Manager - Deposits Product Management, Checking

1611 Ally Bank; United States; Hybride; USD 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ally Financial is seeking a Manager - Product Management, Checking, to lead day-to-day product management for the Checking product, shaping strategy, backlog, and delivery with cross-functional teams. The role requires translating customer needs into actionable requirements and driving value across technology, UX, and marketing.

The candidate should have 7+ years in product ownership or related roles, strong collaboration and communication skills, and a background in Business or Finance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Finance, or related field.
• Experience leading product change initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence for backlog and requirements documentation.

Responsabilités

• Own day-to-day product management for features of the Checking product.
• Manage roadmaps and delivery from planning through implementation with clear acceptance criteria.
• Translate strategy and customer needs into epics and user stories; prioritize backlog.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including technology, UX, analytics, and marketing to deliver customer value.

Connaissances

Product management

Backlog management

Jira

Confluence

AI tools

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance or related

Outils

Jira

Confluence

Description du poste

Company Culture

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

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

The Opportunity In office role with weekly hybrid schedule. Ally work location Charlotte NC

Manager - Product Management, Checking is responsible for the day-to-day management of Ally's checking product offering. This person will possess a full understanding of the customer experience, be aware of consumer needs, and recommend opportunities to continue to grow the product set and value proposition to serve the customer. This role will be responsible for the successful communication of business requirements and goals across a broad, matrixed organization (including technology requirements, operational and contact center impacts, and marketing needs). Additionally, this manager will translate strategy into actionable user stories, prioritize the backlog, and partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver customer value. The ideal candidate should be a strong collaborator, detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task, and a highly effective communicator.

The Work Itself

• Responsible for day‑to‑day product management activities for features of the checking product.
• Manage roadmap and feature delivery from planning through tactical implementation, including business case development, creation and oversight of implementation of business requirements, and project execution.
• This includes translating product strategy, customer needs, and business requirements into actionable epics, user stories, and measurable acceptance criteria.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog, balancing customer value, business outcomes, risk, dependencies, and delivery capacity; partner with technology, UX, and cross‑functional teams on backlog refinement, sprint planning, issue resolution, and validation of delivered functionality against acceptance criteria.
• Use approved AI tools to support product owner activities, including synthesizing requirements and customer feedback, drafting and refining user stories and acceptance criteria, identifying backlog gaps and duplicate items, and preparing delivery summaries; validate outputs for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with data privacy, security, and governance requirements.
• Daily collaboration with UX, analytics, marketing, technology, and operations teams to facilitate analysis and drive initiatives to completion.
• Cross‑functional communication to ensure consistency and alignment with strategic direction.
• Business results reporting and performance metrics analysis.
• Analysis of data, research, and customer VOC to identify and recommend product development opportunities.
• Responsible for managing key vendors including performance management, SLA's, contract dynamics and the overall relationship.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with product or project management/product owner experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead product change initiatives from planning through implementation, including business case development, translating product strategy and customer needs into actionable business requirement
• Hands‑on experience performing product owner functions, including epic and user story creation, acceptance criteria development, backlog prioritization and refinement, sprint planning, and stakeholder alignment.
• Proficiency with Jira for backlog and delivery management and Confluence for requirements documentation, knowledge sharing, and decision tracking.
• Practical experience using AI‑assisted tools to improve product owner workflows, particularly story creation, acceptance criteria, requirements synthesis, and backlog management, with sound judgment in reviewing AI‑generated content and protecting confidential information.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, or equivalent background preferred.
• Strong collaboration and relationship management skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse skill sets and organizational levels.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.

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: 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.

Base Pay Range $90,000.00 - $150,000.00

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

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.

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.

Additional Information

The 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.

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