Sushma Samudrala
About Sushma Samudrala
Sushma Samudrala is a Product Management Lead Associate at Fannie Mae with over 14 years of experience in the mortgage and financial services industry.
Current Role at Fannie Mae
Sushma Samudrala is currently working at Fannie Mae as a Product Management Lead Associate. In this role, she applies her extensive expertise in understanding stakeholder needs and researching market trends. Her responsibilities encompass defining product roadmaps, planning releases and sprints, and prioritizing tasks to ensure alignment with business objectives.
Previous Positions at Fannie Mae
Sushma Samudrala has held various roles at Fannie Mae, accruing extensive experience since 2007. She served as a Senior Product Owner from 2019 to 2021 in Herndon, Virginia. Previously, she was a Lead System Analyst from 2014 to 2019 in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. Her earlier roles at Fannie Mae also include Business Analyst (2012-2014), Application Quality Analyst (2010-2012), and Consultant (2007-2010).
Early Career Experience
Before joining Fannie Mae, Sushma Samudrala worked at AVIEL Systems, Inc. as a Business Analyst for a brief period in 2007 in McLean, VA. She also gained experience as a QA Tester at Freddie Mac from 2006 to 2007. These roles provided her foundational experience in the financial services sector.
Education and Certifications
Sushma Samudrala holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration and Management from Strayer University, completed between 2012 and 2015. She also earned a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. Additionally, she is a certified SAFe Product Manager and Scrum Product Owner.
Expertise in Product Management
With over 14 years in the mortgage and financial services industry, Sushma Samudrala demonstrates strong analytical skills and deep knowledge in product management. She specializes in business value realization, key performance metrics, and execution of trade-off decisions. Her proven track record includes defining product roadmaps, planning releases, and collaborating with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.