Product Owner, Senior Manager (Single-Family)

Freddie Mac • McLean, VA

8d • $168,000 - $252,000

About The Position

At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it’s at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose. Position Overview: Are you inspired by Freddie Mac’s mission to make home possible for millions of families? As a Product Owner, Senior Manager on our Single-Family Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) Securitization Modern Delivery team, you’ll lead the charge in transforming the mortgage landscape through innovative technology and customer-centric solutions. If you thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment and are passionate about unlocking new opportunities to deliver value, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact. Join us to shape the future of housing finance, work alongside talented professionals, and help drive Freddie Mac’s vision forward. Apply now and support our mission to #makehomepossible! Our Impact: The Product Owner, Sr. Manager role will be part of the MBS Securitization Portfolio within the Single-Family Portfolio & Servicing (SFPS) line of business helping to transform the way in which Freddie Mac does business. The Product Owner, Sr. Manager helps set the vision and roadmap working closely with teams within a scaled Agile framework to deliver value. They will help prioritize the market/customer needs and are accountable for product decisions that drive the flow of work across the capability.

Requirements

• College Degree or equivalent experience; advanced studies/degree preferred
• Typically has 10+ years MBS Securitization related experience and 4+ years management experience
• Knowledgeable of Security structures including the data & processes needed to support formation, issuance and settlement of the Securities and ongoing monthly processing desirable
• Strong business judgment and decision-making skills; ability to identify, prioritize, and articulate the highest impact initiatives
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to present sophisticated ideas in a clear, concise fashion to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven understanding of current technologies with the ability to develop and deliver projects using groundbreaking technologies
• In-depth understanding of agile development and continuous deployment practices.
• Understanding of scaled agile, (SAFe) release, increments.
• Experience with APM tools like Atlassian Jira
• High level of analytical ability to measure the velocity, capacity, and value of teams’ contributions
• Availability for occasional work beyond core business hours or weekends as needed

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated leadership experience with product development and ownership
• Exceptional interpersonal, technical, and organizational skills
• Strong ability to gain alignment and empower partners to engage in making the vision a reality
• Ability to problem solve, work effectively with others, motivate and drive innovation within and across teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, technical awareness, and leadership abilities

Responsibilities

• Works with stakeholders to prioritize epic backlog by assessing business & customer value through input from all lead roles and partners
• Manage partners; ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Identifies and assists quantifying opportunities to drive efficiencies and automate processes, as well as ensure complete, accurate, and up-to-date depiction of processes
• Proposes new and innovative ideas within sophisticated products and/or across teams to improve the product, showing curiosity to learn about new insights
• Empowers member(s) of the team to take ownership of product-related problem-solving and provides team support
• Supports and reinforces collaborative attitude within and across teams
• Builds open lines of communication between, within and across teams
• Encourages and coaches teams to collaborate optimally among each other
• Establishes and strengthens direct relationships with Business Stakeholders in Security Operations, Securitization Policy, Multifamily, and Investments & Capital Markets (I&CM) departments

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level