Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae

MF Risk - Risk Analysis - Lead Associate

Washington, DC

Sponsorship not specified$123k-$161kDetected 23 days ago
PythonSQLData AnalysisData VisualizationProject ManagementAccountingM&ACadenceResearchLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingPublic SpeakingAdaptabilityUnderwriting

About the role

  • Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance.
  • Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country.
  • Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.

Responsibilities

  • Perform due diligence for new counterparties, including lender onboarding, M&A transactions, and de novo approvals.
  • Develop clear, risk-based recommendations for senior leadership on counterparty risk profiles and mitigation strategies.
  • Manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and issue resolution across concurrent workstreams.
  • Support Enterprise Risk Management initiatives by ensuring activities align with regulatory expectations and Fannie Mae governance standards.
  • Support strategic initiatives that modernize risk analytics, reporting, documentation, and technology-enabled risk management capabilities.
  • Detail-oriented self-starter who collaborates effectively across functions to drive coordinated risk oversight and lender onboarding.
  • Experience leading operational or compliance reviews and developing well-supported risk recommendations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)
  • Minimum Required Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Risk Management, Economics, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 4+ years of experience in operational risk, compliance, enterprise risk management, audit, or financial services.

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of multifamily lending, commercial real estate finance, or mortgage servicing preferred.

Skills

  • Conduct operational and compliance risk assessments of DUS® lenders and servicers.
  • Evaluate governance, cybersecurity, technology and data controls, fraud risk management, and third-party risk programs.
  • Assess adherence to the DUS Guide, program requirements, and regulatory expectations.
  • Assess operational processes, governance, and controls; recommend mitigation strategies and track remediation through resolution.
  • Assist with enterprise and counterparty risk reviews, documenting conclusions that are clear, consistent, and well supported.

Compensation

  • Requisition compensation:

Company info

  • Experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives with competing priorities and governance requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information and communicate insights to senior leadership.
  • Shows curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to reimagine how we work.
  • Strong operational and compliance risk analysis experience (e.g., governance, cybersecurity, technology/data, fraud, and third-party risk).
  • Proven project management skills, including coordinating cross-functional initiatives, managing timelines, and resolving roadblocks.
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable insights.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to present complex ideas clearly and develop executive-ready materials, incorporating input from multiple stakeholders into cohesive recommendations.
  • Experience collaborating effectively across Technology, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Operations, and other business partners.
  • Proficiency with data analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, Alteryx).
  • Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies to enhance research, reporting, and analytical workflows.

Equal opportunity

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