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 an opportunity to have a greater impact in helping families achieve their housing dreams, have a seat at the table with senior management in influencing sound risk management, and lead a team to achieve their full potential? Our Internal Audit (IA) Division is seeking an Audit Director who owns a portfolio and leads an audit team to provide independent and risk-based assurance, advice, and insight! This position reports to an Internal Audit Vice President!

Our Impact:

We enhance and protect Freddie Mac’s value and help achieve its objective through providing independent and risk-based assurance, advice, and insight. We are viewed as a trusted advisor and collaborate among the three lines, and we work as a diverse, hard-working team and help team members achieve their full potential.

Your Impact:

In this role, you will be an integral part of Internal Audit Division and will be expected to:

Lead

Inspire and empower a team of hard-working audit, analytics, and IT professionals to deliver high quality audits and audit activitiesAlign audit activities with Freddie Mac’s mission, corporate strategy, risk appetite, and top priorities.Show empathy, be approachable, and serve as an Internal Audit leader, serve as a positive role model with staff and executives.

Project Manage

Lead the audit coverage of one or multiple portfolios, including planning, audit execution, and continuous monitoringAdvance the use of automation, analytics, agile methods of audit execution and identify process efficiencies in our ways of workingExecute audit projects with high quality and timeliness to achieve divisional objectives

Maintain and Foster Client Relationships

Collaborate with businesses (first line) and enterprise risk management (second line) to reach alignment in risk understanding and improve internal control environmentAdvise on internal controls and governance, during audits and during proactive and ongoing discussion with business leadersEngage in regular dialog and provide insight with senior business leaders and have a seat at the table with senior management to influence the change

Grow and Develop Teams

Lead a team of audit professionals to deliver results and nurture the team’s career developmentPartner with other audit teams to achieve the one Internal Audit approach

Qualifications:

12+ years audit experience (knowledge of credit risk management preferred) or related experience6+ years in leadership or as a people managerBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience1 or more certifications (CIA, CPA, CFA, FRM, or CISA)Understanding of risk frameworks, risks, and execution of risk management processes and governanceExperience adopting data analytics in audit, crafting automation, and implementing continuous auditing and/or monitoring desirable

Keys to Success in this Role:

Able to influence senior management and be recognized as a leader with visionAble to lead, empower, and develop an audit team; Provide direction and oversight on team projectsAdopt the direction set for the division and implement change within the teamA keen eye for continuous improvement and a dedication to ongoing learning and developmentAble to actively listen and be open-minded to different views and collaborate to achieve better outcome

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.

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 $188,000 - $282,000 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.