Mortgage Valuation Specialist

Point72 Asset Management, L.P; New York (NY); On-site; USD 240,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully-paid health care benefits

Generous parental and family leave

Mental and physical wellness programs

Volunteer opportunities

Tuition assistance

401(k) savings program with employer match

Job summary

A leading investment firm seeks a Valuation Team member in New York to manage mortgage-backed securities valuations and oversee market data inputs. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in mortgage valuation, along with a strong quantitative background and knowledge of derivatives modeling principles. The organization offers a robust benefits package, including fully-paid health care and a competitive salary range of $240,000-$260,000, along with additional bonuses.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of mortgage valuation experience covering agency and non-agency products.
• Strong quantitative or finance background.
• Expertise in derivatives valuation modeling principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage the valuation of mortgage-backed securities and agency MBS.
• Oversee market data inputs to valuation models.
• Perform price testing analysis against counterparty valuations.

Skills

Mortgage valuation experience

Quantitative or finance background

Derivatives valuation modeling principles

Knowledge of financial products and Greeks

Interpersonal and communication skills

Leadership skills

Job description

A Career with Point72’s Valuation Team

The Point72 Valuation team manages the valuation of all investments across the firm’s extensive hedge fund, private equity, and venture capital portfolios. The team’s investment valuation coverage ranges from exchange traded products to derivatives traded in OTC markets, to venture capital and private equity. The Valuation team provides valuations and P&L for investments for stakeholders across the firm, including Senior Management, portfolio managers/deal teams, Risk Management, and investor reporting.

What you’ll do

• Manage the valuation of mortgage-backed securities, including specified pools, CMOs, TBA/TBA options, and non-agency products.
• Oversee market data inputs to valuation models, ensuring compliance with the firm’s valuation policy.
• Perform model validation for new or upgraded valuation models supporting new products and system enhancements.
• Perform price testing analysis against counterparty valuation and third-party pricing vendors such as Bloomberg, JPM PricingDirect, and BofA PriceServe.
• Maintain valuation support documentation to evidence the accuracy of investment valuations.
• Partner with investment professionals, Risk, and other supporting teams on pricing, valuation, P&L, and valuation models.
• Collaborate with the Technology team to implement valuation setups for new products and automate valuation processes.

What’s required

• 7+ years of mortgage valuation experience covering agency MBS, including specified pools, CMOs, TBA/TBA options, as well as non‑agency products such as RMBS, CMBS, and CLO.
• Strong quantitative or finance background.
• Strong knowledge of derivatives valuation modeling principles.
• Knowledge of financial products and Greeks, particularly in the derivatives space.
• Strong sense of ownership and the ability to resolve issues independently.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively on a cross-functional team.
• Strong leadership skills to educate, train, and develop others to expand the capabilities and capacity of the Valuation team.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

We take care of our people

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Non-profit matching gift program
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBT+ community
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

The annual base salary range for this role is $240,000-$260,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.