Credit Risk Data Analyst Professional

Freddie Mac; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Freddie Mac is seeking a strategic analytics professional to join the Single-Family Business Analytics (SFBA) team. You will analyze credit quality and portfolio performance of newly purchased loans, deliver essential reporting, and identify emerging risks.

You will partner across the business, present findings to executives, and leverage SQL, Tableau, Excel, and PowerPoint to inform risk management strategies and mortgage market decisions.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in a highly quantitative field such as Statistics, Economics, Finance, Business, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Engineering.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Tableau, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Two or more years of relevant professional experience; mortgage or GSE experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate and timely monthly reports on loan funding, credit quality, portfolio performance, and emerging risks.
• Own reports that identify and monitor credit trends, risk indicators, and loan performance drivers.
• Improve existing processes and reports, contribute ideas, and develop new reporting as risks emerge.
• Deliver analyses that inform decisions and may influence the mortgage market.
• Present findings clearly to stakeholders, including executive leadership.
• Build expertise in data analysis, visualization, communication, and teamwork using Tableau, MicroStrategy, Excel, SQL, and PowerPoint.
• Support ad hoc projects and cross-team analyses.

Skills

SQL

Tableau

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Degree or equivalent in a highly quantitative field

Job description

At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it's at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose.

Position Overview:

Join the Single-Family Business Analytics (SFBA) team as a strategist and problem solver. You will help analyze the credit quality and performance of Freddie Mac's newly purchased loan portfolio, deliver meaningful reporting, and identify emerging risks. In this fast-paced and collaborative environment, you will partner across the business and evaluate industry trends that inform Freddie Mac's risk management strategies.

Our Impact:

SFBA monitors and reports on the credit risk and performance of Freddie Mac's newly purchased loan portfolio. Our insights help shape Single-Family's risk appetite, support Credit Policy's evaluation of credit expansion initiatives, and enable internal partners to assess the performance of more than 1,000 loan-selling counterparties. We also provide senior management with monthly reporting on emerging risks. Together, this work helps ensure that the mortgages Freddie Mac purchases remain within the firm's risk tolerance.

Your Impact:

• Produce accurate and timely monthly reports on recent loan funding, credit quality, portfolio performance, and emerging risks.
• Own reports that identify and monitor credit trends, risk indicators, and loan performance drivers.
• Improve existing processes and reports, contribute ideas that strengthen related business practices, and develop new reporting as risks emerge.
• Combine technical expertise and business judgment to deliver analyses that inform decisions and may influence the mortgage market.
• Present findings clearly to a broad range of stakeholders, including executive leadership.
• Build expertise in data analysis, visualization, communication, and teamwork while using tools such as Tableau, MicroStrategy, Excel, SQL, and PowerPoint.
• Support ad hoc projects and cross-team analyses.

Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent experience in a highly quantitative field such as Statistics, Economics, Finance, Business, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Engineering.
• At least two years of relevant professional experience; mortgage or government-sponsored enterprise experience is preferred.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Tableau, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal presentation skills.
• Solid understanding of credit risk, financial risk, and the mortgage life cycle.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Self-motivated and diligent, with strong time management and reliable follow-through.
• Resilient, adaptable, intellectually curious, and results oriented.
• Detail-oriented and proactive in identifying and escalating issues.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

We consider all applicants for all positions without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical and mental disability, pregnancy, ethnicity, genetic information or any other protected categories under applicable federal, state or local laws. We will ensure that individuals 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.

A safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Mac's business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy, applying a vigilance-first approach to work, supporting regulatory mandates, and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs.

CA Applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Employment Details:

• 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