Assistant General Counsel- Single Family Mortgage Operations Technology
Assistant General Counsel- Single Family Mortgage Operations Technology
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Job Description
At Freddie Mac you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and youll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.
Position Overview:
The SingleFamily Real Estate Department in the Freddie Mac Legal Division is seeking a collaborative teamfocused attorney with extensive technology transactions and product counseling experience to join its staff as Assistant General Counsel.
In this role you will support the SingleFamily mortgage operations and technology activities with a focus on matters pertaining to the Single Family Technology solutions that we develop and makes available for use by a range of third parties across the mortgage experience including solutions used by lenders in originating and selling mortgages to and servicing mortgages for Freddie Mac.
You will be expected to serve as one of the primary legal contacts for the SingleFamily business teams that developt technology products and services.
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Our Impact:
Attorneys in the SingleFamily Real Estate Department in the Freddie Mac Legal Division are key advisors to our business colleagues in the development and implementation of internal policies that support affordable and sustainable housing our mission of making home possible.
Your Impact:
The Legal Division is committed to providing bestinclass legal advice and representation responsive to clients across the full range of matters affecting Freddie Mac. As an Assistant General Counsel in the SingleFamily Real Estate Department you will:
Develop a deep understanding of the systems applications services and tools that comprise the SingleFamily technology portfolio and for how Freddie Mac develops deploys describes markets and licenses that technology
Work closely and collaboratively with crossfunctional teams including product engineering compliance and marketing to ensure legal considerations are appropriately taken into account throughout the technology product lifecycle (e.g. ideation development deployment operation refinement and retirement)
Draft and negotiate commercial agreements relevant to SingleFamily technology offerings including licensing agreements terms of use integration agreements and collaboration agreements
Proactively work to identify and complete opportunities to simplify existing licensing frameworks and form agreements without introducing material risk
Advise internal clients regarding cyber and information security issues and incidents
Collaborate with Freddie Macs conservator/regulator and advise internal clients on matters requiring approval by or consultation with Freddie Macs conservator/regulator
Qualifications:
Juris Doctor (JD) degree; membership in good standing in a state Bar
7 10 years of relevant sophisticated experience counseling on technologyrelated matters either inhouse with a bank mortgage company or fintech company or with a law firm
Substantive expertise and experience advising business and technology teams throughout all phases of the technology development lifecycle
Extensive experience developing licensing frameworks and terms of use for an evolving technology portfolio in drafting custom agreements and in negotiating complex licensing deals ideally in the technology or financial services space and with a particular focus on software licensing and technology contracts
Keys to Success in this Role:
Teamfocused with an ability to build and maintain strong collaborative and positive relationships with colleagues clients and Freddie Macs conservator/regulator
Superior analytical strategic legal research oral and written communications and advocacy skills
Ability to effectively handle numerous issues across multiple areas and to set priorities independently
Ability to adapt to change gracefully and shift priorities with ease
High emotional intelligence
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 youll 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.
A safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Macs business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy applying a vigilancefirst approach to work supporting regulatory mandates and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs.
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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Timetype:Full timeFLSA Status:ExemptFreddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and marketleading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.
This position has an annualized marketbased salary range of $170000 $254000 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.Employment Type
Full-Time
