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Job Location drjobs

Mclean - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 170000 - 254000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

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:

Are you a tax attorney looking for an exciting and meaningful inhouse practice Do you want to make an impact in the U.S. housing industry at a missionoriented institution and leader in the housing finance market

We are looking for a tax attorney with experience in securitization financial products and debt offerings outstanding substantive and analytical skills and a proven ability to support clients. We offer a uniquely sophisticated and impactful mortgagerelated securities and financial products tax practice with good worklife balance and flexibility. Apply now to learn about our benefits and why theres #MoreAtFreddieMac!

Our Impact:

  • The Tax Department of Freddie Macs Legal Division provides legal counsel and support for a wide range of mortgagerelated securitization programs debt offerings and financial product transactions.

  • This position has a key role in a variety of securities offerings including credit risk transfer securitizations re performing loan securitizations multifamily and singlefamily securitizations and debt offerings; the position will also support the development of new products and related company initiatives.

  • We are a private sector company with a public purpose that offers a unique and fulfilling professional career opportunity along with the flexibility and quality of life provided by a hybrid work environment.

Your Impact:

Serve as a trusted advisor to capital markets clients in securitization and financial products transactions and provide counsel on program improvements and innovations. Additionally advise Tax Compliance and business divisions on tax implications of transactions. Your advice will help craft company products policies and operations and impact the industry in furtherance of Freddie Macs mission.

  • Collaborate with peers outside counsel and internal legal professionals and interact on behalf of the company with counterparties.

  • Contribute as a key member of the Legal team to bring to market complex securitization offerings in partnership with various business divisions

Qualifications:

  • Juris Doctor (JD) degree; membership in good standing in a state Bar and a minimum of 5 years of legal experience. Master of Laws degree (LL.M Tax) preferred

  • Experience in securitization and financial product transactions with a law firm or corporate law department.

  • Substantive knowledge of taxation of securitization transactions and/or financial products.

  • Ability to lead and manage transactions including drafting and negotiating tax disclosure documents in sophisticated securities transactions.

  • Ability to advise Tax Compliance and business divisions on complex tax issues

Keys to Success in this Role:

  • Subjectmatter expertise and excellent technical and practical skills in leading the of complex mortgagebacked securities transactions and advising business divisions on financial product transactions.
  • Creativity and problemsolving skills to effectively advise clients in collaboration with internal partners and other legal experts.
  • Ability to understand business goals processes and constraints and to collaborate effectively with clients and internal and external stakeholders including counterparties in furtherance of those goals.
  • Excellent communication skills including comfort interacting with internal management and external partners.

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.

Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more please visit www.BountyJobs and register with our referral code: MAC.

Timetype:Full time

FLSA Status:Exempt

Freddie 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.

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