Financial Engineer

Company Description

At Fannie Mae, futures are made. The inspiring work we do helps make a home a possibility for millions of homeowners and renters. Every day offers compelling opportunities to use tech to tackle housing’s biggest challenges and impact the future of the industry. You’ll be a part of an expert team thriving in an energizing, flexible environment. Here, you will grow your career and help create access to fair, affordable housing finance.

Job Description

In this compelling leadership position, you will lead the team responsible for applying financial models, advanced tools or techniques and financial industry knowledge to support the single-family business in the structuring of Fannie Mae’s Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) deals to optimize capital efficiency. Your efforts will enable Fannie Mae to optimize its multi-billion-dollar CRT program, which covers both Capital Markets as well as reinsurance executions. Work will include leading a CRT analytics group and working with stakeholders to optimize deal issuance while providing thought leadership to senior management as they incorporate CRT into capital planning activities.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

• As the leader providing analytics for Credit Risk transfer issuance, leverage suite of analytics toolkit to optimize CRT structures.
• Lead the development, testing, implementation and enhancement of models used for CRT structuring in alignment with model management governance standards, including potential changes needed to optimize the models and processes within the team.
• Represent the financial implications of CRT to senior management as they strategize about capital optimization.
• Manage relationships across finance, the SF business and the broader analytics user community.
• Monitor industry trends in structured products and regulatory risk transfers to guide future structuring decisions.
• Develop and maintain a diverse team consisting of associates focused on modelling structured products, coding and financial analysis.

Qualifications

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experiences :

• 8 years experience in financial analysis.
• Experience leading analytics team supporting business decision making.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Desired Experiences :

• Expertise in structured products in mortgage space.
• Knowledge of Fannie Mae’s credit risk transfer program and products.
• Knowledge of mortgage performance modelling.
• Working experience in large financial institutions managing financial models and their implementation.
• Expertise in understanding of regulatory capital.

Leadership Skills

• Experience leading teams supporting financial analysis to ensure appropriate skillsets, training, and development of the team.
• Adept at working with teams respectfully and cooperatively while working toward a common goal.
• Proficient written and oral communication skills, particularly the ability to deliver complex technical information to diverse audiences in a meaningful way.
• Bring insight to stakeholders (including our regulators) leveraging financial expertise and understanding of business objectives.
• Demonstrate the ability to build trust and credibility both within the team and with key stakeholder groups through effective collaboration, insightful analysis, and the ability to influence.

Fannie Mae is a flexible hybrid company. We embrace flexibility for our employees to work where they choose, while also providing office space for in-person work if desired. At times, business need may call for on-site collaboration, which means proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless job is noted as open to remote.

Fannie Mae is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, personal appearance, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the application process, email us at careers_mailbox@fanniemae.com.

The hiring range for this role is set forth on each of our job postings located on Fannie Mae‘s Career Site. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee’s physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.

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