General information Career area Technology Work Location(s) 500 Woodward Avenue, MI, 601 S. Tryon Street, NC Remote? No Ref # 21449 Posted Date 01-15-26 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 Join Ally Technology as a Principal owning the modernization of application governance, compliance, and NFR (non‑functional requirements) adherence—with a mission to reduce burden on engineers and app managers while raising operational excellence. You’ll lead initiatives that use agentic AI to automate compliance, orchestrate governance forums and standards assessments, and strengthen resiliency and disaster recovery across enterprise platforms and 3rd party SaaS application.
This is a high‑visibility role with regular senior leadership interaction across Business Units (BUs)--e.g. Consumer Banking Technology, Auto, Information Security, Enterprise Architecture, etc. This is an individual contributor role that will own outcomes and a cross‑BU book of work spanning engineering operations and app compliance.
Location & Work Arrangement: Charlotte, NC or Detroit, MI · Hybrid (3 days in office / 2 days remote) The Work Itself

Program/Portfolio Ownership

Maintain a unified book of work across governance, compliance automation, resiliency, training, and standards; set cadence, dashboards, and reporting. Track outcomes and measure what matters (compliance coverage, NFR readiness, SIEM onboarding, DR test results, adoption of automation, cycle‑time improvements).

 

Governance & Compliance Orchestration

Application Governance Forum: Administer intake and triage; ensure complete data from requestors; manage agenda and scheduling aligned to decision needs. Standards Assessment Program: Transition the App Governance Standards Assessment from a manual, standalone process into an automated checkpoint within the application development lifecycle; drive evidence collection, exceptions, and attestations. Compliance Automation (Agentic AI): Design and drive AI‑powered checks/evidence pipelines to reduce manual effort for app teams; integrate semantic knowledge and automated control verification.

 

Operational Resiliency & Risk Management

DR Readiness: Coordinate and drive improvements for disaster recovery planning/testing and 3rd party resiliency planning; facilitate tabletop exercises and follow‑through on corrective actions. High‑Risk Application Reviews: Conduct targeted assessments of high risk applications to determine production and audit readiness; align remediation with enterprise standards; escalate decisions and trade‑offs to leadership succinctly.

 

Leadership Engagement & Engineering Excellence

Engineering Excellence Escalations: Build concise, executive‑ready decks that frame problems, options, decisions, and measurable outcomes. App Management Operating Model: Coordinate the transition of business‑managed applications to Ally Tech oversight, including cost modeling and governance strategy (partnering with relationship managers to close resiliency gaps in third‑party SaaS). Knowledge Transfer & Enablement: Develop and execute training and App Manager enablement programs; establish continuity plans; assist in curating and optimizing knowledge (Confluence, CKH) for AI consumption. The Skills You Bring

Required

5+ years in a project/program management, IT operations leadership, or scrum master role required.  Strong organization and attention to detail; proven ability to run forums, agendas, and multi‑stream execution. Passion for automation and AI/ML to simplify engineering workflows (agentic AI, semantic knowledge, controls automation). Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable presenting to senior leadership and engaging technical/non‑technical stakeholders. Familiarity with Confluence, Jira, and enterprise DevOps platforms; understanding of software development practices and compliance frameworks. Ability to learn and apply emerging AI technologies for knowledge optimization and workflow automation. Comfortable leading training sessions and other large forums; skilled at building concise, executive‑ready materials.

 

Preferred

Experience with AI/ML concepts, semantic search, or LangChain/AWS AI integrations. Background in application governance or IT standards; familiarity with SIEM and centralized logging. Experience coordinating across multiple technology lines of business or similar enterprise technology/business organizations. Familiarity with Ally’s technology ecosystem or comparable large‑scale environments. 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 USDAn 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.