Sr. Dealer Training Specialist

Ally; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 85,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Senior Dealer Training Specialist in Atlanta. The role involves developing training courses and supporting dealership personnel. Ideal candidates should have dealership sales experience and excellent coaching skills. This position requires frequent travel and aims to improve training effectiveness across various dealerships.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonuses

401K with company match

Flexible health and insurance options

Time off for volunteering and education

Qualifications

• Prior dealership sales and/or F&I experience required.
• Ability to leverage auto dealer expertise and relationships.
• Strong presenter in front of a group.

Responsibilities

• Assist Account Executives in training dealerships.
• Deliver F&I menu training to dealership personnel.
• Evaluate instructional trends for applicability.

Skills

Dealership sales experience

Training and coaching skills

Automotive sales strategy development

Business development center experience

Job description

Overview

General information

Ref # 20767

Remote? Yes

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

The Senior Dealer Training Specialist is someone who loves to develop others and has a passion for leveraging their experience and knowledge to help others grow. If you’re able to engage various styles of learners and conduct high level communications with dealership personnel, this might be the right role for you! You will be responsible for ongoing course and content development and will provide support for audio/video conferencing tools and services. This is a great opportunity for a self-starter who can facilitate to large groups as well as provide one on one in-dealership training. This exciting role will require frequent work week travel including overnights (approximately 75% travel is expected) - candidate must be based within one hour of an airport due to national travel requirements for this WFH / Remote role with travel. Can be located in: Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Massachusetts (MA), North Carolina (NC), New Mexico (NM), Oklahoma (OK), Pennsylvania (PA) or South Carolina (SC), or Tennessee (TN).

The Work Itself

• Assist Account Executives to deliver income development training to dealerships.
• Partner with the DP-S account teams to identify customer training needs and deliver training to dealership personnel.
• Deliver F&I menu training.
• Evaluate existing and emerging instructional trends, tools, and techniques for applicability within the Dealership Training group.
• Assist AE's in acquiring new accounts by participating in Blueprints, proposals and launches.
• Consult with account teams and customers to improve training and dealership performance.
• Maintain industry, product, and competitor expertise.
• Ensure that the training service provided is a clear differentiator to DP-S competitors.
• Monitor and analyze results to identify significant trends impacting goal achievement and then implement the appropriate corrective actions.
• Participate in the sale of P&C products as required.
• Actively apply Situational Leadership in coaching.

The Skills You Bring

• Prior dealership sales and/or F&I experience required
• Ability to leverage auto dealer expertise and relationships to contribute to dealer training strategy and drive business results
• Strong trainer and coach in front of a group
• Automotive sales strategy content development experience preferred
• Ability to provide advice/direction in primary areas of expertise
• Business Development Center (BDC) dealership experience preferred
• Okay with up to 75% travel

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.
• Planning for the Future: 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and other financial well-being programs.
• 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.
• 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.
• Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers program and other employee discount 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.

Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered, if not currently employed by Ally.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at [e-mail]. 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: 85000

Experienced: 117500

Expert: 150000

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