Fannie Mae

Senior Director – Head of AI Platform, Data Risk Management, Technology and Operations Risk Management

Fannie Mae

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Plano • Texas • Virginia • United States

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Salary

💰 $200,000 - $269,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Define and execute the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Data Platform and AI first line risk management
  • Build and lead a high‑performing team of risk professionals aligned to data, AI, and platform domains
  • Partner with senior technology, data, and business leaders to embed risk management into product, platform, and engineering lifecycles
  • Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on AI, data, and emerging technology risks, including evolving regulatory expectations
  • Establish and mature risk frameworks for AI/ML models and agent‑based systems, enterprise data platforms, data governance, privacy, and model risk
  • Drive proactive risk identification, assessment, and mitigation across the technology and data stack
  • Oversee risk appetite alignment, issue management, and control effectiveness
  • Lead governance for responsible and trusted AI, including explainability, bias and fairness, transparency, third‑party and vendor AI risk, and controls for agentic and autonomous systems
  • Design and embed scalable, automated first‑line controls into platforms and engineering workflows, including CI/CD pipelines, data pipelines, and AI lifecycle processes
  • Ensure controls are measurable, testable, and aligned to enterprise standards
  • Collaborate closely with second‑line risk, compliance, audit, and regulatory partners
  • Represent the function in governance forums, risk committees, and executive reviews

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in technology risk, data risk, AI risk, operational risk, or related disciplines
  • Deep understanding of first line risk management within highly regulated organizations
  • Proven leadership experience building and scaling risk or technology functions
  • Familiarity with AI governance frameworks and regulatory expectations
  • Executive presence with the ability to influence senior and C‑suite stakeholders
  • Strong strategic thinking combined with hands‑on execution capability
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Preferred Qualifications: Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Data/AI, or related field)
Benefits
  • Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data risk managementAI risk managementoperational risk managementrisk frameworksAI/ML modelsdata governanceprivacyCI/CD pipelinesdata pipelinesAI lifecycle processes
Soft Skills
leadershipstrategic thinkinginfluencecollaborationcommunicationexecutive presenceteam buildingproblem solvingrisk assessmentstakeholder management
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBAMS in Data/AI