Director – Software Engineering and Platform, Workday HCM .
Ally and Your Career
The Opportunity
At Ally, you get a startup feel, but experience the benefits of a company that’s worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We’re 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.
We are looking for an innovative technology leader to partner with our Human Resource organization to deliver digital capabilities across the full lifecycle of the employee experience. You will be relentlessly focused on continuing to make Ally an (even) better workplace for our teammates. We recently implemented Workday HCM, so you're joining us at a time where a great foundation has been built and is ready for further innovation. If you are passionate about using technology to advance the employee experience, and love leading a small (and mighty team) to collaborate with business partners, we want to hear from you!
The Work Itself
- Develop a vision, strategy, and roadmap with key stakeholders to achieve measurable business outcomes
- Leverage data and insights to draw conclusions and guide decision-making
- Serve as a subject matter expert and industry leader in the HR and employee experience domain.
- Lead analysts and engineers to build and implement solutions in partnership with the Product Owner(s)
- Drive engineering and operational excellence best practices with a mindset of continuous improvement.
- Foster innovation culture amongst team and partners with stakeholders to experiment
- Communicate effectively with senior leadership and other technology teams
- Coach and mentor the team to achieve peak performance and develop their roles, enhancing their careers and fulfilling company goals
- Meet with direct reports regularly to provide and seek feedback; set expectations and provide guidance as needed
- Manage vendor relationships and budget management to efficiently deliver capabilities on time and within budget
- Collaborate with compliance, legal, and internal audit teams to monitor, report, and maintain compliance metrics for critical business operations
- Collaborate with other product owners, business stakeholders, SMEs, and Program managers to identify cross-team dependencies and risks
The Skills You Bring
- 7+ years of experience in HR Technology, preferably 2+ years with Workday HCM
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other related discipline preferred
- Strong technical skills in Workday integration tools and technologies, including EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect, Studio, and Workday API
- Proven ability to multi-task and manage several concurrent projects and initiatives
- Demonstrate extreme ownership and drive results
- Experience with agile methodologies and tools, resource planning, and forecasting
- Ability to supervise staff and make personnel decisions
- Proficiency in streamlining business processes through automation to enhance business growth
- Ability to manage multiple complex software development initiatives
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to articulate the company's business requirements and objectives and translate those into software development solutions
- Ability to effectively communicate software development issues and recommendations to senior level management within and outside of Technology
- Strong understanding of software development and product lifecycles
- Hands-on experience using generative AI in an enterprise environment preferred
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: 11 paid holidays, 20 paid time off days, and 8 hours of volunteer time off, yearly (paid time off is prorated based on start date)
- 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 work@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.