Head of Quantitative Products and Project Management (Flexible 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 be accountable for building, developing, or designing functionality for a product, as well as manage and ensure completion of the implementation and ongoing enhancement or maintenance of existing products. 
  
THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE 
As a member of the Enterprise Modeling Operations team, the Head of Quantitative Products and Project Management will be responsible for overseeing all core modeling applications.  You will work closely with model owners, business users, technology teams and other stakeholders to document, design and deploy modeling capabilities to the enterprise. This 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:  

• Oversee and provide guidance on the design strategy for new products. 
• Oversee and drive the implementation process for new products. 
• Direct product improvement efforts. 
• Provide strategic guidance on product lifecycle maintenance. 
• Define product strategy that is in alignment with business objectives. 
• Drive a product management mindset through informal and formal trainings and enhancing product lifecycle discipline. 

Qualifications

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM 

Minimum Required Experiences: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. 
• At least 8 years of relevant product leadership experience. 
• Experience in the full lifecycle of product management/development including designing products, developing product roadmaps, translating design requirements, prototyping, demand management, etc. 
• Deep leadership experience including leading teams, giving feedback, facilitating meetings, and coaching and mentoring. 
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and effective communicator.   

Desired Experiences: 

• Master's degree in the field of finance, economics, computer science or business administration. 
• 10 or more years of Product Management experience, preferably with large, complex modeling applications. 
• Experience supporting core financial modeling applications such as interest rate, prepayment and valuation models. 
• Product Management experience including managing demand, releases, and backlog. 
• Product Development experience including designing products, developing product roadmaps, translating design requirements, prototyping, etc. 
• Influencing experience including negotiating, persuading others, facilitating meetings, and resolving conflict. 
• Working with people with different functional expertise respectfully and cooperatively to work toward a common goal. 
• 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. 
• Ability to frame ideas as systems and analyzing the inputs, outputs, and process. 
• Experience in the process of analyzing data to identify trends or relationships to inform conclusions about the data. 
• Relationship management experience including managing and engaging stakeholders, customers, and vendors, building relationship networks, contracting, etc. 

Tools: 

• Advanced skills with Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, JIRA, SharePoint and Confluence. 
• Skilled in Tableau. 
• Skilled in Excel. 
• Skilled in Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings, development, and networking platforms. 
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Additional Information

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Fannie Mae is a flexible hybrid company. We embrace flexibility for our employees to work where they choose, while also providing office space for in-person work if desired. At times, business need may call for on-site collaboration, which means proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless job is noted as open to remote.

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 to request an accommodation in the application process, email us at careers_mailbox@fanniemae.com

The hiring range for this role is set forth on each of our job postings located on Fannie Mae's Career Site. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). 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.