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Ally Financial Careers

General information

Career area
Deposits Products & Marketing
Work Location(s)
601 S. Tryon Street, NC
Remote?
No
Ref #
21969
Posted Date
03-26-26
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

The Research Manager works with the Director of Research to manage custom and syndicated research to support market segmentation and intelligence. The role will work directly with external vendors and internal business partners to understand and provide actionable recommendations to support the needs of the business. This will include both using syndicated research and conducting end-to-end consumer research as needed. This position has a high degree of independence and leadership, responsible for communicating directly with business partners, selecting the appropriate research methodology, designing and managing research projects, working with vendors to execute research, and creating and presenting reports to business partners and executives. This position will work closely with the Research team and Marketing team to integrate all research results into the broader story of how Ally is performing overall and where there is further opportunity for Ally.


The Work Itself

  • Manage custom and syndicated research on a day-to-day basis, including working with internal and external partners to understand and communicate available content.
  • Collaborate with internal business partners to understand business goals, uncover knowledge gaps, and identify opportunities where syndicated or custom research can provide actionable insights for the business.
  • Manage end-to-end primary research project, including:
    • Design qualitative and quantitative research plans.
    • Manage questionnaire design and testing, sample selection, data collection/fieldwork, analysis and reporting.
    • Recommend research design, develop research plans, and execute research projects, leveraging vendor relationships along with primary, secondary, and syndicated data sources.
    • Manage and/or execute higher level statistical analysis, including Drivers Analysis, Conjoint, Discreet Choice, MaxDiff, TURF, K-Means Clustering, and Segmentation. 
    • Report and present research findings that relate to business issues and provide actionable business recommendations.
  • Provide proactive insights and reporting based on consumer and market trends, leveraging existing custom and syndicated research studies and market information.
  • Manage strong, professional vendor relationships for primary and syndicated research and market intelligence.

The Skills You Bring

Minimum Qualifications

  • 7+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ years of market research experience, including designing and analyzing a range of qualitative and quantitative research, questionnaire/discussion guide design, data analysis, report design and creation preferred.
  • Bachelor's, Masters' Degree or PhD in market research, business, statistics, communications or social sciences preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical and non-technical findings into clear, concise, and persuasive recommendations.
  • Strong presentation skills; comfortable communicating insights in both formal and informal settings and tailoring content to the audience.
  • Ability to synthesize data into a cohesive narrative and summarize executive-ready takeaways with clear business implications.
  • Strong data interpretation skills (e.g., data tables, cross-tabulations).
  • Solid understanding of advanced analytics methods such as Drivers Analysis, Conjoint, Discrete Choice, MaxDiff, TURF, K-Means Clustering, Regression Analysis and Segmentation, etc.
  • Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
  • Self-starter with strong follow-through and ownership.
  • Strong planning and organizational skills, including prioritization to meet deadlines and budget constraints.
  • Flexibility to manage multiple projects simultaneously and collaborate effectively across functions in a large, matrixed organization.

 #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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