Quantitative Analytics Director

JOB DESCRIPTION

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 Director to lead the design, ownership, and continuous improvement of the model testing framework and ongoing monitoring for our key models, including multifamily credit risk and property income/valuation models, supporting the $450Bn+ Multifamily business.

This role is for an experienced people manager and analytical leader who will establish and own standards for pre-deployment testing (to ensure models perform as expected before release) and post-deployment monitoring (to ensure models remain stable, accurate, and fit-for-purpose over time). The Director will work closely with internal Model Validation, Internal Audit, and other governance stakeholders, and will support meeting regulatory expectations related to model risk management. Experience in model validation, model risk, and/or supervisory review of financial models is highly relevant.

Our Impact:

• Drive quantitative research and modeling to support multifamily credit risk, economic capital, risk rating, and costing/pricing analytics.

• Innovate analytical approaches to improve efficiency, insight, and risk management outcomes.

• Ensure models and methodologies meet internal governance and external regulatory standards.

Your Impact:

• Lead and develop quantitative teams; foster a collaborative, high-performing culture.

• Design and own the end-to-end model testing framework for key multifamily models, including pre-deployment performance testing and post-deployment monitoring.

• Set strategy, standards, and routines for credit risk model monitoring, stability assessment, and performance measurement.

• Establish monitoring and testing for property income and valuation models, ensuring outputs remain grounded in market fundamentals and are appropriate for business and risk decisions.

• Partner closely with Model Validation, Model Risk, Internal Audit, and governance stakeholders; provide documentation and evidence to support effective challenge and review.

• Support model governance, audit, and regulatory activities, including responses to findings and remediation plans.

• Provide effective challenge across all covered models, including development, assumptions, and monitoring results.

• Translate analytical outputs into clear insights for senior leadership.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience, including 3+ years in a leadership role.

• Advanced degree in Economics, Statistics, Finance, or a STEM field; Ph.D. preferred.

• Strong background in model testing, monitoring, and model governance across the model lifecycle (pre- and post-deployment).

• Highly relevant experience in model validation, model risk management, and/or supervisory review of financial models (e.g., regulatory exams or second-line validation).

• Strong communication and leadership skills, including ability to engage effectively with governance, audit, and regulatory stakeholders.

• Preferred: Strong knowledge of multifamily or commercial real estate data and market dynamics.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Self-motivated and able to work efficiently under pressure.

• Innovative problem-solving and research skills.

• Ability to combine hands-on technical leadership with strategic oversight.

• Credibility providing effective challenge on complex modeling, testing, and monitoring topics.

• Strong business judgment and collaborative leadership style.

• Comfort operating in a governed environment with rigorous documentation, controls, and stakeholder engagement.

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

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