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Position Overview: Freddie Mac's Single-Family Modeling organization is seeking a Quantitative Analytics Director to lead the development and implementation of advanced AI/ML solutions across teams. This high-impact leadership role combines technical depth with strategic influence, driving innovation while balancing regulatory rigor and the need for speed and scalability.
In this position, you will lead the development of scalable, interpretable models that deliver measurable business impact. You will introduce industry-leading practices for research and model development to accelerate end-to-end development cycles without compromising quality. The ideal candidate will foster collaboration across modeling teams to unlock synergies and work cross-functionally to establish effective frameworks for execution.
Our Impact: Freddie Mac is leading the U.S housing market forward by making homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable. Our team develops robust, scalable models that support the Single-Family business by enabling critical, data-driven risk decisions.
Your Impact: Strategic Leadership: Collaborate with business users and Single-Family Modeling leadership to define AI/ML strategies that align with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and enterprise risk management frameworks.
Innovation & Technical Expertise: Stay current on advancements in AI technologies - including GenAI - and their applications in financial services. Apply industry-leading algorithms and methodologies to enhance model performance, reproducibility, and computational efficiency for large-scale datasets.
Best Practice Enablement: Establish mechanisms to foster a culture of excellence. Drive adoption of effective tools and practices for model design, implementation, and performance monitoring. Provide guidance on coding standards and reproducibility to ensure consistency and quality across teams.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders across divisions (e.g., Digital Experience) to define, develop, and evaluate new AI solutions. Demonstrate big-picture thinking to align initiatives with organizational goals. Deliver compelling presentations on roadmaps, methodologies, and results to influence strategies and drive cross-divisional alignment.
Qualifications: - 12+ years of relevant experience, including 4+ years in a leadership role.
- Advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics); Ph.D. preferred.
- Proficiency in Python, ML frameworks (Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow), SQL, and Spark.
- Demonstrated experience in end-to-end model development within financial services or other highly regulated environments. Experience with credit risk and property valuation models is a plus.
- Strong understanding of the mortgage lifecycle, regulatory frameworks, and model governance practices.
- Proven ability to work and influence cross-functionally, with a track record of engaging diverse stakeholders and driving organization-wide change.
- Highly self-motivated and passionate about solving complex challenges; adept at synthesizing complex information and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to deliver clear, compelling presentations and articulate complex concepts to senior executives.
Keys to Success in this Role: - Strategic Vision: Ability to define and execute AI/ML strategies that balance innovation with regulatory rigor, aligning initiatives to business objectives and enterprise risk frameworks.
- Technical Leadership: Ability to lead the development of scalable, interpretable models that deliver measurable business impact.
- Innovation Mindset: Commitment to introducing industry-leading practices and accelerating end-to-end development cycles without compromising quality.
- Cross-Functional Influence: Proven ability to collaborate across divisions, build strong relationships, and influence decision-making.
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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 $214,000 - $322,000 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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