Director, Enterprise Architecture

The Fannie Mae; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

Fannie Mae is seeking a Director of Enterprise Architecture to lead a high-performing team focused on applying model-driven approaches, AI-enabled practices, and portfolio rationalization across technology platforms. You will partner with senior leaders to align investments with enterprise capabilities and to modernize the architecture landscape.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, governance, and strategic oversight of EA tooling and platform strategies, delivering measurable

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, and Technology Strategy.
• Proven leadership in Application Portfolio Management (APM) and portfolio rationalization.
• Experience driving technology portfolio consolidation and cost optimization initiatives.
• Strong experience with enterprise capability modeling and model-driven architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and lead cross-functional transformation.
• Experience working in large, complex financial services or enterprise environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to translate complex concepts into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead APM enablement and drive enterprise engagement to assess application fit and modernization opportunities.
• Drive rationalization of fragmented tools, EUCs, and vendor platforms.
• Define platform strategies and drive simplification of the technology landscape.
• Establish portfolio governance frameworks to turn recommendations into decisions.
• Drive data-driven decision-making with clear performance insights for senior leadership.
• Partner with Finance and Technology to align portfolio outcomes to business value.
• Ensure tracking of outcomes like cost savings and platform consolidation.

Skills

APM/TPM expertise

Strategic thinking

Model-driven architecture

AI-enabled architecture

Business capability modeling

EA tooling (Alfabet, ARIS)

Governance & operating model

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Executive influence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Active Directory

AWS

JIRA

Alfabet

ARIS

CyberArk

Job description

Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.

Job Description In this compelling leadership position, you will plan and direct the work of a team who design and implement components of technological structures, create solutions with a process-driven view, and maintain and/or update existing structures.

The Director, Enterprise Architecture is a senior leadership role responsible for advancing Fannie Mae’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) capability through Application Portfolio Management (APM), Technology Portfolio Management (Tools Rationalization), and AI-enabled architecture practices. This leader will manage EA Platforms and drive transformation towards a model-driven enterprise design, enabling improved decision-making, reduced portfolio complexity, and accelerated delivery through automation, AI, and standardized architectural models. This role partners with business and technology leadership to align investments to enterprise capabilities, reduce fragmentation, and enable modernization through platform strategies and portfolio optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Application and Technology Portfolio Management (APM/TPM)
  • Lead APM enablement and drive enterprise engagement to assess application fit (business, technical, cost) and identify elimination, consolidation, and modernization opportunities
  • Drive rationalization of fragmented tools, EUCs, and vendor platforms
  • Define platform strategies (e.g., consolidation to shared platforms such as valuation, analytics, or ERP)
  • Drive simplification of the technology landscape by rationalizing and standardizing Technology tools
  • Establish portfolio governance frameworks that can turn recommendations into decisions and monitor execution of rationalization and modernization over time
  • Drive data-driven decision-making by providing clear, actionable performance insights to senior leadership
  • Partner with Finance and Technology leaders to align portfolio outcomes to measurable business value
  • Ensure continuous tracking of outcomes (e.g., application reduction, cost savings, platform consolidation, AI adoption impact)
• Data-Driven Architecture
  • Advance EA as a data-driven discipline (capabilities, processes, information, applications, infrastructure, and security)
  • Lead the development and governance of the enterprise business capability model, ensuring consistency, non-duplication, and alignment across portfolios
  • Ensure consistent use of enterprise models across portfolios
• AI-Enabled EA & EA-Enabled AI
  • Embed AI into EA workflows (e.g., asset mapping, capability alignment, insights generation)
  • Enable intelligent decision support for portfolio and architecture governance
  • Champion AI integration into enterprise design and architecture processes
  • Define and evolve business capability models to support autonomous, AI-driven processes
  • Enable agentic operating models by championing an event-driven and capability-oriented enterprise business architecture
• EA Platform & Tooling Leadership
  • Lead strategy, governance, and adoption of EA tools (e.g., Alfabet, ARIS)
  • Ensure integration of EA platforms with portfolio, data, and reporting ecosystems
  • Drive standardization of architecture artifacts and repositories
  • Drive full leverage of AI capabilities in EA Tooling and processes
• Leadership & Influence
  • Build and lead a high-performing EA and Business Architecture team
  • Influence of senior leadership on enterprise architecture and CIO strategies
  • Define and operationalize Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) aligned to enterprise strategy for EA, APM, and portfolio transformation
  • Establish and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track portfolio health, rationalization progress, cost optimization, and platform adoption

Required Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, and Technology Strategy
• Proven leadership in Application Portfolio Management (APM) and portfolio rationalization
• Experience driving technology portfolio consolidation and cost optimization initiatives
• Strong experience with enterprise capability modeling and model-driven architecture
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and lead cross-functional transformation
• Experience working in large, complex financial services or enterprise environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to translate complex concepts into actionable insights

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing or governing enterprise models (e.g., capability models, APM frameworks)
• Experience integrating AI into enterprise architecture or portfolio management practices
• Experience with EA platforms such as Alfabet, ARIS, or similar tools
• Familiarity with agentic / autonomous enterprise concepts and event-driven architectures
• Experience in Financial Services industry working at the enterprise level improving the EA capability Skills

Skills

• Application Portfolio Management (APM) and portfolio analytics
• Technology portfolio Management (TPM) and standardization
• Strategic thinking and executive communication
• Model-driven architecture and enterprise modeling
• AI-enabled architecture and automation
• Business capability modeling and decomposition
• EA tooling (Alfabet, ARIS) and architecture repositories
• Strategic thinking, executive communication, and influence
• Governance design and operating model leadership
• Stakeholder management and influence
• Data-driven decision making and analytics interpretation

Certifications (Plus)

• TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework)
• Business Architecture Guild (CBA or equivalent)
• BIAN (Banking Industry Architecture Network)

Qualifications

• Active Directory (AD), Active Directory (AD), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Atlassian JIRA, Authentication Management, Backup and Recovery (Software), Business Insight Skills, Business Process Management Skills, Calendar and Scheduling Tools, Cleaning and Transforming Data, Cloud Technology, Collaborating Cross-Functionally, Communicating in Technical Writing, Communicating Technical Information, Communication, Configuration Management (CM), Conflict Resolution, Coordination, Customer and Market Insights, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), CyberArk, Cybersecurity Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Analysis Interpretation {+ 60 more}

Education

• Bachelor's Level Degree (Required), Master's Level Degree

Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor.

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.

The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Requisition compensation: 200000 to 269000. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program).

Tackle America’s biggest housing challenges using the latest technology and AI, while collaborating with experts in their fields. As a Fortune 25 company, Fannie Mae expands access to housing across America. Powered by the latest tech and AI, our innovative products and services drive the mortgage industry forward. We believe that prioritizing our people’s growth and success is essential to achieving our business goals and fulfilling our purpose.