Job Description

Ally and Your Career

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that's more than some cliche 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?

The Opportunity

We are looking for a dynamic senior leader with great communication skills and experience leading a high potential team, with a background in technology, business analytics and intelligence, and strong logic and problem solving. The Director, Data Solutions is responsible for leading a team of robust data analyst organization for Consumer Asset Management team and develop world class data and business intelligence solutions.

As a leader of Analytics team, this leader will be responsible to build a strong partnership with Business Analytics/Operational leaders and core technology leadership and help migrate Ally's current data infrastructure to a next gen cloud-based technology.

The Work Itself

* Partner with executive management to understand and deliver key analytic solutions using Big Data to facilitate performance insights
* Drive stability, performance and support of production reporting and meet demand for data across Operational and Analytic teams
* Ensures Data Solution Team collaboration with Business and Information Technology leaders to develop vision, strategy and execution plans that are aligned with business analytics outcomes
* Lead with governance teams to design and implement common data standards to enable consistent and accurate reporting for the business
* Enable and support the continued growth in analytics by optimizing our ability to demonstrate insights to best advise decision making
* Mentor, guide, and develop Data Solutions team to provide Business Intelligence technical solutions as well as impactful information (including succession planning)
* Collaborate with IT organization and others in designing and redefining abundant and disparate data into trusted data pipelines of rich and easily accessible information (reduce time-to-insight)
* Establish sound processes and procedures in the development and oversight of regular reporting production, including efficiencies and automation
* Lead data and reporting projects to deliver results on time and communicate project status updates to partners and leadership
* Assist managers and analysts in developing task lists and project plans to deliver solutions on time
* Proactively identify, assess, and manage risk (data security, data quality, data preparation, data usage, etc.)
* Engage in and fully support a culture of Diversity & Inclusion
* Stays current with industry trends and leads development of key data/analytics innovation platforms

The Skills You Bring

* Ability to communicate effectively to executive leadership in both technology and business roles
* 8+ years leading a team of direct reports with the ability to identify, manage and resolve critical issues under pressure affecting a specific Business segment
* Possesses superior client relationship skills Strong analytical, communication (written and oral), and social skills
* Shown results in implementing large scale data management/business intelligence implementation in a cloud warehouse
* Ability to prioritize workload and balance multiple initiatives and efforts Ability to respond quickly to a changing environment
* Demonstrated technical experience in Big Data Platforms & Solutions, Cloud Data Lakes, Visualization and Reporting
* Proven ability to successfully operate in a highly matrix organizational system where partnership and influence are key drivers of success
* 8+ years working with partners on gathering requirements & prioritizing requests
* Experience delivering creative and innovative business and technology solutions
* Ability to manage complexity, prioritize team deliverables, and make effective decision
* 8+ years managing simple to complex projects
* Experience developing and maintaining automated data processes and structures
* Experience identifying, assessing, and managing risk
* Preferred experience in consumer financing industry (auto, mortgage, etc.)
* Bachelor's degree in IT or data discipline (MIS, Computer Science, etc.). Master's degree preferred.
* Advanced knowledge of Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Cloud data engineering and associated tools (Hadoop, SQL, Snowflake, etc.)
* 8+ years of experience designing data warehousing/data lake solutions. Preferred to have AWS and Snowflake experience
* Sophisticated knowledge of Oracle/Teradata, SQL Server and cloud databases/data warehouses
* 8+ years extracting data from Oracle/Teradata and SQL server databases/data warehouse.
* 6+ years leveraging data visualization and BI tools (Cognos, Power BI, Tableau, or etc)
* Advanced knowledge of programming languages (SAS, SQL, Python)
* 8+ years programming in SAS, SQL and using associated tools (E.G., macros, etc.). Working knowledge of Python programming and use cases of it is a plus
* 8+ years performing complex data extraction from multiple, large data sources
* 8+ years performing complex data aggregation, cleaning, and quality checking
* Experience with version control software (Subversion, etc.) preferred.
* Solid understanding and Agile practice of project management is required.

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. 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: plan for the near and long term with 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 your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally and financially.
* Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy, and fertility support as well as 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.

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.