Sr Analyst - Associate Product Manager

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
Ally Lending is a high-growth, technology-based point-of-sale lending unit within Ally Financial. This position at Ally Lending plays the vital role of connecting our product vision and roadmap with execution – bringing the roadmap and vision to life through business analysis, deriving requirements, detailing tactical work, and partnering with execution teams to see initiatives through to delivery. The Sr Analyst - Product Management will support the discovery and delivery of capabilities and experiences that enhance client and borrower experiences, drive profitable growth, and actively manage risk.
This role is open to work from an Ally office in either Charlotte NC or Austin TX - Ally offers a Hybrid work schedule
The Work Itself

• Analyze merchant and consumer workflows; provide recommendations to improve product offerings
• Prepare solutions for capacity-based planning, prioritization, and implementation
• Formulate problem statements and provide a customer-centric, analytical lens on solution design
• Collaborate with business, operations, and technology stakeholders to problem-solve solution paths for interference or opportunities, reducing roadblocks and paving the path for smooth delivery
• Research business problems, industry best-practices, and competitor landscape

The Skills You Bring

• Customer-centric; thinks about solutions from the user experience perspective first and foremost
• Ability to challenge assumptions and give and receive feedback respectfully
• Ability to estimate work, commit & deliver on deadlines, and be vocal when risks arise
• Highly collaborative, with ability to influence others with emotional intelligence
• Strong business and financial acumen; experience working with data analysis and discovery
• Strong communication and partnership skills; ability to collaborate through complex problems with a diverse team across departments, organizational levels, and with external partners
• Exposure to and understanding of the financing, lending, and banking industry
• Experience working in an agile environment, with teams building user-facing software applications
• Demonstrable technical acumen; baseline knowledge of how software systems & application components work together; ability to navigate technology, architectural and software development considerations at a high-level
• Ability to leverage technical expertise and relationships to contribute to strategy and drive business results

Experience / Education

• 3 years of experience as a business analyst, product owner, or product manager for a digital product
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Spoken and Written English required; Written and spoken Spanish a plus
• Experience with application lifecycle management tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
• Experience with modern web services and APIs is preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products
• Bachelor’s degree required

How We'll Have Your Back

• Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting.
• 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.
• 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:
• 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.
• 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
85,000
Experienced
117,500
Expert
150,000
Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.