MF Risk - Risk Analysis - Lead Associate

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Job Description

As a Multifamily Risk Analysis Lead Associate, you will lead operational and compliance risk assessments, support complex lender onboarding activities, and strengthen the risk management framework for Fannie Mae’s Multifamily Delegation, Underwriting, and Servicing (DUS®) lender network.

You will leverage risk management expertise, analytical skills, and relationship management capabilities to deliver meaningful risk insights, advise business leaders on emerging risks, and support the operational strength and compliance of Multifamily counterparties.

A key focus of this role is managing end-to-end lender onboarding transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), de novo approvals, and other counterparty onboarding activities. Serving as a central coordination point, you will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to assess operational readiness, mitigate risks, and ensure timely execution of critical milestones.

You will also contribute to initiatives that enhance risk analytics, reporting, and documentation, including leveraging emerging technologies and AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency and decision-making.

You’ll collaborate with leaders across Multifamily, Enterprise Risk Management, Technology, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to solve complex challenges, support strategic onboarding initiatives, and enhance counterparty risk management. This role offers the opportunity to influence key decisions, contribute to innovative risk and technology initiatives, and deliver insights to senior leadership and regulatory stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Counterparty Risk Assessments

• Conduct operational and compliance risk assessments of DUS® lenders and servicers.
• Evaluate governance, cybersecurity, technology and data controls, fraud risk management, and third-party risk programs.
• Assess adherence to the DUS Guide, program requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Perform due diligence for new counterparties, including lender onboarding, M&A transactions, and de novo approvals.
• Develop clear, risk-based recommendations for senior leadership on counterparty risk profiles and mitigation strategies.

Risk Monitoring, Transaction Management & Governance

• Serve as the central coordination point for lender onboarding transactions across business, technology, legal, compliance, and risk stakeholders.
• Manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and issue resolution across concurrent workstreams.
• Coordinate and conduct subject matter expert reviews, including operational readiness, fraud, information security, technology/data, resiliency, and third-party assessments. Monitor lender performance using dashboards, KRIs, and analytics to identify emerging risks and trends.
• Assess operational processes, governance, and controls; recommend mitigation strategies and track remediation through resolution.

Governance & Risk Framework

• Contribute to the development and continuous enhancement of counterparty risk policies, compliance testing methodologies, governance processes, and operational risk controls.
• Support Enterprise Risk Management initiatives by ensuring activities align with regulatory expectations and Fannie Mae governance standards.
• Assist with enterprise and counterparty risk reviews, documenting conclusions that are clear, consistent, and well supported.
• Support strategic initiatives that modernize risk analytics, reporting, documentation, and technology-enabled risk management capabilities.

Communication & Relationship Management

• Detail-oriented self-starter who collaborates effectively across functions to drive coordinated risk oversight and lender onboarding.
• Synthesize complex analyses from multiple stakeholders into concise, executive-ready recommendations.
• Prepare briefings and presentations for senior management, governance committees, and FHFA.
• Communicate complex risks clearly to internal stakeholders and external counterparties while fostering a strong risk culture.

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Risk Management, Economics, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years of experience in operational risk, compliance, enterprise