A on-site role at Freddiemac.
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Counterparty Risk Analytics & Oversight
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Lead counterparty‑focused risk analysis for SF/MF portfolios, with primary responsibility for mortgage insurers, reinsurers, and/or seller/servicers.
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Lead assessment of counterparty financial strength, including liquidity, earnings, funding profile, capital adequacy, profitability, risk indicators, and qualitative risk factors, and evaluate potential impacts to counterparty credit risk.
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Perform counterparty risk attribution and trend analysis to explain changes in counterparty exposures, risk profiles, and concentrations over time.
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Lead or provide independent risk assessments for transaction-driven counterparty matters, including mergers and acquisitions, significant initiatives, and Freddie Mac’s new or expanded counterparty activities.
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Support counterparty onboarding and approval workstreams, including coordination across stakeholders and ensuring required artifacts are complete for decisioning.
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Review and provide risk assessments for methodologies and frameworks used for counterparty risk management such as counterparty exposures or counterparty ratings.
Ongoing Counterparty Surveillance
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Design and maintain ongoing counterparty monitoring frameworks, including financial metrics, performance indicators, and early‑warning signals for SF/MF counterparties.
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Identify, assess, and clearly articulate emerging counterparty risks, including deterioration in financial condition, structural vulnerabilities, or adverse market developments.
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Provide timely, decision-relevant risk insights to support proactive risk management actions. Escalate material counterparty concerns, mergers and acquisitions, limit breaches, or governance issues to senior risk leadership, and support CRO- and committee-level visibility as needed.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
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Partner closely with Single‑Family, Multifamily and Counterparty Credit Risk teams to ensure alignment of data, analytics, and risk messaging.
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Work closely with other Enterprise Risk teams, including Credit, Model Risk, Compliance, and Third-Party Risk Management, to support end-to-end risk governance across credit, capital, model, and regulatory dimensions.
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10+ years of experience in counterparty credit risk and mortgage credit risk, with demonstrated expertise in counterparty financial analysis (capital adequacy, liquidity, earnings sustainability, funding structures, and stress performance) across financial institutions and non-bank counterparties.
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Strong business and risk knowledge of mortgage insurers (MIs), reinsurers (RIs), and/or seller/servicers, including operating models, regulatory frameworks, capital regimes, and performance drivers across market cycles (preferred).
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Quantitative degree preferred in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, or a related field; master’s degree or professional certifications (e.g., FRM, CFA) a plus.
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Strong decision-making skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure to resolve critical issues.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex information to a variety of audiences (including senior management and regulators) in a clear and actionable manner.
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Experience analyzing complex financial data and using risk management and financial analysis tools (e.g., Python, R, Excel) a plus.
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Lead and mentor a team of analysts focused on counterparty and portfolio risk analytics.
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Promote strong analytical judgment, sound risk reasoning, and clear executive‑level communication.
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Drive continuous improvement in counterparty risk frameworks, policy standards, assessment documentation, and controls.
Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.
We consider all applicants for all positions without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical and mental disability, pregnancy, ethnicity, genetic information or any other protected categories under applicable federal, state or local laws. We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
A safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Mac’s business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy, applying a vigilance-first approach to work, supporting regulatory mandates, and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs.
CA Applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more, please visit www.BountyJobs.com and register with our referral code: MAC.
Time-type:Full time
FLSA Status:Exempt
Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.
This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $154,000 - $230,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.
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Freddie Mac is a government-sponsored enterprise operating in the United States secondary mortgage market. It provides liquidity for housing finance by purchasing mortgages from lenders and packaging them into mortgage-backed securities for investors.
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