Enterprise Architecture - Product Management - Advisor

At Fannie Mae, futures are made. The inspiring work we do makes an affordable home a reality and a difference in the lives of Americans. Every day offers compelling opportunities to modernize the nations housing finance system while being part of an inclusive team using new, emerging technologies. Here, you will help lead our industry forward, enhance your technical expertise, and make your career.

As a valued contributor to our team, you will assist the team with the day-to-day operations of the Technology Selection Process (TSP), as well as lead cross-functional continuous improvement efforts to ensure the process can fully support Fannie Mae’s Digital Transformation goals and corporate strategy.

The Enterprise Architecture – Product Management – Advisor role for TSP 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:

• Work closely with key stakeholders to develop and maintain the TSP Strategy and Product Roadmap
• Proactively identify areas of process improvement and optimization
• Facilitate problem solving sessions with key stakeholders to drive the TSP target state
• Manage the TSP product lifecycle and ongoing maintenance
• Provide overall TSP Program Management, including oversight of financials, backlog management, feature prioritization, and implementation of process improvements

Minimum Required Experiences

• 6 years

Desired Experiences

• Bachelor degree or equivalent

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
The Enterprise Architecture - Product Management - Advisor 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:
As a valued contributor to our team, you will advise the team on processes and methods for building, developing, or designing functionality for a product, as well as create processes and procedures for the ongoing implementation, enhancement, or maintenance of existing products.

Solid understanding of the Technology lifecycle at Fannie Mae, and the various functions & stakeholders that support it, e.g.:

• Enterprise Architecture & Governance
• Third-Party Risk Management
• InfoSec (Architecture, Vulnerability Management, Risk Management)
• Procurement, etc.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional problem solving exercises using common problem solving techniques including but not limited to:
• Value Stream Mapping
• Design Thinking
• Ishikawa/Fishbone diagram analysis
• Root Cause Analysis
• Pareto Analysis
• Experience in the process of analyzing data to identify trends or relationships to inform conclusions about the data
• The group of skills related to Influencing including negotiating, persuading others, facilitating meetings, and resolving conflict
• Experience identifying and selecting strategic options, and identifying resources to meet the defined objectives
• Working with people with different functional expertise respectfully and cooperatively to work toward a common goal
• The group of skills related to Operational Excellence including improving and overseeing operations
• The group of skills related to Relationship Management including managing and engaging stakeholders, customers, and vendors, building relationship networks, contracting, etc.
• Experience gathering accurate information to explain concepts and answer critical questions
• The group of skills related to Product Development including designing products, developing product roadmaps, translating design requirements, prototyping, etc.
• Experience helping an organization to plan and manage change in effort to meet strategic objectives
• Skilled in creating & delivering impactful communications and presentations to facilitate decision-making at senior and executive leadership levels.
• Skilled in identifying, tracking, and reporting on relevant Key Performance Indicators
• Skilled in Atlassian tools (i.e., Confluence, Jira, Jira Service Desk)
• Experience modeling processes/value streams (Visio, ARIS, HOPEX, etc.) and operationalizing them
• Skilled in Visio, Excel, PowerPoint
• Skilled in MyServices to manage digital workflows
• Solid understanding of the P2P process, and its dependencies with TSP

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

• Research and advise on design strategy for new products.
• Review the implementation process for new products.
• Identify opportunities for product improvements, as well as collect feedback from team and provide recommendations.
• Advise on the product lifecycle and ongoing maintenance.
• Advise on and ensure product strategy is in alignment with business objectives.
• Experience gathering accurate information to explain concepts and answer critical questions
• The group of skills related to Business Insight including advising, designing business models, interpreting customer and market insights, forecasting, benchmarking, etc.
• The group of skills related to Programming including coding, debugging, and using relevant programming languages
• The group of skills related to Influencing including negotiating, persuading others, facilitating meetings, and resolving conflict
• Skilled in presenting information and/or ideas to an audience in a way that is engaging and easy to understand
• Skilled in documentation and database reporting for the purposes of analysis, data discovery, and decision-making with the use of relevant software such as Crystal Reports, Excel, or SSRS
• Experience in the process of analyzing data to identify trends or relationships to inform conclusions about the data
• The group of skills related to Risk Assessment and Management including evaluating and designing controls, conducting impact assessments, identifying control gaps, remediating risk, etc.
• Adept at managing project plans, resources, and people to ensure successful project completion
• Skilled in the graphical representation of information in the form of a charts, diagrams, pictures, and dashboards with programs and tools such as Excel, Tableau, or Power BI
• Experience identifying and selecting strategic options, and identifying resources to meet the defined objectives
• Ability to frame ideas as systems and analyzing the inputs, outputs, and process
• The group of skills related to Product Management including managing demand, releases, and backlog
• Working with people with different functional expertise respectfully and cooperatively to work toward a common goal
• Skilled in creating visual concepts, creating content, and editing content by hand or with the help with computer software to communicate ideas
• Experience helping an organization to plan and manage change in effort to meet strategic objectives
• The group of skills related to Relationship Management including managing and engaging stakeholders, customers, and vendors, building relationship networks, contracting, etc.
• The group of skills related to Operational Excellence including improving and overseeing operations
• The group of skills related to Communication including communicating in writing or verbally, copywriting, planning and distributing communication, etc.
• The group of skills related to Product Development including designing products, developing product roadmaps, translating design requirements, prototyping, etc.
• Skilled in Tableau
• Skilled in Visio
• Skilled in Excel
• Experience using JIRA
• Skilled in SQL

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