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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 #
21841
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 two Senior Analyst - Data Governance and Management positions. Each role will be aligned to either the Human Resources or Risk organization. 

We are seeking a skilled and analytical Senior Analyst to support the agenda of the Enterprise Data Governance and Management (EDGM) team. This role is pivotal in operationalizing data governance and management policies and standards within business lines and corporate functions, supporting the utilization of and providing feedback on data governance tooling and automation, increasing transparency through reporting, and helping to turn data governance insights into actionable strategies. The Senior Analyst is responsible for coordinating and tracking the day-to-day data governance execution work with their business line.

This is a hands-on, execution-oriented role that translates governance requirements into actionable tasks and ensures follow-through. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in data governance and a keen project management and execution mindset. Subject matter expertise in data, including understanding end-to-end data lifecycles and database structures, will also be valuable.

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

The Work Itself

Execution Coordination & Support:
  • Drive the planning, scheduling, and tracking of required data governance activities for data owners and other key stakeholders within the business line
  • Ensure that required data governance tasks are understood, executed, and completed in a timely manner—escalate blockers and maintain clear and accurate records of business line progress in complying with data governance and management requirements
  • Provide day-to-day clarification on expectations, templates, procedures, tooling, and quality standards
  • Serve as the first line of support for questions on data governance related activities within the Ally Function
Tooling & Data Documentation Support:
  • Support business line stakeholders with entering, validating, and maintaining data governance documentation in enterprise platforms (e.g., Alation) and provide submission reviews of completed documentation as needed
  • Become a subject matter expert for the data within the Ally Function data domains
  • Produce documentation of source-level and element-level data lineage, perform business and technical metadata management activities for data dictionary and business glossary creation and maintenance, identify and maintain data quality rules and controls, and oversee remediation activities for data defects and data issue management
  • Support the enterprise data documentation quality control process by helping to identify inconsistencies, gaps, or errors in documentation and coordinate follow up with data owners. Ensure that updates to shared data governance tools and inventories are timely and accurate.
Tracking, Reporting, & Issue Management:
  • Maintain updates on execution status, task completion, risks, and overdue items for data governance-related activities within the business line
  • Track open defects, issues, dependencies, and remediation timelines and support the preparation of materials for senior and executive forums
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement:
  • Identify process improvements to strengthen documentation quality, improve processes, reduce rework, and streamline execution
  • Track recurring roadblocks or training gaps related to data governance and management documentation execution
  • Support periodic refresh cycles for data governance activities within your business line as a result of data governance and management policy and process changes.  

The Skills You Bring

Minimum Qualifications:
3+ years of experience
High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience: 3+ years of proven experience in data governance, data management, data analysis or related roles; Financial Services industry experience preferred
  • Expertise: Proven experience in execution, technical writing, documentation, and analytics within a data management context; understanding of data governance frameworks, policies, and standards, with the ability to translate these into practical applications across data lineage, metadata, and data quality requirements; foundational understanding of database structures and data analysis
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analysis, Mathematics, Economics, or related discipline
  • Technical Skillset: Understanding of programming languages (e.g., Python and SQL) and data platforms (e.g., Snowflake,, AWS, PowerBI, DBT). Experience with data governance tooling (e.g. Alation, Collibra, Manta, Ab Initio)
  • Communication: Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Planning: Demonstrated project planning skills and experience in coordinating and implementing data governance strategies.
  • Tooling: Familiarity with data governance tooling (e.g., Alation, Collibra, Manta, Ab Initio)
  • Risk & Control Background: Familiarity with RCSA, risk management, and control frameworks
  • Critical Thinking: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation
  • Collaboration: Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with diverse teams and colleagues at all levels
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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: $85000 - $150000 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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