Quantitative Analytics Senior Manager

Freddie Mac•McLean, VA

7h•$177,000 - $265,000

About The Position

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 Manager to lead the design, implementation, and continuous enhancement of our model development governance framework and advance the team’s analytical discipline through systematic integration of domain expertise to deliver business-driven analytical solutions. This role will establish and sustain a model development environment that ensures strong governance integrity, transparent visibility, and consistently high-quality, business-aligned analytical outcomes across the model development lifecycle. This position will institutionalize transparent, controlled, and traceable practices while ensuring that analytical practices consistently reflect business priorities and that development activities meet the Enterprise’s Model Risk Standard, SOX, and regulatory expectations. This position operates at the intersection of quantitative modeling, governance, financial domain expertise, and analytical leadership. You will partner with model developers to transform existing workflows into governed, repeatable processes while maintaining productivity and driving analytical excellence. Our Impact: Drive quantitative research and modeling for multifamily credit risk, economic capital, risk rating, and costing/pricing analytics. Innovate analytics to improve efficiency and strengthen risk management. Ensure compliance with model risk governance and regulatory standards. Your Impact: Model Development Governance Design & Excellence Lead the design, implementation and continuous enhancement of a comprehensive model development governance framework Improve transparency and traceability of modeling decisions, assumptions, and results Institutionalize structured review and quality checkpoints throughout the development lifecycle Monitor development progress and identify risks early to ensure timely and high-quality delivery Risk, Governance, and Quality Operationalize internal control, model risk management, and regulatory expectations within governance workflows Maintain development artifacts to support validation, audit, and ongoing model oversight Partner with Enterprise Model Risk and related functions to strengthen development standards Business Context Integration into Modeling Translate business objectives, product characteristics, and market conditions into modeling considerations Partner with model developers to incorporate business drivers into model structure, assumptions, and calibration Help evaluate modeling tradeoffs from a business and use-case perspective Ensure model behavior aligns with business realities and decision needs Stakeholder Coordination and Talent Development Establish structured coordination channels with Enterprise Model Risk, Internal Audit, and related control functions Serve as liaison between modeling teams and business stakeholders on domain-specific initiatives Develop and mentor team members to build sustainable governance capability and strengthen analytical discipline

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, statistics, or a related quantitative discipline (advanced degree preferred)
10+ years of experience in financial modeling, quantitative analytics, risk management, or related areas
Excellent proficiency in MS Excel includes advanced functions, data analysis, and financial modeling capabilities
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, C++, SQL, or SAS
Experience with designing and implementing model governance or control frameworks
Experience working in a regulated environment or supporting audit, validation, or control processes
Experience translating business strategy into modeling frameworks or analytical standards
Experience building and maintaining stakeholder relationships across technical and business functions
Demonstrated ability to manage complex analytical and cross-functional projects with limited supervision
Strong organizational skills, communication skills, and attention to detail

Nice To Haves

Ownership of work, can-do attitude and collaborative mindset
Strategic thinking with ability to design and evolve governance frameworks
Structured problem-solving and analytical rigor
Ability to translate business context into analytical and modeling requirements
Strong process discipline with the ability to drive sustainable execution
Excellent written and verbal communication
Commitment to developing talent and building sustainable capabilities

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation and continuous enhancement of a comprehensive model development governance framework
Improve transparency and traceability of modeling decisions, assumptions, and results
Institutionalize structured review and quality checkpoints throughout the development lifecycle
Monitor development progress and identify risks early to ensure timely and high-quality delivery
Operationalize internal control, model risk management, and regulatory expectations within governance workflows
Maintain development artifacts to support validation, audit, and ongoing model oversight
Partner with Enterprise Model Risk and related functions to strengthen development standards
Translate business objectives, product characteristics, and market conditions into modeling considerations
Partner with model developers to incorporate business drivers into model structure, assumptions, and calibration
Help evaluate modeling tradeoffs from a business and use-case perspective
Ensure model behavior aligns with business realities and decision needs
Establish structured coordination channels with Enterprise Model Risk, Internal Audit, and related control functions
Serve as liaison between modeling teams and business stakeholders on domain-specific initiatives
Develop and mentor team members to build sustainable governance capability and strengthen analytical discipline