Operational Resilience Associate II (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)

Position Overview:

Are you a self-starter with a passion for operational resiliency? Do you thrive applying your critical thinking skills to solve complex problems? Can you envision yourself on a team that shares your influencer mindset in support of a very important mission? Freddie Mac makes home possible for millions of people in the United States. Being resilient is core to delivering our mission to provide liquidity, stability, and affordability to the U.S. housing market. Freddie Mac’s Operational Resilience (OR) strategy has been built with this in mind, to achieve repeatable, predictable capabilities that can demonstrate agility and sustainability during disruptive events and continue to operate critical processes within defined risk tolerance limits. Freddie Mac’s OR Team protects corporate assets from significant business interruptions by optimizing risk management and building operational resiliency. The OR Associate II will work with the OR Planning and Testing Team Manager(s) to provide analysis, assessment, advisory, guidance and support to Freddie Mac divisions to enhance the firm’s preparedness posture. This position performs a myriad of duties that include but are not limited to analyzing, assessing, and reporting on Business Impact Analysis (BIAs), Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), and Business Continuity exercising/testing activities.

Our Impact:

Strengthen the firm’s overall resiliency posture by evaluating/documenting and testing enterprise operational resiliency capabilities designed to minimize disruptions to business operations.

Your Impact:

• Collaborate with divisional and enterprise teams to establish, maintain, and mature program processes and practices to ensure that the program aligns with industry standards and meets regulatory requirements.

• Educate, advise, and support business areas on designing, developing, conducting, and evaluating BIAs, BCPs, Business Continuity exercises and tests. 

• Drive efforts across the organization to validate the effectiveness of business continuity strategies and plans.

• Identify opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption and other risks caused by business, third/fourth party engagement, regulatory, or industry-specific change initiatives.

The individual should bring relevant experience operating within a fast-paced, complex organization that requires interacting with and influencing a wide range of business and technology stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of relevant experience working with or within a business continuity, business resiliency, or operational resiliency environment

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

• Understanding of operational resiliency and implications across the industry

• Understanding of correlation between planning and exercising/testing activities (e.g., business impact analysis, business continuity plan documentation, and exercising/testing)

• Understanding of IT environments; experience with linkage between business continuity and technology resiliency/disaster recovery is a plus

• Experience with operational resiliency software tools (e.g., Fusion, Archer) preferred

• CBCP or ABCP certifications preferred

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Strong communication skills and ability to present (orally and written)

• Excellent collaborator and ability to work as part of a team

• Ability to multi-task and work effectively to meet frequent deadlines

• Critical thinker and ability to connect the dots

• High level of energy, creativity, flexibility, and dedication

• A willingness to focus and drive toward finding the best solution for the business partner

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:Non-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 $68,000 - $102,000 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.