Director, RMBS Trading & Residential Credit Investing

National Life Insurance Company • Montpelier, VT

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About The Position

The Director of RMBS Trading & Residential Credit Investing is responsible for leading residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trading, whole loan trading, and private residential credit investment initiatives. This role oversees portfolio management, sourcing, pricing, structuring, and execution across a broad range of residential credit asset classes. The Director drives relative value analysis, develops proprietary analytical tools, manages junior team members, and partners cross-functionally to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or related quantitative field; strong academic record required.
• 7+ years of experience in RMBS trading, whole loan trading, residential credit investing, structured products, or mortgage analytics.
• Deep knowledge of residential mortgage products, securitization structures, and credit performance drivers.
• Strong financial modeling skills (loan-level cash flow modeling, scenario analysis, yield and spread analysis).
• Experience presenting investments to Investment Committees.
• Demonstrated ability to manage portfolios and drive P&L performance.
• Strong negotiation and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

• Prior team leadership or analyst management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and actively trade multi-sector RMBS portfolio, including agency, non-agency, CRT, NPL/RPL, and other structured credit subsectors.
• Conduct relative value analysis, performance surveillance, and risk monitoring across holdings.
• Source and evaluate market opportunities, maintaining relationships with buy-side and sell-side counterparties.
• Develop and enhance internal pricing models and analytical frameworks to support trading decisions.
• Oversee portfolio analytics, scenario analysis, and performance attribution.
• Build loan-level pricing models incorporating prepayment, default, severity, and rate assumptions.
• Manage and mentor junior team members responsible for modeling and portfolio surveillance.
• Manage acquisition and disposition of whole loan asset classes
• Coordinate transaction execution with legal, transaction management, counterparties, and servicers.
• Prepare and present detailed investment committee memoranda outlining return expectations, risk factors, and sensitivities.
• Design and implement robust portfolio monitoring and delinquency tracking frameworks.
• Develop expected loss modeling and pricing optimization tools.
• Collaborate with middle and back-office teams to design underwriting and operational processes.

Benefits

• Your benefits start day one and are flexible and customizable to your and your family’s specific needs. Check out the BENEFITS of a Career at National Life!
• The total compensation package for this position may also include a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in National Life’s discretionary annual incentive programs, subject to the rules governing such programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees