Director of Applied Data & AI Excellence

1611 Ally Bank; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 170,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Bonus eligibility

Equity

Travel allowances

Job summary

Ally Financial seeks a visionary Senior Director of Applied Data & AI to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering data, analytics, AI, and automation solutions at scale. You will partner with business and technology leaders to translate opportunities into production-ready capabilities and measurable outcomes.

You will shape the enterprise data & AI strategy, mentor senior engineers, and drive cloud-native, API-first practices while balancing risk and regulatory considerations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale data, AI, and software teams in enterprise environments.
• Proven track record delivering technology solutions with measurable business value.
• Ability to align business strategy with data assets and AI capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Ally's Applied Data & AI engineering organization across data, analytics, and automation.
• Partner with business and tech leaders to identify high-value opportunities and scale them.
• Shape technology roadmaps and investment priorities for enterprise AI.
• Develop and mentor tech leaders while fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture.
• Drive risk-aware, cloud-native, API-first engineering practices.

Skills

Data leadership

AI leadership

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical vision

People leadership

Education

Advanced degree

12+ years experience

Tools

Cloud platforms

APIs

Data engineering

Job description

Ally Financial seeks a visionary Senior Director of Applied Data & AI to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering data, analytics, AI, and automation solutions at scale. You will partner with business and technology leaders to translate opportunities into production-ready capabilities and measurable outcomes.

You will shape the enterprise data & AI strategy, mentor senior engineers, and drive cloud-native, API-first practices while balancing risk and regulatory considerations.