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Ally Financial Careers

General information

Career area
Human Resources
Work Location(s)
500 Woodward Avenue, MI, 601 S. Tryon Street, NC
Remote?
No
Ref #
18830
Posted Date
Monday, November 18, 2024
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

This role is on a hybrid schedule and must be able to work from Ally’s Charlotte or Detroit locations an average of three days per week. 

As the Sr Analyst, Business System Development-Workday, you will be responsible for the design, configuration, administration, and maintenance of the Workday Payroll and Benefits products. This position plays a vital role in supporting and optimizing our Workday Payroll and Benefits system. The Sr Analyst, Business System Development-Workday will collaborate with HR, IT, and third-party teams to ensure system functionality aligns with business needs and enhances our HR processes. This position is part of the Workday development team within the Human Resources’ Enabling Solutions organization. This position will report to the Manager, Business System Development-Workday.

The Work Itself

• Oversee and configure Payroll and Benefits modules within Workday, ensuring accurate and compliant administration of employee payroll and benefits plans.
• Analyze Payroll and Benefits business processes and recommend improvements leveraging Workday functionality.
• Collaborate with Tier 2 and Tier 3 support staff to resolve complex issues.
• Partner with HR teams to gather requirements for system enhancements and develop solutions.
• Lead or participate in testing and continuous improvement of Workday features, partnering with business leaders to optimize processes and enhance the employee, manager, and HR operations experience.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues, while coordinating with HR, IT, and/or third-party teams as needed.
• Develop and maintain documentation for system processes, configurations, and user guides.
• Maintain change controls documentation to align with governance and prioritization routines.
• Stay updated on Workday releases and new features.

The Skills You Bring

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • 3 years experience in required
  • 3+ years of experience in financial services or related industry preferred, preferably in a system configuration role.
  • 2+ years of experience with configurating Workday. Some Payroll and/or Benefits required.
  • 3+ years of experience with configurating Workday Absence and Time Tracking preferred.
  • 1+ year of experience managing Workday Payroll and/or Benefits implementation, upgrade, or enhancement project preferred.
  • Experience with case management systems, such as ServiceNow, including ability to triage and manage assigned cases within defined processes and service level agreements.
  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret requests and provide actionable insights.
  • Experience with operating in alignment with an agile project management methodology, such as scrum, including experience managing sprints in Jira.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and assigned projects in an organized, thorough, and timely manner.
  • Demonstrated diligence and relentless commitment to follow-through.
  • Demonstrated ability to convey ideas and recommendations to a wide variety of audiences at all levels in a clear, compelling, and succinct way while applying strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills.
  • Foundational knowledge of gathering business requirements, engaging in problem-solving conversations, and developing and testing potential solutions.
  • Ability to apply systems-thinking to look across HR and understand the “big picture”.

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.

Base Pay Range: $70000 - $120000 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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