Freddie Mac
Capital Markets Analyst Hybrid 3 Days in Office
Freddie Mac, Mc Lean, Virginia, us, 22107
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 program is a two-year full-time rotational program crafted to provide analysts with the opportunity to gain a unique experience working across a broad spectrum of Freddie Mac's capital markets desks! The key focus is to develop future portfolio managers by providing real world training experiences with the goal of learning the full mortgage capital markets life cycle while also providing desk-specific knowledge. Analysts will get a chance to learn, be mentored by and work alongside best-in-class professionals on various desks to analyze and support our mission of Making Home Possible through a diverse set of transactions, trades, and strategies over four six-month rotations, with at least one rotation on a desk in each of the following two buckets:
Credit Risk:
Understanding Freddie Mac's Credit Risk portfolio through pricing up front credit risk, handling the non-performing loan portfolio and structuring and selling Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) transactions.
Market Risk:
Learning how Freddie Mac manages its market risk, in interest rate and debt capital markets, mortgage guarantee pipeline and the MBS securitization business.
Your Impact:
In this position, you will be supporting portfolio manager activities by digging into data, projects or desk needs to improve desk functionality or produce analyses that will help the desks make more educated decisions! You will gain diverse perspectives working across desks; on one desk an analyst may be asked to help support and complete a transaction, whereas on another desk, you may be identifying trends through data work. As you rotate, you will use the experience you have picked up to bring different, educated viewpoints to desks that embrace your knowledge and expertise.
Throughout your rotations, you will learn not only how the Single Family and Capital Markets divisions work and interact with the rest of the firm, but you will pick up specific expertise about the desks you work on. The program provides many levels of mentorship, through assigning buddies who are currently in or graduated the program, as well as providing program management and executive level mentors to help answer questions and provide feedback. 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
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:
Pursuing a Bachelor's degree, preferably but not only in Economics, Finance, Business, Statistics, Engineering and/or Math.
Availability to begin full time employment in January 2025 or July 2025 dependent on graduation date.
Graduating in Fall 2024 or Spring 2025.
Some background and demonstrable interest in Finance, especially Capital Markets.
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.
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
We will accept applications for this position until 10/4.
Position Overview:
This program is a two-year full-time rotational program crafted to provide analysts with the opportunity to gain a unique experience working across a broad spectrum of Freddie Mac's capital markets desks! The key focus is to develop future portfolio managers by providing real world training experiences with the goal of learning the full mortgage capital markets life cycle while also providing desk-specific knowledge. Analysts will get a chance to learn, be mentored by and work alongside best-in-class professionals on various desks to analyze and support our mission of Making Home Possible through a diverse set of transactions, trades, and strategies over four six-month rotations, with at least one rotation on a desk in each of the following two buckets:
Credit Risk:
Understanding Freddie Mac's Credit Risk portfolio through pricing up front credit risk, handling the non-performing loan portfolio and structuring and selling Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) transactions.
Market Risk:
Learning how Freddie Mac manages its market risk, in interest rate and debt capital markets, mortgage guarantee pipeline and the MBS securitization business.
Your Impact:
In this position, you will be supporting portfolio manager activities by digging into data, projects or desk needs to improve desk functionality or produce analyses that will help the desks make more educated decisions! You will gain diverse perspectives working across desks; on one desk an analyst may be asked to help support and complete a transaction, whereas on another desk, you may be identifying trends through data work. As you rotate, you will use the experience you have picked up to bring different, educated viewpoints to desks that embrace your knowledge and expertise.
Throughout your rotations, you will learn not only how the Single Family and Capital Markets divisions work and interact with the rest of the firm, but you will pick up specific expertise about the desks you work on. The program provides many levels of mentorship, through assigning buddies who are currently in or graduated the program, as well as providing program management and executive level mentors to help answer questions and provide feedback. 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
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:
Pursuing a Bachelor's degree, preferably but not only in Economics, Finance, Business, Statistics, Engineering and/or Math.
Availability to begin full time employment in January 2025 or July 2025 dependent on graduation date.
Graduating in Fall 2024 or Spring 2025.
Some background and demonstrable interest in Finance, especially Capital Markets.
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.
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr