Director Product Management - Capital Markets (Hybrid)

Company Description

At Fannie Mae, futures are made. The inspiring work we do helps make a home a possibility for millions of homeowners and renters. Every day offers compelling opportunities to impact the future of the housing industry while being part of an inclusive team thriving in an energizing, flexible environment. Here, you will grow your career and help create access to fair, affordable housing finance.

 

 

Job Description

In this compelling leadership position, you will lead efforts to build, develop, or design functionality for a product, as well as oversee the ongoing implementation, enhancement, or maintenance of existing products.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
The Capital Markets - Product Management - 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:

• Direct the development of the design strategy for new products.
• Direct the team on the implementation process for new products.
• Drive implementation for product improvements.
• Directs a team responsible for the product lifecycle and ongoing maintenance.
• Define product strategy that is in alignment with business objectives.

 

Qualifications

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM 
 
Minimum Required Experiences: 

• At least 8 years of relevant product leadership experience
• Expertise and demonstrated success in creating digital platforms that are readily scalable and re-usable, improving time to market. 
• Expertise in Digital Transformation and platform thinking. 
• Experience in product specification techniques: user story mapping, behavior driven development (BDD). 
• Understanding of and experience in designing products which can rapidly respond to changes in regulatory needs and industry mandates.
• Experience identifying and selecting strategic options and identifying resources to meet the defined objectives. 
• Experience in the process of analyzing data to identify trends or relationships to inform conclusions about the data. 
• Working knowledge of Cloud Technologies and awareness of emerging technologies and trends to leverage for creating new business value propositions.

Desired Experiences:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Deep understanding of Risk Assessment and Management including evaluating and designing controls, conducting impact assessments, identifying control gaps, remediating risk, etc. 
• Demonstrated expertise in leading customer discovery, synthesizing a customer experience that addresses value, usability, and feasibility.  Leading rapid iterative cycles with engineering and design that continuously re-balances those 3 objectives.   
• Continuous Learning and fostering an MVP (minimum viable product) mindset - through discovery and during development. Expertly maximizes value and customer outcomes against cost and time (ROI). 
• Apply product thinking from the “outside–in” to deliver outcomes for the customer while delivering digital capabilities combined with product thinking and ownership to drive reuse. 
• Possesses Strong EQ (emotional quotient) and builds strong relationships inside the organization. 
• Has an acute understanding of how to negotiate through obstacles to launch a successful product and achieve desired outcomes.   
• Coaching and mentoring stronger Product Managers by providing hands-on support. 
• Defining techniques to create value proposition (learn about the users, their jobs, pains, gains and create hypothesis of what might solve their problems) and validate it. 
• Given a leaner organization, “hands on” leadership with the ability to identify and create unique value propositions of the product through a business model canvas and value proposition canvas is required. 
• Expertise and demonstrated success in productizing API's (application programming interface). 
• Understand an API design first approach enabling teams to move fast and thoughtfully introduce changes early. 
• Visual Communication /Storytelling Skills. 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Information

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Fannie Mae is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, personal appearance, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like