Market Risk Analyst

Job overview

The Market Risk Analyst is a hybrid role based in Washington, DC, with core business hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Eastern. The salary range is $95,000–$120,000 per year. The role is part of Farmer Mac’s Financial Risk Management team; Farmer Mac’s mission is to increase access to financing and provide liquidity for American agriculture and rural infrastructure. The analyst measures, monitors, and reports interest rate, market, and liquidity risk exposures. Quantitative analysis, recurring reporting, scenario testing, and support for hedging and portfolio decisions help inform management and governance committees and support the organization’s risk oversight.

What you'll do

• Analyze the balance sheet and guarantee portfolio using market risk measures
• prepare recurring reports and analytical packages for management, ALCO, and Board-level committees
• perform attribution and scenario analyses and stress testing
• support hedging, funding, and portfolio rebalancing analyses
• assess new products and transactions
• prepare materials for governance, regulatory examinations, and audits
• research market risk developments
• identify process and measurement improvements
• provide backup support for liquidity risk reporting and stress testing.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

market risk analyst

financial risk management

interest rate risk

liquidity risk

risk reporting

stress testing

hedging analysis

mortgage finance

fixed income

hybrid

washington dc

farmer mac

$95k–$120k per year

monday–friday

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Hybrid work environment based at Farmer Mac headquarters; role requires a bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline and 2–5 years of relevant experience; CFA, FRM, CPA, or CQF is a plus.

About the employer

FARMER MAC is hiring for this role. Industry: International, Secondary Market, and All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation. Sector: 52.