Stephanie W.
Project Manager – Special Projects | Product Development, Strategic Initiatives & Operational Excellence
- Role
- Project Manager Special Projects Advisor (Manager-level) Strategic Initiatives at Fannie Mae
- Location
- Arlington, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stephanie W.
Manager-level professional specializing in special projects, product development, and cross-functional strategic initiatives. Recognized as customer-centric, detail-oriented, and adaptive, with a track record of delivering sustainable outcomes through innovative, bottoms-up approaches.Key highlights include:Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives: Led divisional special projects, including cross-functional leadership strategy sessions, business continuity planning, and regulatory workstreams, driving alignment with executive priorities.Product Development & Innovation: Designed Organizational Innovation and Digital Transformation training programs with interactive dashboards, improving operational efficiency and learning outcomes.Employee Engagement: Launched quarterly recognition programs and facilitated focus groups, providing insights to leadership and increasing transparency and workforce satisfaction.Communication & Influence: Simplified complex concepts for executive audiences, escalated key initiatives, and ensured effective internal communications across teams.Community Engagement: Served on a nonprofit board supporting Japanese language programs in Arlington schools.Known for balancing strategic vision with operational execution, driving measurable business impact, and fostering collaboration across teams without direct reports.
Experience
Project Manager Special Projects Advisor (Manager-level) Strategic Initiatives
Mar 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Strategic LeadershipPartnered with executives to deliver strategic projects and drive divisional priorities.Led the development and execution of divisional leadership strategy sessions, aligning senior leaders on key initiatives.Directed cross-functional initiatives across Product, Training, and Executive Support teams.Training & DevelopmentDeveloped the annual Training Strategy, forecasting activities for technology and product releases.Standardized best-practice documentation and job aids to improve training quality and e-learning deliverables.Governance, Risk & ContinuityOwned and managed the division’s Business Continuity Plan (BCP), leading stakeholder engagement, risk analysis, and impact assessments.Led a regulatory workstream improving targeted underwriting requirements.Chaired a divisional executive committee monitoring fraudulent activity trends to strengthen governance.Employee & Market EngagementConducted market research and trend analysis to support product strategies that improved affordability in the Multifamily housing market.Launched employee engagement focus groups, reporting insights to leadership to increase transparency and workforce satisfaction.
Education
Clark Atlanta University
Bachelor of Art, Fashion Design and Merchandising
2005 — 2009
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