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[Apply on Freddie Mac’s careers site →](https://careers.freddiemac.com/us/en/job/FRMAUSJR17757EXTERNAL/Quantitative-Analytics-Senior-Model-Risk-Audit) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Freddie Mac](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/freddie-mac/) / Quantitative Analytics Senior (Model Risk Audit) ## 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 The Model Audit team in Internal Audit is seeking an experienced quantitative professional to provide independent assurance over models used in significant risk management, valuation, hedging, capital, and business decisions. The role offers an opportunity to apply deep quantitative expertise across market risk, capital, credit risk, and artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) models while influencing model governance and communicating insights to senior stakeholders. This role is ideal for model developers, validators, quantitative researchers, and risk professionals who enjoy applying or reviewing rigorous analytical techniques to complex business problems. The position emphasizes independent quantitative assessment of model design and outcomes through data-driven analysis, statistical evaluation, and review of quantitative results, rather than reliance on interviews, process reviews, attestations, or other qualitative assessments. ### Our Impact The team independently assesses some of the nation's most important and material financial, capital, market, credit, and AI/ML models. Through this work, we help strengthen confidence in the models that support critical business and risk management decisions and advance Freddie Mac's mission of Making Home Possible for Americans. ### Your Impact In this role, you will be an integral part of model audit projects and will be expected to have the following responsibilities: Evaluate the conceptual soundness, implementation, use, and performance of market, capital, credit, counterparty, and AI/ML models, including those used for interest rate risk, prepayment, hedging, derivative valuation, stress testing, and economic and regulatory capital management. Perform model audits and independent quantitative analyses, including testing reported model issues and assessing whether corrective actions address the underlying model and business risks. Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of second-line model validation and oversight. Document testing results in work papers, identify model issues where applicable, and communicate model audit conclusions with Quantitative Technical Leads, Directors, and Officers consistent with Internal Audit methodology, policies and procedures. Participate in audit entrance, status, findings, and exit meetings with senior management, executive stakeholders, other audit teams, and auditees. Integrate and work collaboratively with business area, IT and AI auditors to enhance assurance over interrelated risks, eliminate siloed thinking, and offer greater insight and foresight to Freddie Mac. ### Qualifications Master’s degree with at least 3 years of relevant experience, or a Doctorate degree in quantitative finance, economics, statistics or a related quantitative field. Research, development, validation, or audit experience involving market risk or capital models, including interest rate, prepayment, hedging, derivative valuation, stress testing, or economic and regulatory capital models, is strongly preferred. Experience as a quantitative analyst or researcher within a trading desk, market risk function, model development team, model validation function, or similar quantitative environment is highly desirable. Coursework or work experience writing statistical and/or optimization programs to develop models and algorithms. Programming languages may include—but are not limited to—Python, R, SQL, Java, etc. Experience with large, complex financial institutions, and/or Big 4 experience with internal/external audit is preferred. Possession of, or willingness to pursue, professional certifications (e.g., CIA, CPA, CISA, Data Science, AI, Accredited Mortgage Professional (AMP)) is preferred. Experience using Generative AI to enhance productivity, analyze complex documents or code, or develop analytics and automation. ### Keys to Success in this Role - Strong quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and intellectual curiosity - Ability to explain complex modeling concepts clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences Collaborative approach to delivering risk-based audits across multiple projects Commitment to learning Internal - Audit methodology, model governance, AI/ML techniques, and Freddie Mac’s business Effective use of generative AI, analytics, and automation to improve audit quality and efficiency - Ability to connect technical model concerns to business use, risk, and potential impact. Willingness and interest to learn how to audit deep learning, generative AI models, consumer, commercial, and counterparty credit risk models. 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 $126,000 - $190,000 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. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 31, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Nov 1, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 1, 2026 - Listed for: 1 day - Location: McLean, Virginia, United States of America - Employment type: Full-time - Pay: $126,000 - $190,000[Apply on Freddie Mac’s careers site →](https://careers.freddiemac.com/us/en/job/FRMAUSJR17757EXTERNAL/Quantitative-Analytics-Senior-Model-Risk-Audit) ## More jobs at Freddie Mac ### [Multifamily Capital Markets Analytics & Engineering Intern - Summer 2027](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/freddie-mac/jobs/1fe10333eb65010e8415/) McLean, Virginia, United States of America ### [Quantitative Analytics Professional](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/freddie-mac/jobs/cf5987422d5bcc1a1fda/) McLean, Virginia, United States of America ### [Quantitative Analytics Senior](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/freddie-mac/jobs/3937f9bd3c14083c58b9/) McLean, Virginia, United States of America ### [Single-Family Data Intern- Summer 2027](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/freddie-mac/jobs/b52924a10b2ad9f8b5a8/) McLean, Virginia, United States of America ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Area Product Owner, Quantitative Risk Analytics](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/3ce17b413e266c744a1c/) JPMorganChase · New York, NY, United States ### [Quantitative Analytics Manager – Model Risk Management](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/onemain-holdings/jobs/ce55c43f082909c4cb6f/) OneMain Holdings · Wilmington, DE ### [Senior Quantitative Model Development Analyst- Fraud](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/truist/jobs/b54f82c1e6e2c5aaf6db/) Truist · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA ### [Quantitative Analytics [Multiple Positions Available]](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/8e4726ba8869a1a4eaa8/) JPMorganChase · Plano, TX, United States ### [Quantitative Risk Modeling Analyst](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/huntington-bank/jobs/09fcb0c4786beb04ed58/) Huntington Bank · Columbus, OH Charlotte, NC OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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