Senior Director, Multi-Family (MF) Legal Deputy General Counsel

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 lead a highly capable group of legal professionals supporting Multifamily Affordable Housing, including bond-related transactions where Fannie Mae serves as bond credit enhancer. This role partners closely with Multifamily business leadership to deliver strategic legal guidance, manage risk, and support execution of critical business initiatives.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

The Senior Director, Multifamily (MF) Legal Deputy General Counsel will offer you the opportunity to lead a high-performing legal team while engaging directly in complex and strategic Multifamily Affordable Housing matters. In this role you will:

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of attorneys and legal professionals, including performance management, mentoring, and career development.
• Oversee and provide strategic direction on matters requiring highly specialized and technical legal expertise, particularly in multifamily affordable housing and related tax-exempt bond transactions.
• Negotiate and draft loan agreements, disclosures and other legal documents.
• Support Multifamily Affordable Housing products, including for transactions where Fannie Mae serves as bond credit enhancer.
• Drive operational efficiency and timely transaction execution by improving processes and throughput.
• Provide strategic legal counsel and advisory support to Multifamily business clients on complex transactions, regulatory matters, state and local programs, and product initiatives.
• Engage in transactions with novel or complex structures and support new product development.
• Advise on multifamily or corporate initiatives, credit risk policies, asset management and regulatory concerns.
• Prioritize and align legal support with Multifamily business objectives and enterprise strategic initiatives.
• Manage internal and external legal resources, including oversight of outside bond counsel.
• Facilitate training and provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders and counsel.
• Promote a positive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
• Collaborate across teams on significant enterprise matters.

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experiences & Skills

• Juris Doctor (JD) required
• 8+ years of relevant legal experience in multifamily finance
• Experience with multifamily affordable housing finance and related tax-exempt bond transactions, negotiating and drafting loan agreements and other legal documents
• Experience advising on complex, high-value transactions and regulatory matters
• Strong business acumen and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives

Desired Experiences & Skills

• Experience advising regulated financial institutions or government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)
• Experience serving as bond credit enhancer's counsel or as bond, disclosure, or underwriter's counsel on municipal bond transactions, including complex structures (e.g., variable rate or multi-modal bonds)
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing legal teams
• Experience managing outside counsel and coordinating with external stakeholders
• Proven ability to improve legal processes and drive operational efficiency
• Experience supporting financial services product development and innovation
• Advanced skills in legal analysis, drafting, negotiation, and advisory work
• Demonstrated leadership, including coaching and developing team members
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives
• Strong communication and relationship management skills
• Effective project management with the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced, complex environment

Target Salary Range: $226,000 - $306,000 a year

Qualifications

Education:
Bachelor's Level Degree (Required), Master's Level Degree

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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.

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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:
226000
to
306000

Client-provided location(s): Washington, DC, Plano, TX, Reston, VA

Job ID: Fannie-JR2478

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-04-28T20:54:15