Portfolio Management & Capital Markets Analyst - Quant (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you’ll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.

We will accept applications for this position until 10/4.

Position Overview:

This is a two-year, full-time rotational program crafted to provide analysts with a broad spectrum of quantitative and technical experience working across multiple capital markets desks, including front office market desks. The primary objective of this program is to develop modelers, desk quants and mortgage analytic practitioners through real-world training experiences spanning the entire mortgage capital markets life cycle. Analysts will accelerate their professional growth by working alongside best-in-class professionals in quant-focused rotations while also learning about and developing skills on fixed income trading desks. Quant Track Analysts will be a part of a program with other capital markets analysts and will receive the same networking and mentorship opportunities with all desks throughout the program! 

The Quantitative Track of the Portfolio Management & Capital Markets Analyst Program is seeking candidates with a quantitative skills (i.e., mathematics/statistics/engineering/computer science, some level of programming skills, and other related STEM skills), with fixed income and finance experience as a plus. Quantitative Track Analysts will rotate among quantitative-focused capital markets and credit portfolio teams and develop experience working with large data sets, performing complex quantitative analysis, and building programs using coding languages including, but not limited to, Python, SQL, R, SAS, and MATLAB. Some of the rotations offered include: 

Learning how to hedge duration, convexity, and volatility risks with the Asset-Liability Management desk. 

Demonstrating big data techniques with the Prepayment Modeling team to predict borrower behavior. 

Working with Retained Portfolio traders to apply statistical models to seek out relative value in the $8tr+ MBS market. 

Supporting Credit Risk Transfer desk in analytics related to Freddie Mac portfolio of loans, deal related collateral and economics as well as analyzing large volume of historical data. 

Modeling and communicating the economic impact of proposed products, pricing adjustments, and changes to the firm’s cost and capital structure. 

Supporting the Costing Analytics team that manages innovative business pricing decisions based on market behaviors and analyzing, mitigating, and clearly defining credit and prepayment risk. 

Using several corporate models to analyze key credit portfolio/new funding risk and return tradeoffs. 

Applying analytical skills to help LPMS desk manage credit and interest rate risks of the whole loan portfolio and support NPL/RPL transactions to reduce less liquid assets. 

Working on quantitative analysis to understand performance of credit portfolio and new fundings.

Our Impact:

Freddie Mac is responsible for handling the ~$3.3 trillion mortgage guarantee and investment portfolios through secondary mortgage market activities such as asset-liability management, loan purchases, servicing transactions, securitization, debt issuance and credit risk transfer. We provide the cash flow, financing and capital market expertise that allows the company to achieve its stated mission of providing liquidity to the house market and making home possible!  

Your Impact:

In this position you will develop analytical tools and models while applying statistical techniques to large data sets to enhance decision making. You will gain diverse perspectives working across desks; on one desk you may support and complete a structured credit transaction, while on another, you may apply data science techniques to identify MBS market trends. Throughout your rotations, you will pick up real-world experience enabling you to bring different, educated viewpoints to desks that embrace your knowledge and expertise. We guarantee a comprehensive rotation experience with both quant and market facing desks. The program provides many levels of mentorship, from recent program graduates up to executive level mentors. Through these rotations, analysts will build the following proficiencies and opportunities: 

Fixed income valuation and financial transaction analysis. 

Expertise in the U.S. Economy. 

Knowledge of primary and secondary mortgage financial system. 

Advanced quantitative abilities (e.g., Advanced Excel, SQL, SAS, Python, R). 

Professional networking skills and opportunities within the company and industry. 

Mentorships to help guide your career. 

Social community of analysts. 

Qualifications:

Quantitative skills (i.e., math/statistics and/or programming) demonstrable through coursework and/or internships. Experience with Python, R, MATLAB, SQL, SAS, and/or machine learning packages is preferred. 

Bachelor’s degree, preferably but not only in Economics, Finance, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics. Also preferred quantitative knowledge and experience in computer and data science, physics, and econometrics. 

Availability to begin full time employment in January 2025 or June 2025, following Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 graduation, respectively. 

Keys to Success in this Role:

Ability to learn quickly and pick up new skills/concepts

Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal 

Strong problem-solving ability 

Microsoft Office skills required; Additional quantitative skills preferred 

Must be a great teammate and able to work collaboratively 

Comfortable working in a fast-paced trading floor environment 

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you’ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status:Non-Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $58,000 - $88,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.

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