Job Description

Position Description

The Invest Analytics Manager role is responsible for leading the continuous improvement of our analytics capabilities by utilizing business intelligence and analytics software to enable quick, accurate, and efficient data consumption.

The selected candidate will be working with stakeholders from across functional areas of Ally Invest, including but not limited to order routing, trading, contact center, operations, technology and digital for their needs of operational file outputs, daily business support, ongoing development and maintenance of business performance metrics, along with ad-hoc descriptive and inquisitive analytics to address operational or strategic challenges.

The ideal candidate should have a strong focus on attention to detail, strong business acumen, expertise with relational databases/structures and data analysis, and have a proactive and consultative approach to problem-solving and process improvements.

Job Responsibilities

* Partner with functional areas to gain in-depth understanding of required analytics outputs ranging from data, reports, metrics, dashboards, and more in-depth analysis as needed
* Partner with Technology on data quality, availability, and consistency to ensure accurate, repeatable analytics products
* Consultative approach on leveraging available technologies to best meet partner teams' data, reporting and analytics needs
* Design and support policies and procedures to ensure effective availability, protection, and integrity of data assets
* Review data to determine operational impacts and needed actions; elevate issues, trends, areas for improvement and opportunities to management
* Partner with analytics and data management teams to evolve sourcing of data to comprehensively solve business needs of Ally Invest
* Maintain an active pulse on the marketplace of emerging practices and technologies

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
* 5+ years of financial services industry, with a focus in brokerage line of business
* 5+ years of related technical experience, including using or building data warehouse/mart leveraging Big Data and Cloud technologies such as Hadoop, AWS and Redshift
* Ability to analyze and filter through large quantities of data, identify themes and significant trends, and synthesize findings with insights
* Hands-on technical experience with data warehouse architecture, data modeling, requirement gathering, and relational database structures
* Hands-on experience with Cloud technologies, preferably AWS and Redshift.
* Experience in developing strong analytical reports and insights-driven business recommendations
* Excellent written/verbal communication, strong analytical, and leadership skills required
* Proficiency in the use of business intelligence tools such as Microsoft Power BI or Looker, spreadsheets and word processing, along with strong SQL skills to query data stored in Hadoop or AWS

Ally Overview

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) is a leading digital financial services company and a top 25 U.S. financial holding company offering financial products for consumers, businesses, automotive dealers and corporate clients. Ally's legacy dates back to 1919, and the company was redesigned in 2009 with a distinctive brand, innovative approach and relentless focus on its customers. Ally has an award-winning online bank (member FDIC), one of the largest full service auto finance operations in the country, a complementary auto-focused insurance business, a growing digital wealth management and online brokerage platform, and a trusted corporate finance business offering capital for equity sponsors and middle-market companies.

Business Unit/Enterprise Function

Ally Bank is a direct bank in the U.S. that offers a straightforward approach to banking with no minimum deposit required to open an account, no monthly maintenance fees and 24/7 live customer care. A subsidiary of Ally Financial Inc. and member FDIC, the bank offers online savings, interest checking, money market accounts, certificates, and IRA Plans and products. Ally Bank has been named "Best Online Bank" for five of the past seven years by MONEY Magazine.

Total Rewards Information

Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. But Ally's total compensation -- or total rewards -- extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including:

* Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting.
* Planning for the Future: benefits to help you plan for the near and long term including an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement and other financial well-being programs.
* Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including dental and vision, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions and a total well-being program that helps you and family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally and financially.
* Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy and fertility support as well as benefits that help you take care of your family -- parental and caregiver leave, back-up child and adult/elder day care program and child-care discounts.
* Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers program and other employee discount programs.