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General information

Career area
Technology
Work Location(s)
500 Woodward Avenue, MI, 601 S. Tryon Street, NC
Remote?
No
Ref #
20144
Posted Date
07-10-25
Working time
Full time

Ally and Your Career

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?

Work Schedule: Ally designates roles as (1) fully on-site, (2) hybrid, or (3) fully remote. Hybrid roles are generally expected to be in the office a certain number of days per week as indicated by your manager. Your hiring manager will discuss this role's specific work requirements with you during the hiring process. All work requirements are subject to change at any time based on leader discretion and/or business need.

The Opportunity

At Ally, you get a startup feel, but experience the benefits of a company that has worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We are always evolving and see that as a good thing. From owning our work to seeing its impact in the real world, our team is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people. We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to deliver customer-obsessed tech solutions. To read more about what our tech team does, be sure to visit our tech blog at ally.tech

Ally is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Vulnerability Management to lead our Vulnerability Management program. The successful candidate will be responsible for collaborating with various technology teams to report, remediate, and manage technical vulnerabilities within their respective areas. This role involves designing and implementing new vulnerability management processes, risk and control frameworks, and addressing risk issues or regulatory findings as necessary.

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The Work Itself

  • Lead the overall Vulnerability Management program at Ally.
  • Collaborate with CIO teams to identify, report, and remediate technical vulnerabilities.
  • Design and implement new vulnerability management processes and risk control frameworks.
  • Assist in the remediation of risk issues or regulatory findings.
  • Manage and lead a team of Remediation Coordinators.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders and team members.
  • Analyze and manipulate complex data to support vulnerability management efforts.

The Skills You Bring

Required Qualifications:

  • Develop and lead the enterprise-wide vulnerability remediation team, aligning with cybersecurity, risk, and compliance frameworks.
  • Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging CTO, CISO, CIO, and regulatory bodies.
  • Maintain or update policies, standards, and best practices for vulnerability identification, prioritization, and remediation.
  • Collaborate with risk management, audit, and compliance teams to ensure regulatory reporting and risk mitigation strategies are met.
  • Align vulnerability management processes with FFIEC, OCC, GLBA, NIST, SOX, and PCI-DSS regulatory requirements.
  • Lead the end-to-end vulnerability detection, risk assessment, and remediation execution across cloud, on-premises, and third-party environments.
  • Work with IT, DevOps, and engineering teams to integrate security patching and vulnerability remediation into operational workflows.
  • Collaborate with IT infrastructure, application security, and DevSecOps teams to ensure timely patching, configuration hardening, and secure coding practices.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance vulnerability detection, threat intelligence, and risk reduction.
  • Maintain a risk-based vulnerability prioritization model using CVSS scores, threat intelligence, business impact analysis among other criteria
  • Maintain executive-level dashboards and reporting on vulnerability trends, risk posture, and compliance adherence.
  • Provide regular briefings to senior leadership and cybersecurity committees as needed.
  • Act as a key stakeholder in security incident response, coordinating with SOC, threat intelligence, and forensics teams on vulnerability exploitation scenarios.
  • Lead incidents for critical vulnerabilities to expedite remediation. Conduct post-mortem analyses on critical vulnerabilities and breaches to strengthen future resilience
 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Sciences, Cybersecurity, or a related technology field.
  • Minimum of 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity / technology management.
  • CISSP, CISM, OSCP, CRISC, or GIAC certifications.
  • Strong expertise in vulnerability management tools (e.g., Qualys, Rapid7, ServiceNow VR, Prisma Cloud, GitLab, AWS Security Hub).
  • Experience in highly regulated banking environments, ensuring compliance with FFIEC, OCC, GLBA, SOX, PCI-DSS, NIST 800-53, and CIS benchmarks.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud security vulnerabilities (AWS, Azure) and container security (Kubernetes, Docker).
  • Experience working with patch management solutions, threat intelligence platforms, and security automation.
  • Familiarity with risk-based vulnerability prioritization frameworks (e.g., EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, CVSS v3+).
  • Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and secure CI/CD pipeline integration.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal leadership skills.
  • Proficiency with data analysis and data manipulation.
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How We'll Have Your Back

Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. Our Total Rewards program includes industry-leading compensation and benefits plus additional incentives that are designed to meet your needs and those of your family so you can get the most out of your career and your life, including:

  • Time Away: Program starts at 20 paid time off days in addition to 11 paid holidays and 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly (time off days are prorated based on start date and program varies based on full or part-time status and management level).
  • Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan pay downs and 529 educational save up assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, employee stock purchase plan, and financial learning center and financial coach access.
  • Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental and vision, employee, spouse and child life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions, Healthcare FSA, critical illness, accident & hospital indemnity insurance, and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially.
  • Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy and fertility assistance as well as paid parental and caregiver leave, Dependent Day Care FSA back-up child and adult/elder care days and childcare discounts.
  • Work-Life Integration: other benefits including Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
  • Other compensations: depending on the role for which you are considered, you may be eligible for travel allowances, relocation assistance, a signing bonus and/or equity.
  • To view more detailed information about Ally’s Total Rewards, please visit this link: https://www.ally.com/content/dam/pdf/corporate/ally-total-rewards-snapshot.pdf
 

Who We Are:

 

Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com.

 

Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.

 

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at hrpolicy@ally.com. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Base Pay Range: $135000 - $235000 USD
An individual's position in the range is determined by the specific role, the scope and responsibilities of the role, work experience, education, certification(s), training, and additional qualifications. We review internal pay, the competitive market, and business environment prior to extending an offer. 
Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.
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