Multifamily - Risk Management - Lead Associate (Flexible Hybrid)

Full-time - Mid Level

Washington, DC

About the position

As a valued colleague on our team, you will provide expert advice on, and guide team in, assessing and identifying potential risks that may threaten our reputation, safety, security, and/or financial success, as well as participate with key stakeholders across the enterprise and guide team in understanding business objectives. The Multifamily - Risk Management - Lead Associate 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: Guide team in preparing analyses and reports used to determine business areas that pose potential risks to the enterprise. Guide team in preparing analyses and reports used to evaluate the impact of proposed risks to the enterprise. Lead team in monitoring information and processes to reduce risk using rigorous analysis. Document resolutions and control guidelines. Guide team efforts to review business strategies and make decisions that will drive success in the face of shifting consumer behaviors and regulations. This position is needed to support our Model Controllers in effectively executing their role and also in supporting the Head of Modeling areas execute their role.

Responsibilities

• Guide team in preparing analyses and reports used to determine business areas that pose potential risks to the enterprise.
• Guide team in preparing analyses and reports used to evaluate the impact of proposed risks to the enterprise.
• Lead team in monitoring information and processes to reduce risk using rigorous analysis.
• Document resolutions and control guidelines.
• Guide team efforts to review business strategies and make decisions that will drive success in the face of shifting consumer behaviors and regulations.

Requirements

• 4 years of experience in a related field.
• Bachelor degree or equivalent.
• Skilled in influencing, negotiating, persuading others, and resolving conflict.
• Proficient written and oral communication skills in delivering complex technical information to diverse audiences.
• Experience with creation and implementation of governance documents and procedures aligned with internal policies and standards and regulatory guidance.
• Strong knowledge of model risk management and related regulatory guidance.
• Strong knowledge of Capital Markets and the operations tied to Trading desk.
• Strong familiarity with Fannie Mae's multifamily business operations and policies or that of the Secondary Mortgage Market.
• Prior experience reading and writing in modern programming language(s) (Python, R, C++, etc.), skilled in Tableau and other Business Intelligence reporting tools.
• Prior experience with developing best practices and training members of the modeling community.
• Excellent proof-reading and editing skills on complex technical modeling documents.
• Modeling, Risk Management, Model Governance/ Testing / Validation experience a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience gathering accurate information to explain concepts and answer critical questions.
• Experience helping an organization to plan and manage change in effort to meet strategic objectives.
• Experience in Risk Assessment and Management including evaluating and designing controls, conducting impact assessments, identifying control gaps, remediating risk, etc.
• Experience in Relationship Management including managing and engaging stakeholders, customers, and vendors, building relationship networks, contracting, etc.

Benefits

• Broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee’s physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.
• Eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program.