MF Risk - Risk Analysis - 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 homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home. Job Description As a valued colleague on our Multifamily Lender Risk Management team, you will contribute to designing, testing, and implementing analyses and controls to monitor the financial strength of Multifamily Lenders, coordinate risk mitigation activities, confirm their compliance with Fannie Mae financial requirements, and collaborate with the team in communicating and collaborating with internal and external key stakeholders. You will also support the orchestration, governance review, and financial analysis required for approving new lenders and evaluating lenders undergoing a change of control (e.g., mergers and acquisitions). Impact You Will Make Guide the team in monitoring and identifying financial risks to a group or the organization. Lead and coordinate team activities regarding financial risks across groups. Analyze risks and lead discussions to brainstorm solutions, support the team in preparing analyses and reports used for risk monitoring, and propose risk mitigation activities when applicable. Lead teams and business groups on risk mitigation strategies. Implement plans or decisions to avoid risks or mitigate their impact. Lead and support orchestration, governance review processes, and financial analysis associated with approving new lenders and assessing lenders experiencing a change of control (e.g., M&A), including coordinating across stakeholders and ensuring adherence to internal requirements. Lead or apply expertise to a project or program; the span of influence is typically confined to the team or in limited subject matter. Anticipate issues that may arise and generally know how to solve them; regularly able to understand the bigger picture. Minimum Required Experience 4 years of relevant experience. Prior risk‑management experience to include evaluating and designing controls, conducting impact assessments, identifying control gaps, remediating risks, etc. Prior experience evaluating compliance and recommending changes to improve lender processes. Experience identifying measures or indicators of system or financial performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance to achieve desired outcomes. Strong financial‑analysis experience; skilled at reviewing and analyzing financial statements. Ability to gather and analyze pertinent, relevant information and identify trends or relationships to inform conclusions about the data. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to senior executives both within and outside of the team. Self‑starter with strong detail orientation and organizational skills. Ability to work with people with different functional expertise respectfully and cooperatively towards a common goal. Experience supporting governance, approval processes, or due diligence reviews related to lender onboarding or corporate transactions (e.g., mergers and acquisitions). Strong project‑management skills, including the ability to coordinate across multiple sources of information, facilitate discussions with internal subject‑matter experts and external parties, manage timelines and deadlines, and proactively elevate issues to avoid delays in deliverables. Strong collaboration skills. Skilled in Microsoft applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc. Shows curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to reimagine how we work. Desired Experience Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics, Financial Engineering, or a related field. Prior experience determining causes of operating errors and taking corrective action. Experience gathering accurate information to explain concepts and answer critical questions. Skilled in presenting information or ideas to an audience in an engaging and easy‑to‑understand manner. Demonstrated ability or strong interest in incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) tools and capabilities into daily workflows to enhance financial analysis, streamline processes, and support data‑driven decision‑making. - TW1 - Hybrid Qualifications Education: Bachelor's Level Degree (Required) The 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. EEO Statement 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 doing so would cause undue hardship to the company. If you need assistance using our online system or need a reasonable accommodation related to the hiring/application process, please complete this form. Compensation Requisition Compensation: 123,000 to 161,000 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Fannie Mae