Macro & Housing - Quantitative Analytics Tech Lead (3 Days in the Office)

1 month ago

Bloomington, Illinois, United States Freddie Mac Full time

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.

Employees, contingent workers and visitors are no longer required to show proof of vaccination to be on-site. Effective January 2023, Freddie Mac's hybrid work arrangement is 3 days in the office (specifically Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday).

Position Overview:

Are you interested in producing innovative research on the U.S. housing and mortgage market using Freddie Mac's vast data resources and subject matter expertise? We provide unique insights into housing and mortgage market activity. We are looking for a Mortgage Research Tech Lead to join Freddie Mac's Economic and Housing Research department to support several ongoing research projects and develop new data-driven solutions to help understand the constantly evolving U.S. housing and mortgage market. Apply now and learn why there's #MoreAtFreddieMac

Our Impact:

The Economic and Housing Research Department at Freddie Mac reports to our Chief Economist. It supports senior management and our business units by analyzing trends driving the U.S. economy, housing, and mortgage market.

Our team is responsible for producing innovative research that supports Freddie Mac's business and our mission. We do this through the publication of internal and external research reports, forecasts, and housing and mortgage market statistics, maintain the Primary Market Mortgage Rate (PMMR) model, which is enhanced from the Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the longest-running weekly national survey of mortgage rates in the United States. We also serve our internal customers through research and analysis of economic and housing market trends influencing their business processes.

Your Impact:
  • Responsible for maintaining, validating, and improving the existing Primary Mortgage Market Rate Model and supporting the model community to meet the model risk standards.
  • Providing modeling and analytical support to a line of business and functioning as a day-to-day technical specialist.
  • Conducting research and developing new models to meet various business needs by applying industry standard methodologies and techniques.
  • Coordinating the testing through the model implementation, conducting back tests to monitor the model performance, and performing economic and stress tests to validate the model results.
  • Writing documentation for the technical analytics and rationale through the model development to comply with model oversight and support model review for approval.
  • Supporting our business areas and the broader mortgage market through the publication of industry-leading reports as well as providing analysis of economic and housing market conditions for internal customers that will drive business activity
Qualifications:
  • Ph.D. in Statistics, Math, Economics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field with at least 3 years of related post-graduate work experience; or a Master's degree with at least 6 years of related experience
  • Strong programming skills in SAS, SQL, R/Python
  • Experience working with large data sets and relational database
  • Experience working with mortgage or consumer credit risk models, prepayment models, severity models, loss forecasting, and stress testing
  • Experience in data science, AI/ML is a plus
Keys to Success in this Role:
  • Knowledge of and familiarity with the loan application, mortgage, and housing market data
  • Outstanding quantitative, empirical analysis, and research skills
  • Strong programming skills with data handling skills
  • Strong technical skills in data analytics, statistics, econometrics and data science.
  • Effective interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate successfully with other team members.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to succinctly describe complex technical scenarios in simple, easily understood terms.

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 timeJob Category:Research & ModelingFLSA Status:Exempt

The anticipated annualized base salary range for this position is $164,000 to $246,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program.

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