Innovation Advisor

1 month ago

Washington DC United States Fannie Mae Full time
Job Description

As a valued colleague on the Innovation Team within the Enterprise Strategy organization, you will conduct early-stage concept research, contribute to supporting the product lifecycle, and collaborate with the team in assessing product needs, managing plans, issues, and risks. The Innovation Team partners closely with the business to intimately understand customer frictions, identify opportunities, and develop robust concepts and solutions to remain competitive in the marketplace. 

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
The Enterprise Innovation - 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:

  • Drive early-stage ideation and concept development through research, data analysis, and market insights
  • Contribute to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of multiple concepts 
  • Partner with the business to support Fannie Mae’s strategic objectives 
  • Work alongside a dynamic team and cultivate a culture of innovation 

Qualifications

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experiences

  • 6 years

Desired Experiences

  • Bachelor degree or equivalent
  • Management and strategy consulting experience 
  • Financial services or mortgage-adjacent industry experience 

Skills 

Required 

  • Communication and executive presentation skills, written and verbal, including presenting new concepts and ideas to executive audiences in an engaging and informative way 
  • Proficient in conducting thorough market/user research and analysis; experience in designing and executing qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
  • Adept at synthesizing data, deriving valuable insights, and integrating user feedback to inform product strategy 
  • Strong communication skills to articulate complex research findings, turning them into actionable insights for the conceptualization of new concepts 
  • Collaborative engagement and communication style suitable for working with cross-functional teams including business, product, and technology 
  • Concept development including evaluating concepts for desirability, viability, and feasibility through product research, user testing, prototyping, and other methods 
  • Ability to work autonomously and demonstrated past capability to thrive in uncertainty 

Preferred 

  • Experiencing developing and pitching business cases  
  • Broad business acumen to tackle a wide range of opportunities and issues in an integrated fashion (e.g. markets, competition, business models, operations, organization) 
  • Familiarity with advanced research methods and experimental design to explore and validate concepts 
  • Knowledge of user experience (UX) and design thinking principles relevant to early-stage concept development, ensuring a user-centric approach from the outset 
  • Experience in customer journey mapping, creating prototypes or minimum viable products (MVPs) to test and validate early-stage concepts with potential users 
  • Experience developing product roadmaps and concept strategies based on customer and market insights, benchmarking, forecasting, etc. 
  • Experience helping an organization to plan and manage change in effort to meet strategic objectives 
  • Expertise in building and sustaining relationships across business, product, and technology divisions, and with third-parties to support business objectives 

Tools

  • Skilled in MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, etc.)  
  • JIRA - Optional 

Additional Information

The future is what you make it to be. Discover compelling opportunities at careers.fanniemae.com.

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.

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