Freddie Mac

Product Analyst Senior

Posted on: 24 Feb 2021

Mclean, VA

Job Description

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and youll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.

Position Overview:

Do you have passion for understanding customer needs and using cutting edge technology to quickly deliver value? Do you thrive in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment?

Do you thrive in a fast paced, hands on, innovative environment driven by the latest technology? If so, working as a Senior Product Analyst on the Single Family Income, Property and Asset (IPA) team could be a good fit! Apply now and learn why theres MoreAtFreddieMac!

**This position can be performed currently from a remote location in the U.S. but will require presence in a Freddie Mac office in the future.***



Our Impact:

Our team is responsible for delivering customer value and improving the lender experience for our Collateral and Asset, Income Modeler (AIM) offerings. The team works with partners across Single-Family to prioritize, plan and implement initiatives that deliver world-class Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to improve process efficiency and support the Single-Family vision.

Your Impact:

* Assists the Product Owner to write user-stories and edit acceptance criteria for each sprint, making sure each story aligns to our Objectives and Key Results, and work closely with the delivery team

* Proactively brings ideas to the table to increase value for our clients, recognizing roadblocks early and present ideas to key partners

* Enjoys troubleshooting a product question/technical challenge

* Works as a facilitator in meetings to bring tech and non-tech partners together to innovate and problem solve

* Use applications in various Non-production environments to test and demo product features

* Understands and proactively utilizes Modern Delivery practices. Actively participates in all agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, refinement sessions, demos, etc.)

* Actively uses and is passionate about available technology to help build product. Applications include JIRA, Excel for data analysis, Word, PowerPoint, Visio

* Understands/quickly learns the basic tenets of Collateral and AIM at Freddie Mac

* Works with technical delivery team members and Single-Family Operations

Qualifications:

* 5-7 years of financial services work experience, preferably combined with agile software development

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

* Mortgage related experience preferred, and moderate to strong MS Office and Excel data analytics skills

* Experience working with and using Agile/Scrum methodology with active participation in Agile ceremonies. Certification from Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or Scrum Alliance preferred but not required

* Strong communication skills, including ability to facilitate meetings and work across Product teams

* Comfortable learning, using and updating change control documentation per Change Management policies, procedures & processes

* Support team in development process by working to define technical requirements based on product knowledge

* Perform as an active contributor throughout Product development by supporting both the Product Owner and IT delivery team

* Ability to partner across the Freddie Mac organization to support Product team goals

Keys to Success in this Role:

* Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and flexible in balancing multiple requests and tasks to completion at the same time ability to have fun as part of a high energy team.

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

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and youll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities 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.

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Time-type:Full time

Job Category:Information Technology

FLSA Status:Exempt

Freddie Mac

McLean, VA

Freddie Mac operates in the secondary mortgage market in the United States. The company purchases residential mortgage loans originated by lenders, as well as invests in mortgage loans and mortgage-related securities. It operates in three segments: Single-family Guarantee, Multifamily, and Capital Markets. The Single-family Guarantee segment purchases, securitizes, and guarantees single-family loans; and manages single-family mortgage credit risk. This segment serves mortgage banking companies, commercial banks, regional banks, community banks, credit unions, housing finance agencies, savings institutions, and non-depository financial institutions.

The Multifamily segment engages in the purchase, sale, securitization, and guarantee activities in multifamily loans and securities through the issuance of multifamily K and SB certificates; issuing and guarantying other securitization products; issuing other credit risk transfer products; and provision of other mortgage-related guarantees, as well as post-construction financing to apartment project operators.

The Capital Markets segment invests principally in mortgage-related investments portfolio and single-family performing and re-performing loans. This segment serves banks and other depository institutions, insurance companies, money managers, central banks, pension funds, state and local governments, real estate investment trusts, brokers and dealers, and lenders. Freddie Mac was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.