational execution, ensuring both governance objectives and day-to-day administrative responsibilities are successfully delivered.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement across reporting and governance processes.

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

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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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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 $170,000 - $256,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.

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Skills

  • Reporting
  • Risk management
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Documentation
  • Process improvement
  • Leadership
  • Decision making
  • Presentation skills
  • Auditing
  • Communication skills
  • Project management
  • Collaboration
  • Attention to detail

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