Operational Risk Manager (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)

$126,000 - $190,000/Yr

Freddie Mac - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Dallas, TX

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Operational Risk Manager at Freddie Mac will play a crucial role in enhancing cybersecurity risk management programs and processes within the Single-Family Crisis Response and Cyber Risk team. This position focuses on fostering a collaborative culture around crisis response and cybersecurity risk, advancing governance, and implementing strategies to mitigate risks while ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement strategies, policies, and procedures for managing cybersecurity risk, response, and assurance.
• Identify, define, and establish processes to align with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Integrate cybersecurity risks, security trends, industry guidance, regulatory requirements, and best practices to advance organizational risk posture.
• Identify and develop proactive strategies to manage emerging cyber risks and secure business requirements.
• Review and evaluate the effectiveness of cybersecurity measures and protocols and collaborate with partners to strengthen protections.
• Effectively manage relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a rich exchange of cyber risk information.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 8-10 years of professional experience in operational risk, process management, audit experience, or crisis management.
• Understanding of risk management practices at large financial services institutions, technology companies, or government agencies.
• Solid understanding and experience with operational risk management, covering the full lifecycle of activities, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present content of varying levels of complexity.
• Highly driven, results-oriented, and recognized as a valued partner that works effectively and collaboratively with diverse groups of partners.
• Self-motivated with the ability to inspire action through interpersonal skills, relationship building, and proactive leadership.

Nice-to-haves

• Professional certifications in project management, security (CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, etc.)
• Experience in leading incident management, crisis management, and/or cybersecurity risk programs.
• Ability to foster teams that can operate as self-motivated and proactive problem solvers with excellent analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities during critical events.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Market-leading benefit programs
• Annual incentive program participation