Business Intelligence Analyst

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Chimera Investment Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) (NYSE:  CIM) that is primarily engaged in the business of investing in a diversified portfolio of mortgage assets for itself and for unrelated third parties through its third-party investment management and advisory services. The assets Chimera may invest in and manage for others include residential mortgage loans, Non-Agency RMBS, Agency RMBS, business purpose loans (BPLs) (including residential transition loans (RTLs)) and investor loans, mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and other real estate-related assets such as Agency CMBS, junior liens and home equity lines of credit, or HELOCs, equity appreciation rights, and reverse mortgages.

Palisades, which is a part of Chimera, is an alternative asset manager in the residential credit markets having managed more than $41.9 billion of loans, real estate, and fixed income securities since its 2012 inception.   As of December 31, 2024, Palisades manages mortgage, real estate and fixed income assets that amount to over $22.4 billion in notional balance through a series of separate accounts and discretionary investment funds for globally recognized asset managers, private equity firms, family offices, banks, broker dealers and insurance companies.

We offer individuals an exciting and challenging career in a collegial and collaborative environment. We aim to recruit and retain talented individuals who have demonstrated integrity and intellectual curiosity. We seek individuals who are willing to speak up, constantly striving to improve processes, genuinely excited to tackle complex challenges, technically proficient, transparent, collaborative, highly organized, capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously, detail-oriented with a focus on both form and substance and driven to fulfilling their commitments.

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst to join its growing and dynamic team.

As part of the Business Intelligence Team, your responsibilities will include managing and enhancing the in-house mortgage loan database, creating performance and investor reports and dashboards, implementing data management protocols and systems, and writing queries to generate ad-hoc reports for research as needed. Analysts must be proficient at manipulating and analyzing large sets of data and have a good knowledge of fixed income mathematics and statistics.

This is a small team, and any candidate must be a team-player, able and willing to work on cross-over projects, able to pick up complex concepts and communicate effectively to both internal and external constituents. The position will allow the candidate to collaboratively work across the Company’s cross-functional teams (Data Research & Reporting, Trading & Analytics, Asset Management, Capital Markets, Transaction Management, and Collateral Management) and to learn from the firm’s industry leading professionals. The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious, a self-starter, have a strong attention to detail, and be able to work under time sensitive deadlines.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Reconciliation of monthly loan servicer cash reporting and other loan attributes;

• Coordinates and communicate with data providers to reconcile data in a timely manner;

• Produces monthly cash flow reporting for internal and external stakeholders;

• Identifies data errors and reviews findings with more senior team members;

• Learning and maintaining proprietary mortgage database in Microsoft SQL;

• Develop SQL scripts that improve the efficiency of processes, analysis, and reporting;

• Ensures the accurate compilation, analysis and reporting of data;

• Running analyses using in house software tools;

• Identifies markets for future development and methods to improve existing products by analyzing technology trends;

• Automation of monthly portfolio performance reconciliations and Data Quality Control; and

• Any ad hoc analysis that may be requested.

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, AND SKILLS:

• Education: Bachelor's degree from a top undergraduate program.

• Experience: 2-6 years of experience with data analytics.

• Excellent organization skills with strong attention to detail.

• Strong knowledge of Excel/VBA.

• Familiarity with SQL is a plus.

• Experience using BI tools and building dynamic reporting dashboard (Tableau, superset, etc.)

• Exceptional verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions and instruct others, train personnel, write reports, correspondence and procedures, speak clearly to customers and employees.

• Ability to deal with advanced problems involving multiple facets and variables in standardized or specialty situations.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

BENEFITS:

• 4 weeks of PTO

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) retirement plan matching

• Charitable giving employee matching program

• Continuing education and professional certification expense reimbursement

• 13 paid holidays

Palisades is committed to maintaining a positive and collaborative work environment that is safe and respectful of others; our shared success depends on it. Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence, or harassment.

We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

• www.palisades.us.com

• www.chimerareit.com