Product Analyst, Sr. (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office - VA)

at  Freddie Mac

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

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Do you have a passion for understanding customer needs and using technology to deliver value? Do you thrive in a fast paced and constantly evolving environment? If so, a role on the Single-Family Loan Selling Advisor product management team could be a fit for you!

QUALIFICATIONS:

• College Degree or equivalent experience; advanced studies/degree preferred
• Typically has 5 - 7 years related experience
• Minimum of 3 years of mortgage related experience with validated experience in secondary mortgage and sophisticated data related work with strong data analytic skills
• Proven track record understanding business needs and complete analysis activities required to support that need; along with an ability to understand strategy and apply to day-to-day decisions
• Experience working using the Agile methodology with active participation in Agile ceremonies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving thought processes, and translating results into user stories
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to facilitate meetings and work across Product teams
• Experience advising and negotiating with internal and external partners on business solutions

• Hands-on experience performing sophisticated business analysis tasks that support the business direction and ensure a customer-centric design that considers user problems, performance, risk, and ability to offer operational efficiency to improve the overall LSA delivery process
• Strong analytical abilities and proven track record to work with partners to ask probing questions to elicit and document requirements clearly into user stories based on business driven functionality and technical capabilities
• Support team in development process by working to define technical requirements based on product knowledge
• Perform as an active contributor throughout Product development by providing constructive support to the Product Owner and IT team required to make product decisions and seeing opportunities to improve
• Ability to work effectively with various teams across Freddie Mac organization, including Ops, COTS, Sales, etc., to support Product team goals.
• Provide status updates and adhere to established product governance, controls, and processes
• Working in a driven environment and managing multiple requests and tasks to completion at the same time
• Ability to use data to help advise strategy and direction
• Experience working with Modern Delivery teams
• Ability to have fun as part of a high energy team