Senior Director, Quant Analytics — Multifamily Modeling

Freddie Mac; United States; On-site; USD 243,000 - 365,000; Full time

Job summary

Freddie Mac seeks a Quantitative Analytics Senior Director to lead the Model Research function within Multifamily Portfolio and Risk Management. You will oversee the research and development of quantitative models for multifamily loan acquisition, credit risk management, and property valuation, guiding challenger models and regulatory alignment.

The role requires strong quantitative leadership, experience in mortgage and credit risk, and collaboration across risk, underwriting, and governance

Qualifications

• 15+ years in quantitative modeling, mortgage credit risk, CRE analytics, or related fields.
• 8+ years in people leadership or team management.
• Advanced degree preferred; industry experience may substitute.
• Strong experience with CRE, mortgage credit risk, default, or portfolio surveillance models.
• Understanding of multifamily underwriting and mortgage credit behavior.

Responsibilities

• 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 guidance on advanced model development practices and quantitative modeling approaches.
• Partner 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 workflows.

Skills

15+ years experience

Quantitative modeling

Quantitative leadership

Model research

Regulatory & governance

AI-enabled modeling

Model development workflows

Communication skills

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in Economics/Finance/Statistics/Mathematics

Tools

Python

R

SQL

SAS

Job description

Freddie Mac seeks a Quantitative Analytics Senior Director to lead the Model Research function within Multifamily Portfolio and Risk Management. You will oversee the research and development of quantitative models for multifamily loan acquisition, credit risk management, and property valuation, guiding challenger models and regulatory alignment.

The role requires strong quantitative leadership, experience in mortgage and credit risk, and collaboration across risk, underwriting, and governance