Structured Credit Analyst-Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS)
Company: Weitz Investment Management, Inc
Location: Omaha
Posted on: January 14, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Description: Weitz Investment
Management currently offers a hybrid work environment (2-days
remote/3-days onsite) for this position. We are seeking a mid-level
Structured Credit Analyst to join our Fixed Income and Structured
Products team, with a specialized focus on Residential
Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS). The individual will participate
in the process of sourcing, evaluating, and modeling fixed income
investment opportunities for the firm’s fixed income strategies, to
include both legacy and new issue RMBS (non-agency, CRT,
re-performing/NPLs, Non-QM, and esoteric structures. The position
will include credit research, modeling and trading, assist in the
advancement of potential investment opportunities, and help deliver
strong risk-adjusted returns to our clients. This position will
support and participate in the success of our investment team. This
individual will have a strong background in modeling and analyzing
cashflows and capital structures, and who is looking to deepen
their impact by supporting portfolio managers with actionable
investment ideas, risk surveillance, and relative value insights.
Essential Functions • Perform rigorous bottom-up fundamental and
structural analysis on a wide range of RMBS products, including:
Legacy senior and mezzanine bonds, Non-QM and RPL/NPL deals, CRT
(Credit Risk Transfer) securities, 2nd lien, HELOC, Excess
Servicing, IO/PO tranches, and Residual/NIM and Re-REMIC structures
• Analyze deal structure, waterfall, triggers, and prepayment
behavior • Evaluate servicer and collateral performance; monitor
key risk metrics (e.g., CPR, CDR, severity, delinquency trends) •
Provide research and investment write-ups on RMBS opportunities •
Develop and maintain surveillance tools and relative value
dashboards • Support portfolio managers in security selection,
allocation strategy, and monitoring of existing holdings • Build
and maintain cash flow scenarios, run sensitivity analysis, and
stress test outcomes under varying macroeconomic conditions •
Leverage proprietary models and external vendor tools to analyze
valuation and relative value spread positioning. • Construct
scenario-based analytics to evaluate upside/downside risks across
capital structures • Demonstrates an ability to evaluate the entire
capital structure and communicate the strengths and potential
pitfalls of an investment idea and actively participates in group
discussions to generate value-added ideas. • Build internal and
external relationships with colleagues, sell-side traders and
bankers, rating agencies, issuers, industry experts and other
sources to collect additional insights on market, industry, asset
class and issuer credit developments. • Work closely with senior
PMs and other members of the fixed income team to align on
portfolio strategy and positioning • Partner with operations,
compliance, and technology teams to ensure accurate implementation
of trade ideas and monitoring systems. About Weitz Investment
Management Founded by value investor Wally Weitz in 1983, Weitz
Investment Management, Inc. is a boutique, employee -owned asset
management firm headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Over the past
four decades, Weitz has leveraged its research-driven approach to
capitalize on opportunities that arise out of market
inefficiencies. Decisions are backed by thorough research, Iogical
strategies, extensive debate and our team's personal commitment to
long-term results. The Weitz team builds and manages concentrated,
high-conviction, actively managed portfolios. Through bottom-up,
proprietary research that emphasizes fundamentals, we focus on
creating positive results over the long term. We offer a variety of
options for investors with different goals and preferences,
including equity and fixed income investment strategies. We offer
all employees competitive compensation and benefits including
medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as parental leave,
paid time off, on-site gym access, and a very generous qualified
profit sharing plan. Weitz offers a hybrid work environment (2-days
remote/3-days onsite). Compensation includes salary and bonus and
will be commensurate with experience. Requirements: • 3-5 years of
experience in structured finance, preferably with a focus on RMBS
sectors at a buy-side firm, sell-side research desk, or securitized
products group. • Hands-on experience analyzing non-agency RMBS
deals across legacy, Non-QM, and CRT subsectors. • A passion for
investing, high degree of curiosity, and drive for continuous
improvement • A desire to work in a collaborative team-oriented
environment and openness to discussing, sharing and debating
investment ideas • Strong understanding and ability to work in
Microsoft Excel, and Bloomberg • Strong understanding of RMBS deal
documentation, cashflow modeling, and loan-level performance
analytics • Knowledge of securitization frameworks including REMIC,
Re-REMIC, and key credit enhancement features • Strong oral and
written communication skills • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative,
analytical, or finance-related field (Engineering, Math, Economics,
Finance). CFA designation or active progress toward the charter
preferred. • Sound ethics and integrity • Ability and willingness
to travel in support of essential functions listed above
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