Lead Mortgage Quantitative Analytics Specialist

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Mortgage Quantitative Analytics Specialist (Vice President) to join the Mortgage Modeling Development Center within the Investment Portfolio.
The Lead Securities Quant will be responsible for developing pricing models for agency and non-agency mortgages. The team will support the Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Servicing Portfolio, and Whole Loans Portfolio business. Also, the Lead Quant Specialist will be involved with the development of mortgage pricing and risk models, and familiar with Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) valuation, designing and building architectural frameworks, OAS framework and risk analysis and the interaction between prepayments and these models.
In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as key participant in large-scale planning for Securities Quantitative Analytics
• Develop automated trading algorithms, create cutting-edge derivative pricing models and empirical models, to provide insight into market behavior
• Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term business, operational, or technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
• Use quantitative and technological techniques to solve complex business problems
• Serve as an expert advisor to senior leadership to develop or influence objectives, plans, specifications, resources, and long-term goals for highly complex business and technical needs across Securities Quantitative Analytics
• Lead the strategy, implementation, and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas companywide
• Deliver solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and guidance to others
• Use quantitative and technological techniques to solve complex business problems
• Create cutting-edge mortgage pricing models and empirical models, to provide insight into market behavior
• Work constructively in collaboration with business, model development, model validation, and information technology
• Play an integral role to the trading floor

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Securities Quantitative Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 1+ years of Python 3 experience
• 3+ years of fixed-income capital markets experience

Desired Qualifications:

• A master's degree or PhD in a quantitative discipline
• 3+ years of hands-on coding experience, Python 3 is most relevant
• 3+ years of product and market experience in various mortgage assets.
• 3+ years of quantitative analytics development and support experience in a buy-side or sell-side institution or a quant solution vendor
• Experience working with mortgage pricing models, and Value at Risk models
• Experience designing and building profit and loss attribution systems
• Experience using valuation/risk management systems (e.g. QRM, Bloomberg, Yield Book, PolyPaths, etc.)
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with a strong attention to detail across multiple audiences (Technology, Quants, Senior Management)
• Ability to work through business challenges consistently, effectively, with a sense of urgency through collaboration, transparency, and leading to results
• Experience in or passionate about Machine Learning and Agentic AI

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• This position is eligible for Visa sponsorship
• Must be able to work on-site

Posting Locations:
150 E 42nd St. New York, NY 10017
550 S Tyron Charlotte, NC
Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
$185,000.00 - $300,000.00
Benefits
Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:
24 Feb 2026
* Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Equal Opportunity
Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
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