Enterprise Data Governance Manager

1611 Ally Bank; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K retirement matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Relocation assistance

Signing bonus

Job summary

Ally is seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Governance Manager to lead the governance gap management across multiple Lines of Business and Corporate Functions. This role will partner with project managers and stakeholders to ensure timely rollout, adherence to standards, and effective communication at the executive level.

The ideal candidate brings strong data governance know-how, program execution skills, and risk-aware leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, program management, project delivery, or a related field.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience with gap assessments, remediation tracking, and quality control or testing processes.
• Proven ability to lead through influence and coordinate across multiple stakeholders and teams.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks and implementation practices.
• Experience in financial services or another regulated industry.
• Experience supporting enterprise-wide program rollouts across multiple business units.
• Familiarity with risk, compliance, audit, or control testing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and coordinate project managers to keep wave implementation activities on track, ensuring alignment to enterprise standards and delivery timelines.
• Manage dependencies, risks, and issues to ensure successful execution of the phased rollout of the enterprise data governance program.
• Lead the enterprise data governance gap management process across Business Lines and Corporate Functions.
• Serve as Product Owner for the Enterprise Data Governance Gap Portal, defining vision, roadmap, backlog, and enhancement priorities.
• Drive root-cause analysis and identify opportunities to strengthen enterprise data governance training and communication practices through data governance gap insights.
• Design and implement a sample-based testing and monitoring program to validate adherence to enterprise data governance requirements.
• Use testing results and governance findings to drive continuous improvement of standards, processes, and future implementation waves.
• Provide executive-level communications, presentations, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Provide leadership with clear status updates on rollout progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Establish team priorities, performance objectives, and resource plans to ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives.

Skills

Data governance

Program management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Risk & controls

Financial services experience

Education

High school diploma

Job description

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 love 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

Ally is committed to transforming our data governance and management capabilities to drive business value and uphold our "do it right" approach. We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Governance Manager to help drive the execution of our enterprise data governance program across multiple Lines of Business.

This role will lead the data governance gap management process, oversee the multi-year implementation of governance requirements by leading project managers and partnering closely with business stakeholders, and establish a testing framework to monitor adoption, quality control effectiveness, and adherence to enterprise data governance standards. The ideal candidate brings a strong mix of data governance, program execution, risk and control discipline, and cross-functional leadership. This person will drive accountability for remediation activities and support consistent implementation of enterprise governance practices. At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The Work Itself

Lead, coach, and coordinate project managers to keep wave implementation activities on track, ensuring alignment to enterprise standards and delivery timelines. Manage dependencies, risks, and issues to ensure successful execution of the phased rollout of the enterprise data governance program. Lead the enterprise data governance gap management process across Business Lines and Corporate Functions. Serve as Product Owner for the Enterprise Data Governance Gap Portal, defining vision, roadmap, backlog, and enhancement priorities. Drive root-cause analysis and identify opportunities to strengthen enterprise data governance training and communication practices through data governance gap insights. Design and implement a sample-based testing and monitoring program to validate adherence to enterprise data governance requirements. Use testing results and governance findings to drive continuous improvement of standards, processes, and future implementation waves. Provide executive-level communications, presentations, and recommendations to senior leadership. Provide leadership with clear status updates on rollout progress, risks, and outcomes. Establish team priorities, performance objectives, and resource plans to ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives.

The Qualifications We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, program management, project delivery, or a related field.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience with gap assessments, remediation tracking, and quality control or testing processes.
• Proven ability to lead through influence and coordinate across multiple stakeholders and teams.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks and implementation practices.
• Experience in financial services or another regulated industry.
• Experience supporting enterprise-wide program rollouts across multiple business units.
• Familiarity with risk, compliance, audit, or control testing environments.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• High school Diploma or GED equivalent

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

• 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions
• student loan pay downs
• 529 educational save up assistance programs
• tuition reimbursement
• employee stock purchase plan
• 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

• Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program
• subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers program
• other employee discount programs

Other Compensations

• travel allowances
• relocation assistance
• signing bonus
• equity

Base Pay Range $110,000.00 - $180,000.00

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

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

We all work better as allies. Join a team that thrives on doing it right - whether we're helping people live their best financial lives or helping each other grow in our careers. We're a leading financial services company serving over 11M customers through banking, auto financing, insurance and investment services. Our team's approach of celebrating differences and lifting each other up is consistently recognized on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list. Here, you'll find people who care about doing work that matters and making an impact in the communities we serve. Good enough is never enough for us - we're always looking for ways to be better, together.

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. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if after review of the position expectations, you believe that you may need a medical accommodation to fulfill the duties of this role, please email [e-mail] with details of your accommodation request.

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