Quantitative Analytics Senior Director - Multifamily Model Research

Freddie Mac; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 243,000 - 365,000; Full time

Job summary

Freddie Mac in the United States is seeking a Quantitative Analytics Senior Director to lead the Model Research function within Multifamily Portfolio and Risk Management. You will oversee development of quantitative models for multifamily loan acquisition, credit risk management, and property valuation.

The role requires a strong quantitative leader with deep mortgage risk knowledge, advanced modeling skills, and proven team leadership across cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of quantitative modeling or related fields.
• 8+ years of people leadership or team management.
• Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) preferred; substantial industry experience may substitute.
• Strong experience with mortgage credit risk, CRE analytics, and portfolio surveillance.
• Proficient in econometric/transition modeling and large-scale data analysis.
• Experience with AI-enabled analytics to improve workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to research and develop improved quantitative modeling frameworks.
• Develop challenger models to existing credit risk models.
• Provide technical guidance on advanced model development practices.
• Partner with Credit, Underwriting, Portfolio Management, Enterprise Risk, Capital Markets, Servicing, and Model Validation.
• Support model governance, validation, audit, and regulatory activities.
• Drive innovation in modeling methodologies and AI-enabled workflows.

Skills

Quantitative modeling

People leadership

CRE mortgage risk

Python/R/SQL

Model governance

Regulatory experience

Communication skills

AI-enabled analytics

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in a relevant field

Tools

Python

R

SQL

SAS

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:

Freddie Mac’s Multifamily Modeling team within Multifamily Portfolio and Risk Management is seeking a Quantitative Analytics Senior Director to lead the Model Research function. This leader will oversee research and development of quantitative models supporting multifamily loan acquisition, credit risk management, and property valuation.

The role will lead a team responsible for tackling the most challenging modeling and research topics in the model development area, including designing the next generation of Multifamily credit risk model and developing challenger approach to current models. The team will also be responsible for providing technical guidance on addressing regulatory issues and internal model validation findings.

This position requires a strong quantitative and strategic leader with rigorous foundation in statistical modeling background and deep understanding of mortgage and credit risk business.

Our Impact:

Our team develops models to support the overall portfolio risk management activities for Freddie Mac’s Multifamily business. Our models serve the business purposes of credit decisioning at loan origination, credit loss forecasting, and enterprise stress testing and other risk measurement activities. The team also manages model risk for Multifamily business, including both regulatory issues and internal model validation challenges.

Your Impact:

In this role, you will:

• Lead a team to perform research and develop improved modeling frameworks and methodologies for quantitative models.
• Lead a team to develop challenger models to existing credit risk models.
• Provide technical and theoretical guidance on advanced model development practices and quantitative modeling approaches.
• Partner closely with Credit, Underwriting, Portfolio Management, Enterprise Risk, Capital Markets, Servicing, and Model Validation teams.
• Support model governance, validation, audit, and regulatory activities.
• Drive innovation in modeling methodologies, portfolio surveillance analytics, and AI-enabled model development workflows.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of relevant experience in quantitative modeling, mortgage credit risk, commercial real estate analytics, financial risk management, or related fields.
• 8+ years of people leadership or team management experience.
• Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field preferred; substantial relevant industry experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.
• Strong experience developing or overseeing commercial real estate, mortgage credit risk, default, prepayment, transition, loan acquisition, or portfolio surveillance models.
• Strong understanding of multifamily underwriting, commercial real estate fundamentals, mortgage credit behavior, default risk drivers, and portfolio risk management concepts.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including experience with econometric modeling, survival analysis, transition modeling, statistical modeling, or large-scale data analysis.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled analytical or model development tools to improve modeling productivity, research workflows, testing, documentation, or analytical insight generation.
• Familiarity with modern model development operations, including reproducibility, workflow management, testing automation, implementation collaboration, or scalable analytical infrastructure.
• Excellent execution skills with experience in delivering complex projects
• Experience working with regulatory, governance, model validation, and audit stakeholders in a model risk management environment.
• Strong programming and analytical tool experience, including Python, R, SQL, SAS, or similar technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to present complex analytical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Rigorous statistical modeling knowledge and a problem-solving mindset to deliver model development projects with measurable business impacts
• Strong multifamily credit and property performance intuition
• Strong quantitative judgment and modeling intuition
• Ability to connect market conditions with multifamily loan and property performance dynamics
• Strong people leadership and talent development skills
• Collaborative and execution-oriented leadership style
• Curiosity, innovation mindset, and willingness to challenge the status quo

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.

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.

Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status: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 our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $243,000 - $365,000 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.