Director, Title Risk Assessment and Automation Solutions

Freddie Mac; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Freddie Mac is seeking a Director, Title Risk Assessment and Automation Solutions to lead automated title risk assessment for single-family loans. You will drive data sourcing, rules-based and analytics-driven engines, and governance across Legal, Compliance, and FHFA stakeholders.

The role requires deep domain expertise in title insurance and mortgage data, strong leadership, and a proven ability to translate complex risk concepts for senior management.

Qualifications

• 10-12 years+ of experience in title industry designing/implementing title risk assessment solutions.
• Deep understanding of title data sources, title search/examination, and underwriting standards.
• Experience using automation and models to drive risk and profitability decisions.
• Ability to translate analytics into simple concepts for senior leadership.
• Proven leadership abilities and stakeholder collaboration across functions.

Responsibilities

• Support executive leadership in developing and executing the title risk assessment strategy.
• Identify and prioritize data sources for automated title risk assessment (public records, title data, tax data, lien data, etc.).
• Assess data availability, accuracy, timeliness, coverage, lineage, and usability.
• Lead design, evaluation, and enhancement of automated title risk engines.
• Translate title concepts into business rules, data requirements, and technology needs.
• Evaluate automated title solutions, vendors, and emerging technologies.
• Partner with modeling, analytics, and technology teams on risk frameworks (rules, scorecards, exception logic).
• Work with Legal, Compliance, Fair Lending, and regulators to ensure responsible solutions.
• Define monitoring/governance frameworks with metrics for performance and risk trends.
• Identify emerging title risks and data quality issues for escalation.
• Lead strategies to simplify loan manufacturing while managing risk.
• Communicate complex concepts clearly to executives and stakeholders.

Skills

Title risk assessment

Automation

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Data governance

Education

MBA in Finance or related field

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

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. Continue your career journey where your work contributes to a greater purpose.

Position Overview:

Freddie Mac is seeking a highly experiencedDirector, Title Risk Assessment and Automation Solutionsto lead the development, evaluation, and enhancement of automated solutions that assess title risk for single-family mortgage loans. This leader will help define how Freddie Mac identifies loans with low title risk that can be purchased with confidence, while maintaining appropriate standards for clear and marketable title, risk management, consumer protection, and regulatory compliance.

This role requires deep subject matter expertise in the title insurance and mortgage industries, including title data sources, title search and examination processes, title underwriting standards, title defects, curative workflows, and automated title decisioning. The successful candidate will understand both the business and technical components of title risk assessment, including how to evaluate available title‑related data, obtain and govern that data, and develop or vet rules‑based, analytics‑based, and model‑supported title risk engines.

The Director will work closely with teams across Freddie Mac, including Credit Risk Management, Collateral Policy, Legal, Fair Lending, Modeling, Technology, Seller Engagement, Operations, Oversight, and FHFA-facing stakeholders. This leader will also engage with lenders, title vendors, settlement service providers, data vendors, and technology providers to understand market capabilities and drive responsible innovation.

Our Impact:

The Single‑Family Credit Risk Management team proactively identifies, assesses, and mitigates credit risk to support Freddie Mac’s mission while maintaining a prudent risk profile. We leverage data, analytics, policy, technology, and risk management expertise to support liquidity, stability, affordability, and sound risk management in the single‑family mortgage market.

Within this broader mission, title risk assessment plays a critical role in determining whether loans are supported by clear and marketable title and whether title‑related risks can be identified, measured, mitigated, and monitored in a scalable and responsible manner.

Your Impact:

As a key leader within Single‑Family Credit Risk Management, you will be responsible for helping Freddie Mac shape and execute its title risk assessment strategy. Responsibilities include:

• Support the Vice President of Collateral Risk Management in developing and executing Freddie Mac’s title risk assessment strategy in alignment with Single‑Family, Credit Risk and Enterprise objectives.

• Lead efforts to identify, evaluate, and prioritize title‑related data sources that can support automated title risk assessment, including public records, title plants, tax data, property data, lien and judgment data, chain‑of‑title data, title insurance data, vendor‑provided title datasets, curative data, claims data, and other relevant sources.

• Assess the availability, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, jurisdictional coverage, lineage, usability, and limitations of title‑related data used in automated risk assessment.

• Lead the design, evaluation, and enhancement of automated title risk assessment engines that identify loans with low title risk and support Freddie Mac’s ability to purchase eligible loans with confidence.

• Translate title underwriting concepts, title search logic, title defects, curative requirements, and marketable‑title standards into business rules, data requirements, decision logic, controls, and technology requirements.

• Evaluate automated title solutions, title data vendors, title insurance products, and emerging title technologies, including support for build/buy/partner decisions.

• Partner with modeling, analytics, and technology teams to develop and validate title risk decisioning frameworks, including rule‑based engines, scorecards, exception logic, confidence scoring, and model‑supported approaches where appropriate.

• Work with Legal, Fair Lending, Compliance, Oversight, and regulatory stakeholders to ensure title risk assessment solutions are responsible, explainable, controlled, and aligned with applicable policies, laws, regulations, and Freddie Mac standards.

• Define monitoring and governance frameworks for title risk assessment solutions, including performance metrics, exception rates, defect rates, curative outcomes, claims experience, repurchase risk indicators, and emerging risk trends.

• Identify and escalation emerging title risks, data quality issues, jurisdictional changes, vendor performance issues, or operational gaps that could affect Freddie Mac’s risk position.

• Lead strategies that responsibly manage title risk while simplifying the loan manufacturing process, improving certainty for lenders, reducing borrower costs where appropriate, and supporting scalable loan purchase execution.

• Communicate complex title, data, and risk concepts clearly to senior executives, business partners, regulators, and operational stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• 10-12 years+ of experience in title industry designing/implementing effective title risk assessment solutions with a deep understanding of title related available data and approaches to automated title risk assessments

• Experience in researching and developing title products preferred

• Strong knowledge and experience with strategic use of automation and models to drive business decisions across risk and profitability

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse group of stakeholders

• Ability to translate analytics into simple concepts for communicating with senior management

• Ability to empower and inspire action through interpersonal skills

• Proven record of effective leadership, including the ability to balance team and individual responsibilities; building teams and consensus; getting things done through others not directly under his/her supervision; working ethically and with integrity

• An MBA in Finance, Business, related quantitative field or equivalent experience

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Maintaining high standards of work and technical excellence

• Excellent analytical skills and understanding of risk management

• Exhibits independent judgment, strong problem solving, deep analytical ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks and to articulate same

• Confident speaker that is comfortable facilitating discussions with all levels of staff, including executives

• Have passion for driving business, culture, and technology change in dynamic and complex operating environments

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.

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 $184,000 - $276,000 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.