IT Product Owner, Senior Tech Lead (Technology Platforms)

Full-time - Senior

McLean, VA

About the position

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. As an IT Product Owner (Sr. Tech Lead), you will be a hands-on leader and a key member of our Platforms & Infrastructure IT Product team within Enterprise Operations and Technology. We are looking for an influential leader to help shape the strategic vision, align product development with business goals, and ensure platform initiatives deliver measurable value across the organization. Our focus is on enhancing the developer experience and achieving zero-ops in a secure and compliant environment. This role involves being responsible for the entire lifecycle of technology platforms and platform tools, from ideation to execution, while balancing innovation with resource and budget management.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic vision and align product development with business goals.
• Manage the lifecycle of technology platforms (primarily on cloud) and Platform Tools.
• Prioritize initiatives based on business impact and manage spend.
• Ensure efficient delivery of commitments with cross-functional teams.
• Mitigate risks and achieve desired outcomes.
• Combine technology understanding with business objectives.
• Empower teams to solve product-related problems and provide cross-team support.
• Lead by influencing and supporting others across trust-based relationships.
• Liaise with Agile teams to identify and resolve implementation gaps.
• Manage stakeholders from executives to technical personnel, influencing towards common goals.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
• Identify and drive efficiencies and automation in processes.
• Shape architecture and create secure, resilient, high-performing tech solutions.
• Propose innovative ideas to improve products and show curiosity to learn.
• Approach program teams with a business owner mindset, considering P&L impact.
• Engage with internal product teams to gather and process new requirements.
• Collaborate with IT Risk Management, IT Finance, and Information Security teams to ensure compliance with standards.

Requirements

• 10+ years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field, preferred.
• Proven experience in Product Management within Technology Platforms with demonstrated delivery.
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams in a cloud environment.
• Strong business judgment and decision-making skills; ability to identify, prioritize, and articulate high-impact initiatives.
• Previous experience in cloud architecture and infrastructure, including designing and implementing scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions.
• AWS experience will be preferred.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies and microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure as code.
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate complex technical challenges.
• In-depth understanding of agile development and continuous deployment practices, including scaled agile (SAFe) release increments.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated leadership experience with product development and ownership.
• Strong ability to gain alignment and empower partners to engage in making the vision a reality.
• Flexibility with the ability to navigate ambiguous situations and work on multiple assignments concurrently.
• Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges.
• Track record of establishing and maintaining strong relationships and working effectively at all levels in the organization.
• Ability to effectively work independently and within groups while balancing priorities.
• Strong customer-centric mindset, with the ability to translate customer needs into technical requirements.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of presenting complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, including executives.
• Ability to develop and execute a strategic roadmap for cloud platform initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs.
• Annual incentive program eligibility.