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Job Description
As a Enterprise Technology Risk Management Principal , you will anticipate emerging risks and stakeholder needs, advise senior leaders on complex risk decisions, influence enterprise-wide approaches, and lead high-impact initiatives without relying on direct authority. Your ability to connect business objectives, regulatory expectations, and enterprise risk considerations will help Fannie Mae make informed decisions and provide Technology Risk partnership with leaders of key Business Areas.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
The Technology Risk – Risk Management - Principal role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:
- Shape the strategic direction of key business technology capabilities, policies, governance, and operating models by anticipating emerging risks, industry trends, and evolving stakeholder needs.
- Influence the business risk strategy by evaluating business objectives, regulatory expectations, and risk considerations and recommending strategic tradeoffs, governance enhancements, and sustainable solutions.
- Influence the integration of emerging technology risks such as AI into the existing risk framework.
- Lead highly complex, cross-functional risk initiatives involving stakeholders across business, technology, cybersecurity, operational resilience, legal, procurement, and risk functions.
- Exercise independent judgment to identify, assess, escalate, and support mitigation of material emerging and data risks that could affect business operations, regulatory compliance, security, reputation, financial success, or enterprise resilience.
- Build alignment across organizations by navigating competing priorities, influencing stakeholders, and helping establish consistent approaches application development across the enterprise.
- Drive continuous improvement in business application execution by linking governance, data, automation, analytics, processes, and risk management practices to strengthen program effectiveness and delivery.
- Strengthen organizational risk capability by sharing expertise, mentoring peers, influencing best practices, and helping teams apply effective approaches to complex risk decisions.
THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM
Minimum Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
- 10 years of relevant professional experience.
- Demonstrated experience assessing and managing complex technology, third-party, or enterprise risk matters.
- Experience providing strategic risk advice and recommendations that support significant business or enterprise decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and influence outcomes across multiple stakeholder groups without direct authority.
- Experience evaluating risk and control considerations and developing well-supported recommendations for management.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment when evaluating complex or potentially material risk matters.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management capabilities, including the ability to translate complex risk considerations into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Shows curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to reimagine how we work.
Desired Experience
- Significant experience in Technology Risk Management, Artificial Intelligence, technology risk; or a closely related risk discipline.
- Experience with risk partnership with technology business lines.
- Experience operating within a highly regulated or similarly complex business environment.
- Experience advising senior leaders on complex risk matters and influencing decisions across organizational boundaries.
- Experience leading enterprise-level risk initiatives involving multiple business, technology, cybersecurity, procurement, legal, operational resilience, or risk stakeholders.
- Experience improving risk management governance, processes, data, analytics, automation, or operating practices.
- Experience mentoring colleagues, sharing subject-matter expertise, and influencing risk management best practices.
Target Salary Range: $175,000 to $239,000
Technology Risk - Risk Management - Principal
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Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's Level Degree (Required), Master's Level DegreeThe future is what you make it to be. Discover compelling opportunities at Fanniemae.com/careers.
For most roles, employees are expected to work onsite on a regular basis at their designated office location. In-office work cadence is determined by your manager. Proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless the job is noted as open to remote.
Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor. Fannie Mae is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the company. If you need assistance using our online system and/or you need a reasonable accommodation related to the hiring/application process, please complete this form.
The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.
Requisition compensation:
175000to
239000Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 10 years of relevant professional experience
- Experience assessing and managing complex technology, third-party, or enterprise risk matters
- Experience providing strategic risk advice and recommendations supporting significant business or enterprise decisions
- Ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and influence outcomes without direct authority
- Experience evaluating risk and control considerations and developing recommendations for management
- Ability to exercise independent judgment on complex or potentially material risk matters
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management capabilities, including translating complex risk considerations into actionable recommendations
- Curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence
- Significant experience in technology risk management, artificial intelligence, technology risk, or a related risk discipline
- Experience partnering with technology business lines on risk matters
- Experience in a highly regulated or similarly complex business environment
- Experience advising senior leaders on complex risk matters and influencing cross-organizational decisions
- Experience leading enterprise-level risk initiatives involving business, technology, cybersecurity, procurement, legal, operational resilience, or risk stakeholders
- Experience improving risk governance, processes, data, analytics, automation, or operating practices
- Experience mentoring colleagues, sharing subject-matter expertise, and influencing risk management best practices
Fannie Mae Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fannie Mae and has not been reviewed or approved by Fannie Mae.
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Retirement Support — Employer 401(k) contributions are highlighted as a standout, alongside programs like student‑loan repayment and financial‑wellness resources. These offerings signal strong long‑term savings support.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and backup caregiving options are part of the package. These benefits demonstrate robust support for growing families and caregivers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, sick leave, paid holidays, and paid volunteer time are emphasized. This breadth supports work‑life balance and schedule flexibility.
Fannie Mae Insights
What We Do
Fannie Mae serves the people who house America. We are a leading source of financing for mortgage lenders, providing access to affordable mortgage financing in all markets at all times. Our financing makes sustainable homeownership and workforce rental housing a reality for millions of Americans. We also help make possible the popular 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage, which provides homeowners with stable, predictable mortgage payments over the life of the loan. Our tools and resources help homebuyers, homeowners, and renters understand their housing options. We put our customers and partners at the center of everything we do. We apply our experience and expertise to deliver innovative solutions to help our customers succeed. At Fannie Mae, our people pour their hearts into everything they do. Because we know it makes a real difference in others’ lives. We are committed to moving forward with our partners to build a stronger, safer, more efficient housing finance system. Join us to help shape the future of housing: http://fanniemae.com/careers.
