Operations Risk - Risk Management - Senior Associate (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 use tech to tackle housing’s biggest challenges and impact the future of the industry. You’ll be a part of an expert team thriving in an energizing, flexible environment. Here, you will grow your career and help create access to fair, affordable housing finance.

Job Description

As a valued colleague on our team, you will contribute to assessing, identifying, and reporting potential risks that may threaten our reputation, safety, security, and/or financial success, as well as collaborate with team in communicating and collaborating with key stakeholders across the enterprise, and understanding business objectives

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
The Operations Risk - Risk Management - Senior 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:

• Determine business areas that pose potential risks to the enterprise.
• Evaluate the impact of proposed risks to the enterprise.
• Monitor and report on information and processes to reduce risk using rigorous analysis.
• Document and report on resolutions and control guidelines.
• Assist team in creating regular risk reporting by compiling and analyzing monthly operational risk data.
• Provide expert advice on, and guide team in, assessing and identifying potential risks that may threaten our reputation, safety, security, and/or financial success.
• Participate with key stakeholders across the enterprise and guide team in understanding business objectives.
• Manage and govern Delegations of Authority for areas of responsibility.
• Support risk governance activities including but not limited to issues management, loss event management, monitoring of metrics / key indicators, and evaluation of policies, standards, and procedures.

Qualifications

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experiences

• 2 years

Desired Experiences

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Having knowledge of programming language/SQL and ability to read code is a plus.

Skills

• Demonstrated experience with LEAN process improvement and ability to identify and recommend improvements to processes and control environments to drive efficiency.
• Advanced communication skills (written and verbal).
• Solid time management, critical thinking, and the ability to understand and follow risk management reporting procedures.  
• Skilled in Data Analytics; demonstrated ability to use tools and technology for data discovery and problem-solving, to efficiently identify and analyze variances / trending for business insights, and automate processes.
• Strong work ethic, excellent use of discretion and judgment and the ability to work under pressure and multi-task on various assignments.
• Skilled in creating visual concepts, creating content, and editing content by hand or with the help with computer software to communicate ideas.
• Adept at managing project plans, resources, and people to ensure successful project completion.
• Risk Assessment and Management including evaluating and designing controls, conducting impact assessments, identifying control gaps, remediating risk, etc.
• Influencing including negotiating, persuading others, facilitating meetings, and resolving conflict.
• Experience gathering accurate information to explain concepts and answer critical questions.
• Skilled in presenting information and/or ideas to an audience in a way that is engaging and easy to understand.
• Experience helping an organization to plan and manage change in effort to meet strategic objectives.
• Working with people with different functional expertise respectfully and cooperatively to work toward a common goal.
• Relationship Management including managing and engaging stakeholders, customers, and vendors, building relationship networks, contracting, etc.

Tools

• Experience using Risk Works.
• Experience using SharePoint.
• Skilled in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Skilled in Visio.
• Skilled in Tableau and Microsoft Power BI.

Additional Information

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Fannie Mae is primarily a hybrid company.  We embrace flexibility for our employees while providing office space for in-person work and collaboration.  This role is classified as hybrid.  If you speak wi