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Ethics and Financial Crimes Associate

Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac Salary
Mc Lean, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/15/2026

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:

If you are interested in ethics, fraud, money laundering, and economic sanctions, and you have a proactive, data-driven, and quantitative mindset, you may be prepared to help drive the Ethics and Financial Crimes Program’s expansion into modeling and data science. This role also involves exploring new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation.

The Ethics and Financial Crimes (EFC) team, within Compliance in the Enterprise Risk Division, has an overall responsibility to identify, manage and oversee Ethics and Financial Crimes related activities, including fraud, personal investment, screening, money laundering, among others. This position in the EFC team will work the data and technology that support the related activities, including reporting, data analytics, application management, task automation and use of AI. Apply now and learn why there’s #MoreAtFreddieMac!

Our Impact:

  • Support all data needs within the team, providing meaningful analysis used for management reporting and ongoing activities

  • Drive efficiency and impact through user self-service analytics and other data science techniques environments

  • Innovate new ways to access information and develop automation of processes

Your Impact:

You will join a cohesive, tech-savvy team and help provide creative solutions to business problems. Activities include, but are not limited to:

  • Deliver data and analytics solutions through calculation of indicators and data monitoring activities

  • Using SQL, R/Python (tool of your choice) to deliver views to support business decisions

  • Design and deliver reports using data visualization, analytics, and BI reporting tools like Tableau

  • Analyze sensitivity settings used for watchlist screening (e.g. OFAC), along with overall application support to users

  • Serve as administrator for key Ethics and Financial Crimes applications, including access management and system configuration

  • Support the team with use of AI technologies and build efficiency in ongoing processes

  • Enhance procedures and job aids that provide documentation to activities performed by the team

  • Perform data quality reviews to ensure completeness and accuracy of data used to support the Ethics and Financial Crimes activities

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a data or technology related-field (Data Science, Computer Science, Information Technology)

  • Coursework or work experience applying data analysis techniques, including the use of Python, SQL and Excel, is preferred

  • Coursework or proven experience in the development of data visualizations and reporting using Tableau

  • Demonstrate an ability to apply curiosity and critical thinking and turn data mining, analytics, and business requirements into business solutions and supporting decisioning

  • Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to compliance and ethical standards

  • Previous experience in Compliance or Risk Management is a plus

  • Effective verbal and written communication and people skills

Keys to Success in this Role:

  • Ability to operate as a self-motivated, pro-active, and result-driven problem solver with excellent analytical and interpersonal skills

  • Quick learner of new technologies, tools, concepts and ability to translate them to challenge the status quo

  • Ability to communicate technical findings to non-technical stakeholders

  • Maintain positive attitude, be flexible, and be a curious learner

  • Establish relationships inside and outside of Enterprise Risk Division

  • Keep calm under pressure

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

We consider all applicants for all positions without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical and mental disability, pregnancy, ethnicity, genetic information or any other protected categories under applicable federal, state or local laws. We will ensure that individuals 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 Mac’s business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy, applying a vigilance-first 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.com and register with our referral code: MAC.

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 $56,000 - $84,000 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.

Salary : $56,000 - $84,000

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