Job Title:
Financial EngineerLocation:
CA - Westlake VillageWhat you'll do:
As a Financial Engineer you’ll be part of the Capital Market's Analytics team that focuses on building, maintaining, and enhancing advanced models and analytics tools to support Secondary Marketing pipeline position. You and your team will work closely with the firm’s trading desk and you’ll be responsible for building and maintaining the firm’s core financial and optimization models and providing analytical support for trading and hedging.- Model Development & Forecasting - Design, develop, and maintain advanced models to support Secondary Marketing pipeline management, including interest rate risk, mortgage pooling optimization (Conventional and Government), and margin enhancement strategies.
- Advanced Analytics & Optimization - Leverage deep learning, machine learning, and optimization tools (e.g., Gurobi) to deliver predictive insights, optimize pricing, and improve operational efficiency across capital markets operations.
- Quantitative Processes & Data Engineering - Create and maintain quantitative processes including data mining, predictive modeling, and complex data processing to support strategic decision-making.
- Analytics Tools & Systems Development - Develop and oversee analytics tools and systems that enable data-driven decisions, aligning capital markets operations with broader business strategies to drive profitability and effectiveness.
- Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication - Partner with key stakeholders, including Back Office, Lock Desk, Bulk Trading Desk, Pipeline Hedging, and FP&A to ensure analytics solutions meet diverse operational needs. Communicate effectively using data and metrics to support time-sensitive decisions with clarity and precision.
- Automation & Scalability - Identify and implement automation opportunities to enhance scalability, accuracy, and efficiency across Secondary Marketing workflows
What you'll need:
- 1+ years of related experience.
- Bachelor's degree in related field required; Masters or MBA in related field preferred.
- Entry level knowledge of residential mortgage industry in Correspondent or Retail Lending including; sales, operations, capital markets and/or other residential mortgage products and services.
- Entry level knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
- Intermediate to advanced experience with C#, SQL Server, Excel and Excel VBA, PowerBI.
- Intermediate to advanced experience with statistical analysis, including the use of tools like R or Python.
- Intermediate speaking and writing communication skills.
Benefits you’ll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!
About the company:
AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company. Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC.
Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email [email protected] or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.
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What We Do
Welcome to AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC.
AmeriHome Mortgage was established in 2013. By 2017 we earned the distinction of being a top 10 mortgage lender.
AmeriHome is a privately held, multi-channel, mortgage investor, direct-to-consumer lender, and servicer, licensed in 48 states, and headquartered in Westlake Village, California. We currently employ over 500 people in our Westlake Village, Dallas and Irvine facilities where we purchase and originate over 12,000 loans per month.
Our focus on our employee and customer experience begins with taking time to listen to their needs and effectively delivering to those needs. We are constantly challenging ourselves to improve our service experience and product offering. We will always deliver a transparent lending process and a competitive price which creates consistent results for both consumers and our business partners. Our commitment to fair and responsible lending practices, risk management and regulatory compliance makes AmeriHome an excellent choice in a complex and challenging mortgage environment.
AmeriHome provides diverse opportunities for driven, top-talent individuals who are eager to join our teams in Southern California and Texas.
To learn more about AmeriHome and available job opportunities, please visit our website. We look forward to hearing from you!
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC, NMLS ID 135776 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org). Equal Housing Lender. For Licensing and Legal Information, please visit https://loans.amerihome.com/licensing-and-legal
