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Job Description
In this compelling leadership position, you will be accountable for assessing and identifying potential risks that may threaten our reputation, safety, security, and/or financial success, as well as communicate and collaborate with key stakeholders across the enterprise and understand business objectives.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
The Treasury and Capital Markets – Risk Management – Senior Director 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:
Lead 1st line operational risk management strategy for Fannie Mae’s Treasury and Capital Markets (TCM) division.
Provide leadership coverage, escalation support, and strategic execution across the TCM operational risk portfolio.
Understand and lead complex risk reviews, including understanding of Model Risk Management, Fair Lending, Third-Party Risk Management, Compliance, and other emerging risk dimensions of operational risk.
Help set the strategy, vision, and priorities of operational risk management for TCM, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk management (ERM) standards and expectations.
Lead and coordinate operational compliance across Single-Family, Multi-Family, and Finance divisions.
Lead and conduct complex risk reviews across the TCM division as requested and/or identified.
Ability to solve problems, strategize, and resolve large scale issues or control gap remediations.
Partner with business and technology stakeholders to identify opportunities to automate controls, enhance monitoring, and implement innovative risk solutions.
Help govern, risk, and compliance; operational compliance includes, but is not limited to, policies and procedures, records, delegations of authority, privacy, and anti-money laundering.
Responsible for TCM operational risk event and incident filing and reporting within requirements and processes of ERM.
Lead and coordinate cross‑TCM projects and initiatives, either at the direction of the Head of Operational Risk or as independently identified.
Engage with Internal Audit team for audits and exams (internal and FHFA).
Govern TCM process flows, ensuring documentation, controls, and risk assessments are current and effective.
THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM
Required Experiences:
8+ years of relevant risk management experience, ideally 10+ in a leadership capacity
Experience working in the mortgage space or adjacent financial services industry space, ideally at a large, complex, and highly regulated financial institution
Extensive experience in leading significant transformation efforts; assessing current state and moving towards an ideal, future state target
Experience in the process of analyzing operational risk data to identify trends or relationships to inform conclusions about the division’s risk level and health of operational risk controls
Experience in identifying and selecting strategic options, and identifying resources to meet the defined objectives
Experience in the process of analyzing operational risk data to identify trends or relationships to inform conclusions about the division’s risk level and health of operational risk controls
Experience in control design, execution, and monitoring
A background in managing teams; understands how to successfully attract, develop, and retain talent
A background in Risk Assessment and Management including evaluating and designing controls, conducting impact assessments, identifying control gaps, remediating risk, etc.
Proven track record being a successful relationship manager; someone who can foster strong connections as well as manage and engage stakeholders, customers, and vendors
Strong executive influence including negotiating, persuading others, facilitating meetings, and resolving conflict
The group of skills related to Governance and Compliance include creating policies, evaluating compliance, conducting internal investigations, developing data governance, etc.
Adept at managing project plans, resources, and people to ensure successful project completion
Collective capabilities for leadership, including leading teams, giving feedback, facilitating meetings, and coaching and mentoring
Desired Experiences:
10+ years of experience
Salary Range: $200,000 - $269,000 a year
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:
200000to
269000Fannie 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.
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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.







