Product Management - Advisor
About The Position
The Product Management Advisor provides product management expertise for Fannie Mae’s Single-Family business and technology initiatives, helping transform complex business processes into modern digital capabilities. The role partners with business subject matter experts and technology teams to define product needs, translate business requirements into actionable capabilities, and support products that improve lender and business-user experiences. The advisor leads product management activities related to modernizing business processes and developing a new technology platform. They help define future-state product vision and capabilities, facilitate discovery and design discussions, advise on product strategy and roadmaps, and coordinate with technology partners to support effective product delivery. The role also provides ongoing support for eMortgage capabilities, including product improvements, reporting, and lifecycle activities. The position advises the team on methods for building, developing, or designing product functionality and creates processes for the ongoing implementation, enhancement, or maintenance of products. Employees in most roles are expected to work onsite regularly at their designated office; the in-office cadence is determined by the manager.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of relevant product management experience supporting the design, development, modernization, or ongoing management of technology-enabled products or business capabilities.
- Experience translating complex business needs and processes into product requirements and capabilities that technology teams can understand and implement.
- Experience partnering across business and technology organizations and serving as a liaison among subject matter experts, product stakeholders, and technical teams.
- Experience with product discovery, process analysis, requirements definition, prioritization, and product lifecycle management.
- Experience identifying opportunities to simplify, redesign, or automate complex business processes through technology.
- Technical fluency and ability to understand technology capabilities, dependencies, and tradeoffs; hands-on software development expertise is not required.
- Experience facilitating discussions with diverse stakeholders, gathering feedback, building alignment, and translating input into actionable product recommendations.
- Curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with mortgage products, mortgage origination, or related Single-Family mortgage processes.
- Experience supporting products or business processes within financial services or another highly regulated industry.
- Experience working with customer relationship management platforms or similar enterprise business applications.
- Experience supporting development or modernization of a new product or technology platform from discovery and future-state design through implementation.
- Experience with digital mortgage or eMortgage capabilities.
- Experience facilitating product discovery, design-thinking, or future-state process design sessions.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (listed as a desired experience; a bachelor’s degree is also listed as required).
Responsibilities
- Lead product management activities supporting business-process modernization and development of a new technology platform.
- Partner with business subject matter experts to understand current processes, identify pain points and opportunities, and define future-state product vision and capabilities.
- Serve as a liaison between business users and technology teams, translating business needs into clear product requirements and explaining technology capabilities, constraints, and tradeoffs.
- Facilitate product discovery and design discussions to challenge existing processes, explore approaches, and identify opportunities to simplify and automate workflows.
- Advise on product strategy, priorities, and roadmap decisions to align technology solutions with business objectives and user needs.
- Coordinate with technology partners supporting business applications and platforms to prioritize capabilities, clarify requirements, and support product delivery.
- Support the product manager for eMortgage capabilities by identifying improvements, reporting, and supporting product lifecycle activities.
- Build relationships across business, product, and technology teams to drive alignment and maintain momentum across high-priority initiatives.
- Advise the team on processes and methods for building, developing, or designing product functionality.
- Create processes and procedures for ongoing product implementation, enhancement, or maintenance.
Benefits
- Health, life, voluntary lifestyle, and other benefits and perks supporting physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.
- Eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program, subject to its terms.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
