Capital Markets Analyst - Quantitative

Finsight Group Inc; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Freddie Mac offers a two-year rotational program to build quantitative and technical expertise across capital markets desks. Analysts will develop models and analytics during rotations, with the goal of producing skilled quants and mortgage analytics practitioners.

You will gain exposure to fixed income trading desks and learn through real-world training across the mortgage capital markets lifecycle, with full-time employment eligible in early 2027.

Qualifications

• Quantitative skills demonstrated through coursework or internships.
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Business, Engineering, Mathematics or Statistics; related data science knowledge is a plus.
• Availability to begin full-time employment in January 2027 or June 2027, after graduation.

Responsibilities

• Develop analytical tools and models across multiple capital markets desks during rotations.
• Apply statistical techniques to large data sets to improve decision-making.
• Collaborate with quants and desk analysts to support mortgage and fixed income initiatives.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Programming

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

R

SQL

SAS

Machine learning packages

Job description

This role offers a two-year rotational program to gain quantitative and technical experience across capital markets desks at Freddie Mac. Candidates should possess strong quantitative skills, preferably with a degree in a related field, and be available for full-time employment post-graduation in early 2027.

This is a two-year, full-time rotational program crafted to provide analysts with a broad spectrum of quantitative and technical experience working across multiple capital markets desks. The primary objective of this program is to develop modelers, desk quants and mortgage analytic practitioners through real-world training experiences spanning the entire mortgage capital markets life cycle. Analysts will accelerate their professional growth by working alongside best-in-class professionals in quant-focused rotations while also learning about and developing skills on fixed income trading desks.

Our Impact:

Freddie Mac is responsible for handling the ~$3.4 trillion mortgage guarantee and investment portfolios through secondary mortgage market activities such as asset-liability management, loan purchases, servicing transactions, securitization, debt issuance and credit risk transfer.

You'll be part of a team that is intellectually curious, creative, analytical, and passionate about markets, managing risk and adding value to the overall firm. We provide the cash flow, financing, trading and capital market expertise that allows the company to achieve its stated mission of providing liquidity to the house market and making home possible.

Your Impact:

In this position, you will develop analytical tools and models while applying statistical techniques to large data sets to enhance decision making. You will gain diverse perspectives working across desks; on one desk you may support and complete a structured credit transaction, while on another, you may apply data science techniques to identify MBS market trends. You’ll work on a variety of assignments, each presenting challenges and scope, and you are expected to ask questions, take initiative, and produce quality work that contributes to our team’s success. Throughout your rotations, you will pick up real-world experience, enabling you to bring different, educated viewpoints to desks that embrace your knowledge and expertise. We guarantee a comprehensive rotation experience with both quant and market facing desks.

Qualifications:

• Quantitative skills (i.e., math, statistics, and/or programming) demonstrated through coursework and/or internships. Experience with Python, R, SQL, SAS, and/or machine learning packages is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably but not only in Economics, Finance, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics. Also preferred quantitative knowledge and experience in computer and data science, physics, and econometrics.
• Availability to begin full-time employment in January 2027 or June 2027, following Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 graduation, respectively.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Ability to demonstrate adaptability and teachability to learn quickly and pick up new skills/concepts
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Basic coding skills required; Additional quantitative skills preferred

Pay Transparency

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $63,000 - $95,000 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.