Senior Director of Financial Crimes Compliance Financial

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.

The Senior Director of Financial Crimes Compliance, Financial Intelligence Unit is responsible for executing and maintaining elements of the financial crimes compliance risk management program for Freddie Mac, specifically the oversight of financial crimes related due diligence, investigations and SAR reporting framework. The role spans Freddie Mac’s major operating Divisions - Single Family, Multi Family, Investments & Capital Markets, as well as the other divisions as they pertain to the regulatory areas. Apply now and learn more about our excellent benefits and why there’s #MoreAtFreddieMac!

Our Impact:

Coordinate and ensure visibility with Business Divisions in the First Line of Defense to ensure efficient and effective adoption of the new framework pillars

Improve and coordinate an integrated framework of processes and controls across Freddie Mac on an ongoing basis to promote compliance with relevant regulatory requirements as well as corporate policies

Manage relationships and compliance examinations of fraud, Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions with FHFA, as Freddie Mac’s Conservator and Regulator

Advise & collaborate with the business and enterprise divisions (to include Divisional Risk Officers, Enterprise Risk Officers, Legal, and Internal Audit) on establishing appropriate comprehensive, current and well documented policies & procedures that pertain to regulatory compliance

Your Impact:

Ensure appropriate enterprise compliance policies, procedures related to investigations exist that address regulatory and risk management requirements for Financial Crimes.

Develop and implement investigations and SAR related training.

Mature second line oversight of Division-level investigation and SAR filing practices, including improving and driving Quality Assurance practices.

Develop and manage a Complex Investigations Unit dedicated to investigating significant matters and matters spanning multiple Divisions.

Further establish and mature financial crimes related KRI and KPI metrics; convening and directing investigation governance forums with the first line divisions.

Establish financial crimes typology trending metrics and analysis.

Mature and manage Freddie Mac’s enterprise policy and oversight activities related to OFAC sanctions compliance.

Establish minimum requirements for third parties (sellers/servicers) in relation to identification and reporting of fraud and other financial crimes related activities.

As part of the Financial Compliance team, collaboratively lead compliance through, among other things, strategic planning, talent assessment and development, and clear and transparent communications to Compliance staff.

Build and mature relationships with Law Enforcement and Financial Crimes leads at the Seller/Servicers

Continuously improve and maintain compliance program consistent with the compliance risk management framework and industry practice including.

Effective challenge of compliance risk activities

Supervise issues and remediation plans pursuant to enterprise risk framework standards

Identify, measure, and report on risks to management and the Chief BSA/AML Officer

Qualifications:

Minimum 15+ years relevant compliance-related functional experience

Minimum 5+ years leading risk management functions within large sophisticated financial organizations

Proven success participating in the growth of a three lines of defense framework

Strong team management and leadership

Previous Financial Crimes leadership experience at a large sophisticated financial organization preferred

Keys to Success in this Role:

Proven understanding of applicable regulatory framework in the risk management and mortgage markets

Ability to influence and empower others

Excellent oral and written communication

High ethical standards, excellent judgment, sense of personal initiative, ability to interact constructively with colleagues at all levels of the organization

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

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 $214,000 - $322,000 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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