Hedge Analyst I - California, United States - EWS Group

Description

Optimal Blue

is a leading provider of secondary market solutions and actionable data services and delivers innovative and integrated solutions to transform the mortgage and secondary market industries.

LOCATION

Onsite work from our office in one of the following locations is required with flexibility to work remote up to three days per week.

Office locations include Chevy Chase, MD, Denver, CO, and San Francisco, CA.


SUMMARY

Responsible for working under the direction of the Hedge Account Management team to assist with fixed income analytics, risk management, and/or trading.

Learn to execute trading strategies on behalf of clients, implement tools that lead to greater client profitability and contribute to the further development of our industry leading technology.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Works under the supervision of a Hedge Account Manager to evaluate, define, and execute hedge strategies, derivation of risk management analytics and historical data
Execute trades on behalf of clients at the direction of the assigned Hedge Account Manager, typically using forward-traded TBA or Specified MBS Pools
Work directly with Hedge Account Manager to implement new tools, troubleshoot existing setups, and other ad hoc analysis
Responsible for assisting with mortgage valuation analytics, report development, testing, and feedback
Assist with monitoring risk positions in the mortgage pipeline and/or servicing asset intraday and alert the appropriate account management team of any exceptions to policy limits

Provide Hedge Account Manager support with monitoring and reporting performance of hedged positions as interest rates change and compare with predicted value changes.

Explain any material deviations from projections through attribution analysis.
Support the Hedge Account Managers in maintaining relationships with Broker/Dealer community on behalf of clients; provide client assistance in expanding credit availability
Maintain relationships with mortgage bankers, investors and servicing brokerage firms, and other firms making a market in whole loans
May be responsible for other miscellaneous research projects
Performs other related duties as assigned


MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience. Master's degree is preferred
Requires 0 – 3+ years of fixed income mortgage trading, portfolio, or risk management experience


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of company products, services, and capabilities
Ability to learn and comprehend the mortgage origination process, mortgage securities and markets through on-the-job training
Knowledge of Mortgage Secondary Marketing, including best execution of whole loan, MBS, and retained/released sales methods
Knowledge of the fundamentals of ratesheet and margin management
Knowledge of options theory, derivative markets and instruments, macroeconomics, and financial markets
Knowledge of proprietary mortgage risk management, valuation analytics, and account management
Knowledge of Mortgage Servicing Right (MSR) valuation techniques, sensitivities and fixed income financial theory and practice
Strong quantitative skills with solid grounding in basic mathematical and statistical concepts
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels within the organization (e.g., executive, management, individual contributors) as well as outside the organization
Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, team and time management skills
Positive outlook, strong work ethic, and responsive to internal and external customers and contacts
We recognize the value and importance of diversity and inclusion in our communities and in the workplace.

We celebrate diversity and one of our goals as an employer is to create an inclusive work environment for all employees.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation including gender identity or expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other category or characteristic protected by law.

Applicants with disabilities who would like to require a reasonable accommodation related to any part of the application process may contact us at

Perseus, an operating group of Constellation Software Inc., acquires independently managed software companies around the world. It provides them with the strategic guidance and financial security they need to become leaders within their respective markets.
"We believe that small businesses should stay small. While other purchasers of business seek economies of scale through centralization, we have taken the opposite approach. We believe that potential is maximized when teams are allowed to remain small. This enables the General Manager of the business to be empowered and remain in control of all levers necessary to guide his/her business."
Perseus Group is an equal opportunity employer.

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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