Senior Analyst - Risk Project Coordinator

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?

The Opportunity

As a Senior Analyst in Risk Strategic Programs, you will combine project management and business analyst capabilities to organize, monitor, and control activities ensuring projects are delivered on-time, within budget, and achieve defined goals . You will coordinate with RSP leadership and project teams to ensure activities progress according to schedule, risks and issues are identified and mitigated, and the project is running cohesively towards the target end state. In addition, you will provide hands-on support that includes documenting business, data, or analytics requirements, conducting impact analyses, and supporting communication and change management efforts.

The Work Itself

• Responsible for management of integrated and workstream-specific plans, including identifying dependencies and issues and facilitating resolution; escalates issues to senior program leadership as appropriate.
• Partner with stakeholders to develop user acceptance criteria and test scenarios, and conduct initial user testing for technology initiatives.
• Manage program Team Room or other document management site(s), helping provide appropriate access and controls, monitoring deliverables, timely updating of key presentations / materials, etc
• Support RSP leadership and workstream leaders with planning and executing workshops and face-to-face sessions.
• Support governance preparation activities, gathering input from respective presenters, drafting initial governance messages and escalating when materials may be delayed.
• Develop business requirements, process flows, data requirements, technical requirements and use cases for technology initiatives, ensuring impact analysis is conducted and addressed.
• Coordinate regular program management meetings and working sessions, including status reports, reporting, minutes, action items and follow-ups.
• Build and maintain active, collaborative relationships within the RSP team and with business and functional partners within the program teams.
• Partner with the RSP leadership to plan and execute large-scale integration or implementation plans using established methodologies and tools.
• Responsible for weekly, monthly, and quarterly dashboards / reports for program and functional stakeholders / leadership.
• Prepare presentation materials to support program activities and stakeholder engagements for the program teams and key stakeholders.
• Support communications and change management activities and issues.

The Skills You Bring

• High aptitude for new skills, flexibility around work assignments, adaptable to changing priorities, and strong desire to work as part of a team.
• Highly organized and detail oriented, with strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree highly preferred
• Experience in Change Management, integration and/or program management experience preferred
• Experience working on complex initiatives, navigating cross-functional teams and working productively with varying levels of seniority and leadership styles; ability to build relationships and collaborate with business and functional partners to deliver solutions and solve problems.
• Strong PC skills required: Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint proficiency is a must. Adept at developing reporting and presentations.
• Strong communication skills; ability to structure documents and presentations to effectively communicate with teammates and senior management.
• General openness - wants to learn and excel in all aspects of job - ambitious but willing to perform tasks at all levels, including some routine or administrative tasks.
• Self-starter and results oriented – able to drive to deadlines, financial targets, project goals, etc.
• Comfortable participating in and / or facilitating large meetings.
• 3+ years of business analyst and/or junior project management in the Risk, Audit, or Compliance industry 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.
• 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 childcare discounts.
• 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.
• Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters® Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
• 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.

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 [email protected]. 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: An individual's position in the range is determined by 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.

Emerging

70,000

Experienced

95,000

Expert

120,000

Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.