Financial Engineer
About The Position
As a Financial Engineer, you will be part of the Corporate Modeling Analytics team, focused on developing, maintaining, and enhancing advanced models and analytical tools that support the firm’s Secondary Marketing MSR and EBO positions. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Risk Management, FP&A, and Servicing teams, and take ownership of building and refining the firm’s core financial and optimization models. You will also provide critical analytical support to inform trading and hedging strategies. Design and implement quantitative frameworks spanning data mining, predictive modeling, and large-scale data processing. Leverage advanced analytics platforms to manage MSR/EBO portfolios, delivering insights on servicing performance, risk exposure, hedging strategies, and market dynamics. Lead the enhancement of core financial models (prepayment, mortgage rates, delinquency) and develop new modeling approaches to address evolving business needs. Deliver comprehensive monthly and quarterly analytics, including valuation, risk assessment, stress testing, and model performance insights to support strategic decision-making.
Requirements
- 1+ years of related experience.
- Bachelor's degree in related field required.
- Entry level knowledge of residential mortgage industry in Correspondent or Retail Lending including; sales, operations, capital markets and/or other residential mortgage products and services.
- Entry level knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
- Intermediate to advanced experience with C#, SQL Server, Excel and Excel VBA, PowerBI.
- Intermediate to advanced experience with statistical analysis, including the use of tools like R or Python.
- Intermediate speaking and writing communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Masters or MBA in related field preferred.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement quantitative frameworks spanning data mining, predictive modeling, and large-scale data processing.
- Leverage advanced analytics platforms to manage MSR/EBO portfolios, delivering insights on servicing performance, risk exposure, hedging strategies, and market dynamics.
- Lead the enhancement of core financial models (prepayment, mortgage rates, delinquency) and develop new modeling approaches to address evolving business needs.
- Deliver comprehensive monthly and quarterly analytics, including valuation, risk assessment, stress testing, and model performance insights to support strategic decision-making.
Benefits
- competitive salaries
- an ownership stake in the company
- medical and dental insurance
- time off
- a great 401k matching program
- tuition assistance program
- an employee volunteer program
- a wellness program
- opportunity to bolster business knowledge
- learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances
- invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
