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Data Governance, Senior

AT Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac

Data Governance, Senior

McLean, VA

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 interested in Information Risk Governance? Would you like to join a team passionate in this space? If so, keep reading!

The Investments and Capital Markets (I&CM) division at Freddie Mac is currently seeking a Data Governance, Senior to join our team (first line of defense). The successful candidate will perform data, privacy and cyber governance and compliance activities as well as identity and access management as part of the I&CM Information and Technology Risk Governance Team. The role requires attention to detail, multi-tasking, and well-developed organizational skills. Will work closely with I&CM key partners, and regularly engage with I&CM Business and Technology Office (BTO) personnel in monitoring the compliance of information risk policies, standards, and procedures.

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Our Impact:

  • Govern information and technology risk and implement data, privacy and cyber governance as well as identity and access management in the Investments and Capital Markets division.
  • Evaluate and assess information risk profile for the division.
  • Monitor and facilitate (in specific instances) compliance with Corporate Policies and Standards for the division.

Your Impact:

  • Crafting strategies around data quality and implementation of metadata and information governance
  • Creating and maintaining processes and procedures to align with divisional and enterprise standards related to privacy, information security, information classification, records retention and disposal, digital governance (website management) and data governance.
  • Maintaining an accurate and complete inventory of applications, end user tools, Governance of access and entitlement management activities for the division
  • Monitoring changes to industry standard processes for large financial institutions and identifying needed updates to divisional information risk policies, standards, and procedures.
  • Providing input to reporting on information risk metrics
  • Lead the divisional phishing protocol including training and review of job-aid
  • Partnering with appropriate groups within I&CM, I&CM BTO and Enterprise functions to develop and implement effective strategies related to information risk management and governance
  • Developing management reporting related to information risk.

Qualifications:

  • 5 - 8 years of information risk governance experience within the financial services industry.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in IT, Finance, or related field.
  • Experience defining and detailing business processes and information flows including metadata and data lineage.
  • Proven understanding of industry standard processes related to information risk management.
  • Experience crafting and maintaining operational policies, standards and procedures related to managing information risk including privacy risk, cyber risk, identity and access management and data governance.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Keys to Success in this Role:

  • Self-starter with a positive attitude, and desire to tackle problems.
  • Expert knowledge in information risk management including privacy risk, cyber risk, identity and access management and data governance.
  • Collaborate effectively, challenge status quo and inspire change!
  • Ability to think critically and logically.
  • Develop effective relationships across the firm.
  • Outstanding time-management skills and a strong work-ethic.

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.

Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more, please visit www.BountyJobs.com and register with our referral code: MAC.

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 $105,000 - $157,000 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.

Client-provided location(s): McLean, VA, USA
Job ID: Freddie_Mac-JR13172
Employment Type: Other