SF Collateral Risk - Product Management - Lead Associate

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 home ownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.

As a Product Management Lead within the Single‑Family Collateral Risk organization, you will play a pivotal role in shaping strategic product decisions that drive business value, manage risk, and support the future of housing finance. The ideal candidate is an outcome-oriented problem solver with exceptional critical thinking, sound judgment, and a disciplined approach to decision-making. You will be responsible for evaluating complex business and technology challenges, identifying root causes, assessing risks and tradeoffs, and recommending solutions that create sustainable value.

Success in this role requires the ability to influence stakeholders, bring clarity to competing perspectives, and lead cross‑functional teams toward shared goals. If you are energized by solving complex problems, uncovering opportunities for improvement, and leading through influence, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on products that are critical to Fannie Mae’s mission.

• Support development and execution of product strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Lead product discovery, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance activities.
• Analyze and present solutions for complex business, operational, and technology challenges.
• Evaluate competing priorities, risks, dependencies, and constraints.
• Partner across Product, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Business teams.
• Define requirements, business outcomes, success metrics, and prioritization frameworks.
• Guide product lifecycle management and continuous improvement efforts.
• Proven ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects and work streams in a dynamic environment.

• Minimum 4 years of experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, Strategy, Risk Management, Technology, Operations, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience solving complex business problems and driving cross‑functional initiatives.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and decision-making capabilities.
• Curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying emerging technologies, including AI.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in financial services, mortgage, housing finance, risk management, or regulated industries.
• Experience working in Agile product environments.

Hybrid – 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.

Education:

Bachelor’s Level Degree (Required)

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.

Requisition compensation: 123000 to 161000

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.

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