Strategic Workforce Planning - Principal

Fannie Mae; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 175,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Fannie Mae is seeking a senior professional to design and lead an enterprise-wide strategic workforce planning framework, aligning with business priorities. You will partner with Human Capital Consultants and senior leaders to assess needs, co‑develop plans, and secure buy‑in for talent initiatives.

You will translate complex workforce analytics into actionable recommendations, influencing executive decisions and shaping HR strategy across divisions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years designing and implementing strategic planning, HR strategy, talent management, or related work.
• Experience in workforce planning across multiple divisions in a large org.
• Ability to translate analytics into clear, executive-ready insights.
• Ability to discuss workforce costs, capacity, and delivery trade-offs.
• Experience partnering with senior executives in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead enterprise-wide strategic workforce planning aligned to business priorities.
• Partner with Human Capital Consultants and senior leaders to assess needs and co-develop plans.
• Influence senior leaders and stakeholders to gain buy-in for talent initiatives.
• Facilitate workforce planning sessions and executive forums for alignment.
• Analyze workforce data and labor market trends to identify gaps and risks.
• Collaborate with finance to align budgets and resources for planning efforts.
• Work with analytics teams to support planning and decision making.
• Translate analyses into executive-ready narratives and recommendations.
• Integrate workforce insights into talent acquisition, development, and HR strategy.

Skills

Business Acumen

Change Management

Consulting

HR Strategy

Organizational Development (OD)

Portfolio Management

Process Implementations

Process Improvements

Strategic Management

Strategic Planning

Talent Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field

Job description

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and lead an enterprise‑ready strategic workforce planning framework that enables leaders at both the enterprise and divisional levels to define, assess, and execute workforce strategies aligned to business priorities.
• Serve as a strategic partner to Human Capital Consultants and senior business leaders, assessing current and future workforce needs and co‑developing plans that leverage strengths, address gaps, and mitigate risk.
• Influence and engage senior leaders and cross‑functional stakeholders to align workforce strategies with organizational goals, ensuring buy‑in for talent initiatives and long‑term capability development.
• Facilitate strategic workforce planning sessions and executive working forums, aligning stakeholders around business assumptions, external labor market dynamics, and future workforce scenarios.
• Analyze internal workforce data, labor market trends, and business forecasts to identify critical capability risks, talent surpluses or shortages, and opportunities for strategic intervention.
• Partner with finance to align with the budgeting and forecasting process as well as develop and deploy resources to support leaders.
• Collaborate with internal workforce analytics teams to support planning and decision‑making.
• Translate complex analyses into compelling narratives, recommendations, and executive‑level materials, enabling leaders to take decisive action.
• Work across HR to incorporate workforce planning insights into talent acquisition, workforce development, talent enablement, and broader HR strategy.

Candidate Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with design and implementation of strategic planning, HR strategy, talent management, organizational design, or a related discipline. Strong preference for candidates with at least three years of strategic workforce planning experience.
• Experience in workforce planning efforts across different business divisions/corporate areas, ideally in a large, complex organization.
• Deep knowledge of various workforce planning technologies and the ability to spot trends and interpret workforce data, market dynamics, and business forecasts.
• Strong skills translating workforce analytics into clear, actionable insights that influence executive decision‑making.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and make recommendations around workforce cost, capacity, and delivery trade‑off decisions in constrained environments.
• Proven success operating in regulated, risk‑aware, or highly scrutinized environments (e.g., financial services, government‑adjacent, healthcare, defense).
• Experience partnering directly with senior executives across different business divisions.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Financial and business acumen.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field.

Target Pay Range: $175,000 - 239,000

Key Skills

• Business Acumen
• Change Management
• Consulting
• HR Strategy
• Organizational Development (OD)
• Portfolio Management
• Process Implementations
• Process Improvements
• Strategic Management
• Strategic Planning
• Talent Management

Education

Bachelor's Level Degree

Workplace & Employment Information

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. 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.

EEO Statement

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