Information Security Risk - Risk Management - Advisor

Fannie Mae; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Fannie Mae in Plano, TX is seeking a first-line risk professional focused on Identity and Access Management. You will advise on methods to identify, assess, and mitigate information security risks, partnering with stakeholders to align risk decisions with business objectives.

The role requires extensive experience, strong analytical judgment, and the ability to communicate risk clearly across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of risk management or information security risk experience.
• Experience assessing risk, evaluating processes or controls, and informing decisions.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders and communicating risk considerations to support business decisions.
• Ability to understand business objectives and apply sound judgment when evaluating risk.
• Curiosity and adaptability in applying new technologies, including AI, to work.

Responsibilities

• Advise on methods, models, and analyses to identify and evaluate information security risks with IAM focus.
• Partner with business and risk stakeholders to evaluate risks and their enterprise impact.
• Review processes and controls to identify opportunities to reduce risk and strengthen practices.
• Provide guidance on risk resolutions, control guidelines, and related risk decisions to management.
• Collaborate across the enterprise to communicate risk considerations clearly for effective decisions.
• Apply sound judgment to assess risk within business context and priorities.
• Contribute to development of business strategies by incorporating risk information.
• Help the organization respond effectively to evolving conditions and regulatory expectations.

Skills

Risk management

Information security risk

Stakeholder communication

Analytical skills

Business alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

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 DescriptionIn this first-line risk role, you will provide risk management expertise with a particular focus on Identity and Access Management (IAM). You will partner with stakeholders across the enterprise to assess potential risks, evaluate processes and controls, and provide thoughtful, data-informed guidance that supports sound business decisions. Your ability to connect risk considerations with business objectives will help strengthen how the organization manages information security risk in a highly regulated environment.The Way You Will Make a DifferenceAdvise on methods, models, and analytical approaches used to identify, assess, and evaluate information security risks, with an emphasis on risks related to Identity and Access Management.Partner with business and risk stakeholders to evaluate potential risks and understand their impact on the enterprise.Review processes and controls to identify opportunities to reduce risk and strengthen risk management practices through rigorous analysis.Provide informed guidance and feedback to management on risk resolutions, control guidelines, and related risk management decisions.Collaborate with stakeholders across the enterprise to communicate risk considerations clearly and support effective decision-making.Apply sound judgment to assess risk within the context of business objectives, priorities, and the broader operating environment.Contribute to the development and evaluation of business strategies by incorporating relevant information security and risk considerations.Help the organization respond effectively to evolving business conditions, risk considerations, and regulatory expectations.Minimum Required Experience6 years of relevant professional experience in risk management, information security risk, or a related discipline.Demonstrated experience assessing risk, evaluating processes or controls, and using analysis to inform risk management decisions.Experience collaborating with stakeholders and communicating risk considerations to support business decisions.Ability to understand business objectives and apply sound judgment when evaluating risk.Shows curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to reimagine how we work.Desired ExperiencesBachelor’s degree or equivalent.Experience working with information security risk in a complex organizational environment.Experience supporting or partnering with Identity and Access Management functions.Experience providing advisory guidance to business, risk, or management stakeholders.Experience operating in an environment where business decisions must account for evolving risk and regulatory considerations.#LI - TW1 - HybridQualificationsEducation:Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)The future is what you make it to be. Discover compelling opportunities at Fanniemae.com/careers.For most roles, employees are expected to work onsite on a regular basis at their designated office location. In-office work cadence is determined by your manager. Proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless the job is noted as open to remote.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. Fannie Mae is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the company. If you need assistance using our online system and/or you need a reasonable accommodation related to the hiring/application process, please complete this form.The hiring range for this role is set forth below. 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.Requisition compensation:141000to184000