Senior Financial Engineer – Risk Management (Hybrid)

Company Description

At Fannie Mae, futures are made. The inspiring work we do helps make a home a possibility for millions of homeowners and renters. Every day offers compelling opportunities to impact the future of the housing industry while being part of an inclusive team thriving in an energizing, flexible environment. Here, you will grow your career and help create access to fair, affordable housing finance.

Job Description

As a valued colleague on our team, you will contribute to supporting the team in applying mathematical models, advanced tools or techniques (such as SAS, Python, and R), and financial industry knowledge to business or financial data, including model results. Your efforts will enable the team to 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

The Enterprise SF Risk - Financial Engineering - Senior Associate role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:

• Collaborate on processing or analyzing large amounts of data efficiently using advanced financial engineering tools and techniques.
• Conduct financial analysis or forecasting, which may include scenario or sensitivity analysis, stress testing, or attribution analysis.  
• Conduct review of model business assumptions and analyze model performance data for key financial and underwriting models across the company.
• Develop and enhance analytical capabilities to support risk measurement, financial valuation, decision making, and business performance for oversight coverage area.
• Design data visualizations and non-technical presentation materials to communicate new ideas and high-impact solutions to business partners.
• Translate the results from the analysis or models for the customer into understandable conclusions.  
• Perform data and systems analysis, validation, and regression testing.

Qualifications

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experiences

• 2 years of relevant work experience 
• Experience in R or Python programming
• Skilled in Tableau, SQL, Excel and BI Tools
• Experience in single-family mortgage credit risk analytics
• Experience in the process of analyzing data to identify trends or relationships to inform conclusions about the data
• Experience gathering accurate information to explain concepts and answer critical questions
• Skilled in presenting information and/or ideas to an audience in a way that is engaging and easy to understand
• Consultative mindset and ability to work with people with different functional expertise in a collaborative manner to achieve common goals
• Skilled in the graphical representation of information in the form of a charts, diagrams, pictures, and dashboards

Desired Experiences  

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics, Statistics or Mathematics
• Knowledge of frameworks of risk management
• Knowledge of concepts in economics and statistics
• Experience with financial models and forecasts
• Experience with automated underwriting engines
• Experience in Regulatory Capital, Economic Capital and Stress Testing

Additional Information

The future is what you make it to be. Discover compelling opportunities at Fanniemae.com/careers

Fannie Mae is primarily a hybrid company.  We embrace flexibility for our employees while providing office space for in-person work and collaboration.  This role is classified as Hybrid. If you speak with a Recruiter, they will provide you with more information about the definition of this classification.

Fannie Mae is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, personal appearance, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the application process, email us at careers_mailbox@fanniemae.com

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The hiring range for this role is set forth on each of our job postings located on Fannie Mae's Career Site. 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