Specialist, Quantitative Analysis

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement(SCHL); Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 87,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual paid vacation

Performance incentive

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance plan

Training and mentorship

Job summary

CMHC is seeking an Insurance and Securitization specialist for quantitative analysis. You will develop and maintain complex analyses, drive insights, and ensure data integrity to support housing affordability in Canada.

You will lead briefs and presentations for senior stakeholders, build dashboards, and automate reporting workflows using tools like Power BI and SAS.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, economics, commerce, computer science, engineering or business intelligence.
• Five years of relevant analytics or finance experience.
• Expertise in MS Office, SAS, SQL, Python and data viz (Power BI, Tableau).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to present clearly to decision-makers and build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide data interpretation including relationships and trends analysis.
• Develop indicators, scorecards and dashboards from research and benchmarking.
• Create automated, self-service report delivery options.
• Prepare briefs, reports or presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Manipulate and analyze large datasets with data integrity.
• Apply qualitative and quantitative methods to assess policy options.

Skills

MS Office

SAS

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tableau

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in statistics, economics, commerce, computer science, engineering or business intelligence

Tools

SAS

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tableau

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Requisition ID: 12512

Position Status: Permanent Full Time

Position Type: Hybrid

Office Location: Ottawa (ON); Calgary (AB); Halifax (NS); Montreal (QC); Toronto (ON); Vancouver (BC)

Travel Requirement: Travel not required

Language Designation: English Essential

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): ZZZ

Security Requirement: Reliability Status

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $ 86816.59 to $ 108520.74 and are based on qualifications and experience.

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What’s in it for you

Benefits

• Annual Paid vacation.
• Annual individual performance incentive.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.
• While positions at CMHC require some in-office presence, alternative work arrangements may be considered for Indigenous candidates.

About The Role

Join the Insurance and Securitization team, in the Specialist, Quantitative Analysis position. You will lead the development, implementation, calibration, documentation and maintenance of complex quantitative analyses. You will drive insights discovery through the right combination of quantitative techniques, analytical expertise and use of a variety of technologies while ensuring integrity and accuracy of data. Your expertise delivering results through appropriate channels and making adjustments based on the audience that will help us make housing affordable for everyone in Canada.

What You’ll Do

• Provide data interpretation including relationships and trends analysis.
• Develop indicators, scorecards and dashboards from environmental scanning, research and benchmarking exercises.
• Create opportunities to improve report delivery including automation and self-service approaches.
• Lead the preparation of briefs, reports, business cases and/or presentations based on research topics and analyses; present to senior level stakeholders, both internally and externally, as required.
• Manipulate and analyze large datasets while ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
• Employ qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques, including scenario building, assessing alternatives, etc., to provide assessments and recommendations of policy options and expected outcomes.

What You Should Have

• An undergraduate degree in a quantitative field, such as statistics, economics, commerce, computer science, engineering or business intelligence.
• A minimum of five years of prior relevant experience in analytics or finance industry.
• Expertise in the standard Microsoft suite, SAS and other tools such as open source tools (SQL, Python) and data visualization (Power BI, Tableau).
• Sound analytical skills with demonstrated quantitative/qualitative analytical and problem-solving skills to capture and synthesize information and develop recommendations and provide advice.
• Advanced communication skills and the ability to make clear and concise presentations for decision-making.
• The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• A demonstrated ability to deploy analytical tools required to understand issues at a detail level and forecast impacts of change.

It Would Be Great If You Also Had

• Experience in mortgage loan insurance (MLI), mortgage finance, regulatory reporting, lending, risk management, or financial services.
• Knowledge of risk reporting, key risk indicators, or regulatory reporting requirements.
• An experience supporting executive or Board-level reporting.
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks and enterprise reporting environments.

Posting closing date: Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We’re committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.