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General information

Career area
Technology
Country
United States
Work Location(s)
2911 Lake Vista Drive, TX, 500 Woodward Avenue, MI, 601 S. Tryon Street, NC
State
North Carolina
Remote?
No
Ref #
21839
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 staffing for five Manager - Data Governance positions. Each role will be aligned to either the Auto, Insurance, Technology, Risk, or Consumer Banking organization. 

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 results-oriented Manager who brings hands on experience in data governance and management to support 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 manage the day-to-day business-line data governance and management efforts, while collaborating closely with the Enterprise Data Governance & Management (EDGM) team, and business and technology leaders across the organization to ensure data quality, integrity, compliance, and accessibility. If you are a forwarding-thinking manager 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 Services:
  • Manage data governance, data domain, and data product execution activities within your business line
  • Coordinate with and support business line data owners, business data leads, and business risk partners with data governance-related enablement activities to help your business line understand and successfully adopt enterprise data management requirements (e.g., data quality, data dictionaries, data lineage, data stewardship, data classification, data privacy, etc.)
  • Conduct business line training and awareness campaigns for data governance leveraging enterprise materials
  • Provide data tooling and data pipelines support, embedding data quality checks, determining data quality rule thresholds, tracking lineage
  • Track the status of key data governance activities and initiatives
Executive Communication:
  • Coordinate the preparation of reporting inputs, dashboards, and status summaries to be used by senior leadership in providing executive-level updates on progress with adhering to data governance and management requirements
  • Monitor and address results of enterprise dashboards, metrics, and summaries that reflect business line / function performance and alignment with expectations and key risk indicators
Culture Change:
  • Promote a culture of data accountability, stewardship, and data-driven decision making across your aligned business line
  • Provide support in planning and executing change management efforts to ensure successful adoption of the enterprise data governance agenda across the organization
  • Stay current with industry data management and data analytics trends, including embedding AI practices
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 / function compliance with regulatory requirements, proactively manage data risks, and coordinate remediation of open business line data defects and data issues
Execution Excellence:
  • Manage the day-to-day execution of data governance and management requirements within the business line / function
  • Support documentation of asset-level and element-level data lineage, support business and technical metadata management activities for data dictionary and business glossary creation and maintenance, identify and maintain data quality rules and controls, and identify, collate, and drive remediation of improvement opportunities
  • Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure effectiveness and drive continuous improvement
Team Management:
  • Provide oversight to junior data governance analysts, supporting their development and ensuring quality execution
  • Work closely with senior leadership and enterprise data governance partners to manage the day-to-day execution of data governance-related activities within your business line
Enterprise Collaboration:
  • Work 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
Policy Accountability:
  • Help interpret data governance and management policies, standards, procedures, and related documentation for your business line
 

The Skills You Bring

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

Strongly Preferred: 
  • 5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, data analysis or related roles, with at least 1-2 years in a team lead, senior analyst, or supervisory role
  • 2+ years of hands-on data management execution (e.g., writing data quality rules, creating data dictionaries, identifying lineage, remediating data errors)
  • 2+ years of practical experience writing effective SQL queries to retrieve and analyze data accurately and efficiently
  • Proficient in Power BI; capable of dissecting reports, verifying data lineage and business logic, and remediating data quality issues without relying solely on data owners

Preferred Qualifications: 
  • Expertise: Understanding of data governance frameworks, policies, and standards (e.g., DCAM) and familiarity with data management concepts (e.g., data catalogs, data lineage, data quality) and 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: Demonstrated ability to guide junior staff, coordinate cross-functional work, and support large-scale data initiative 
  • Technical Skillset: Understanding of programing languages (e.g. Python, SQL, DBT) and data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Oracle, AWS)
  • Communication: Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills; an ability to translate data governance requirements into actionable steps for business line / function partners 
  • Facilitation: Strong ability to facilitate meetings and discussions with cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment and decision-making
  • Passion: Understands the tremendous impact good 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 senior leadership in both business and technology roles 
  • Decision Making: Ability to manage complexity, prioritize team deliverables, and make effective decisions 
  • Industry Experience: Financial Services / highly regulated industry experience preferred 
#LI-Hybrid

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: $110000 - $180000 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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