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Ally Financial Careers

General information

Career area
Technology
Country
United States
Work Location(s)
500 Woodward Avenue, MI, 601 S. Tryon Street, NC
State
North Carolina
Remote?
No
Ref #
21837
Posted Date
02-25-26
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 committed to transforming our data governance and management capabilities to drive business value and uphold our “do it right” approach. We are seeking a goal-oriented Director who is passionate about data governance and management to lead the execution and continuous improvement of Ally’s data governance and management policies, enablement services, and compliance measurement within a function or business line. This pivotal role will lead business-line data governance and management efforts, while collaborating closely with the Enterprise Data Governance & Management (EDGM) team, and senior business and technology leaders across the organization to ensure data quality, integrity, compliance, and accessibility. If you are a forwarding-thinking leader with a passion for data governance and management, and you are ready to drive impactful change, we encourage you to apply.

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

The Work Itself

Enablement & Policy Adoption:
  • Design and oversee business line enablement services (e.g., execution, training, tooling, communication and reporting) to help your business line to understand and successfully adopt a consistent and comprehensive approach in adhering to the data governance and management policy, standards, and procedures
  • Oversee the execution of business line activities to enable data governance and management adherence across requirements for stewardship, metadata, data dictionaries, data lineage, data quality, and data issue management
  • Partner with business line leadership, business data leads, and business line risk partners to drive alignment and accountability across data management expectations
  • Act as a subject matter expert across the data domains and data products within the aligned business line
Culture & Change Leadership:
  • Champion a culture of data accountability, stewardship, and data-driven decision making within the business line
  • Lead change management efforts to embed data governance and management practices into daily business operations, routines, and decision-making and enable the enterprise’s strategic objective of successful adoption of data governance practices across the organization
  • Stay current with industry data management and data analytics trends, including embedding AI practices
Executive Communication:
  • Develop and deliver executive-level updates on business line performance in adhering to data governance and management requirements, reporting regularly to senior stakeholders within the business line and across the enterprise on progress and the data agenda within the business line as necessary
Data Issue Management:
  • Support the business line in identification, prioritization, tracking, and remediation of data defect and data issue management processes
  • Understand the regulatory requirements and frameworks that are applicable to your business line, especially as these requirements relate to identifying the critical data and data risks within your business line
  • Work with business data leads, business risk partners, and second-line stakeholders, to monitor business line compliance with regulatory requirements and proactively manage data risks
  • Serve as the primary point of escalation for any such identified risks to senior leadership
Execution Excellence:
  • Establish performance targets, key performance indicators (KPIs), and success metrics for the business line in line with senior leadership and enterprise data governance expectations
  • Partner with the enterprise data governance team to measure effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve data governance maturity and operational consistency for your business line
Team Leadership:
  • Lead and mentor a team of data governance professionals and other key business line team members (i.e., business report owners, data owners)
  • Provide coaching and monitor adoption and adherence to data governance and management best practices within your business line
Enterprise Collaboration:
  • Serve as the primary data lead for the business line, partnering with diverse business, technology, and risk teams across the enterprise, including the enterprise data governance team, as each business line begins to take accountability for managing their data
 

The Skills You Bring

Minimum Qualifications:
9+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience​
High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Preferred Qualifications: 
  • Experience: 7+ years of experience in data governance, data management, data analysis or related roles, with at least 3 years in a leadership / management capacity; Financial Services industry experience preferred
  • Expertise: Understanding of data governance frameworks, policies, and standards (e.g., DCAM), proven experience with data management concepts (e.g., data catalogs, data lineage, data quality), and familiarity with data governance tooling (e.g., Alation, Collibra, Manta, Ab Initio) 
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analysis, Mathematics, Economics, or related discipline 
  • Leadership: Proven experience in leading large-scale data initiatives, cross-functional teams, and a team of data governance professionals 
  • Technical Skillset: Understanding of programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL, DBT) and data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Oracle, AWS) 
  • Communication: Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, including ability to navigate complex organizational environments 
  • Passion: Understands the tremendous impact foundational data governance and management can make for an organization and is enthusiastic about supporting the organization through the journey 
  • Approach: Strategic mindset paired with pragmatic execution capabilities 
  • Risk Management: Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate data-related risks within the organization 
  • Collaboration: Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with diverse teams and colleagues at all levels 
  • Presence: Ability to communicate effectively to executive leadership in both business and technology roles 
  • Decision Making: Ability to manage complexity, prioritize team deliverables, and make or influence effective decisions 
  • Industry experience: Financial Services / highly regulated industry experience strongly preferred 
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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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