Pricing - Financial Engineering - Associate

The Fannie Mae; United States; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Fannie Mae is seeking a Capital Markets Pricing and Valuation professional to support cash flow models and pricing methodologies for its fixed-income portfolios. You will work with internal teams to value loans, securities, and derivatives, and analyze market factors affecting pricing.

The role requires 1-2 years in fixed income or related fields, a Bachelor’s degree, and strong analytical/Excel skills. Exposure to Bloomberg, Intex, and SQL is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of relevant experience in fixed income or related field.
• Knowledge of fixed income analytics (DCFs, OAS, Duration/Convexity).
• Interest in CFA/CPA/FRM/CTP designation.

Responsibilities

• Support cash flow modeling and pricing methodologies for fixed-income portfolios.
• Assist with valuation of loans, securities, debts, and derivatives.
• Analyze market activity and pricing factors for internal stakeholders.
• Document data processing and reporting with financial engineering tools.
• Collaborate with teams to translate model results into actionable insights.

Skills

Fixed income analytics

Excel

Communication

SQL

Financial modeling

Independent research

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Bloomberg

Intex

SQL

Job description

Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.

Job Description Job Description

As a valued colleague on the Capital Markets Pricing and Valuation team, you will assist with supporting the team valuing Fannie Mae’s Asset and Liability portfolios using financial industry knowledge and applying mathematical/fixed income models to business or financial data. Your efforts will enable the team to provide market valuations to internal customers, implement business initiatives, analyze or report on business performance, solve business questions, or inform business decisions. Work may include developing models or prototypes to achieve these goals but is not the core focus in the role.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

• Work as part of a team to create cash flow models, pricing methodologies and valuation techniques to support Fannie Mae's fixed-income portfolios and new business initiatives
• Discuss markets and fixed income concepts and trends with internal and external market participants, including Trade Desk, Risk Groups, and Third-party participants
• Execute daily fair-value pricing for the Company’s loans, securities, debt, and derivative portfolio for use by the Trade Desks, Risk Management, and Financial Reporting
• Research market activity and risk factors that could affect the pricing of the portfolios
• Execute pricing methodologies and strategies to ensure pricing is consistent with current market environment and reduce operational risk
• Document and report on processing or analyzing large amounts of data efficiently using advanced financial engineering tools and techniques
• Contribute to financial analysis or forecasting, which may include scenario or sensitivity analysis, stress testing, or attribution analysis
• Participate in executing models and/or interpreting model results
• Assist with translating the results from the analysis or models for the customer into understandable conclusions
• Assist model builders to vet new models, suggest changes to existing models, or analyze model performance data
• Perform data and systems analysis, validation, and regression testing

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

• 1-2 year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Fixed income market experience from a trading, portfolio management, securities valuation, or research background
• Strong interest to pursue CFA, CPA, FRM or CTP designation
• Basic knowledge and understanding of MBS and financial markets
• Understanding of fixed income analytics (DCFs, OAS, Duration/Convexity, spreads/Discount Margins, etc.)
• Comfortable discussing financial concepts with internal and external participants
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with Bloomberg, Intex and other valuation tools a plus
• Experience with SQL a plus
• Ability to work independently to develop market research and analytics
• Shows curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to reimagine how we work

Note: Some weekend and holiday work may be required to meet production deadlines.

Pricing - Financial Engineering - Associate Target Pay Range: $85,000 - $110,000 a year

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Qualifications Education: Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)

Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor.

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The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications.

This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program).

As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.

Requisition compensation: 85000 to 110000

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