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Ally Financial Careers

General information

Career area
Technology
Work Location(s)
601 S. Tryon Street, NC
Remote?
No
Ref #
19629
Posted Date
04-17-25
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’s worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We’re 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 Enterprise Data Governance & Management capabilities to drive business value and uphold our “do it right” approach.  We are seeking a visionary Senior Director who is passionate about EDGM to lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Ally’s data governance and management policies, enablement services, and compliance measurement. This pivotal role will collaborate closely with senior business and technology leaders across the organization to ensure data quality, integrity, compliance, and accessibility.

If you are a strategic 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

  • Strategic Leadership:  Establish and execute strategic direction for Ally’s Enterprise Data Governance and Management initiatives in alignment with Ally’s overall business strategies
  • Policy Accountability:  Develop, refine, and measure compliance of EDGM policies, standards, and procedures
  • Enablement Services:  Provide EDGM enablement services (e.g., training, tooling, reporting) to help all Ally businesses and corporate functions understand and successfully adopt EDGM policy, standards, and procedures
  • Culture Change:  Champion a culture of data accountability, stewardship, and data-driven decision making and lead change management efforts to ensure successful adoption of data governance practices across the organization
  • Data Issue Management:  Oversee the enterprise identification, prioritization, and follow-through of data defect and data issue management processes
  • Executive Communication:  Provide executive-level communication, reporting regularly to stakeholders across the enterprise on EDGM performance and strategic alignment
  • Regulatory Compliance:  Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, proactively manage data risks, and drive remediation of open EDGM issues
  •  Execution Excellence: Drive successful execution of EDGM target objectives supported by the development and monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure effectiveness and drive continuous improvement
  • Team Leadership:  Lead a strong team of ~15 data governance professionals, fostering career development, performance excellence, and continuous learning.  Leadership through influence with data management teams across the enterprise to coach and monitor adoption and adherence to EDGM best practices
  • Enterprise Collaboration:  Work with diverse teams across the enterprise, including all businesses and corporate functions as they take accountability for managing their data well

The Skills You Bring

  • Experience:  10+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or related roles, with at least 5 years in a more senior leadership capacity (i.e., leader of leaders)
  • Expertise:  Deep understanding of data governance frameworks, policies, and standards (e.g., DCAM) and familiarity with data governance and management platforms (e.g., data catalogs, data lineage, data quality)
  • Passion: Understands the tremendous impact good EDGM can make for an organization and is enthusiastic about leading the organization through the journey
  • Education:  Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline
  • Leadership: Proven experience in leading large-scale data initiatives, cross-functional teams, and a team of data governance professionals
  • Communication:  Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, including ability to navigate complex organizational environments
  • 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 effective decisions
  • Industry experience:  Financial Services / highly regulated industry experience 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: 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 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: $165000 - $240000 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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