Principal - Data Governance

General information

Career area
Technology

Work Location(s)
601 S. Tryon Street, NC

Remote?
No

Ref #
20877

Posted Date
10-08-25

Working time
Full time

Ally and Your Career

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that's more than some clich 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?

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

We are seeking a proven and visionary Principal to join our Enterprise Data Governance and Management (EDGM) team. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in advancing our data governance tooling and automation, increasing transparency through enterprise data risk metrics and reporting, and turning data governance insights into actionable strategies. This role requires a strategic, technical thinker with a strong background in data governance, analytics, reporting, and automation, along with proven leadership qualities and the ability to drive organizational impact.

At Ally, you get a startup feel, but experience the benefits of a company that's worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We're always evolving and see that as a good thing. From owning our work to seeing its impact in the real world, our team is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people. We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to deliver customer-obsessed tech solutions. To read more about what our tech team does, be sure to visit our tech blog at ally.tech

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The Work Itself

Advance Data Governance Tooling and Automation:

• Lead and oversee initiatives to upgrade existing data governance tooling, focusing on improving user experience, automation capabilities, integration opportunities, and risk management
• Navigate and build relationships with IT and data teams to design and deploy new data governance tools and solutions that reduce manual overhead and support scalable self-service capabilities for the enterprise
• Apply experience with emerging technologies, including AI and machine learning, to find opportunities for enhancing data governance maturity
• Develop and present cases and pilot projects to test new solutions and technologies within our framework and across our team members

Increase Transparency Through Reporting and Metrics:

• Develop and design intuitive dashboards, scorecards, and metrics aligned with leadership expectations to provide insights and flag watch areas related to data governance policy adherence, data risk management, data management value streams, and data governance tooling adoption
• Partner with Technology team members to design and implement back-end reporting database solutions to leverage for reporting, dashboards, and calculating metrics
• Design reporting systems that test and validate adherence with data governance policies and standards using automation, providing input into gaps that should be raised as data defects
• Establish mechanism to refresh reporting on a routine basis, including re-performing quality assurance testing to validate Ally function results, to ensure Ally leadership has regular insight into data governance transformation progress

Turn Data Governance Insights Into Actions:

• Perform data lineage analysis to identify inefficiencies in data pipelines and collaborate with data engineering teams to optimize these manual processes and pipelines for efficiency and reliability in critical business processes
• Lead strategies to enable Ally functions to curate and deliver business-friendly metadata to users, ensuring consistent usage and trust in key data assets
• Analyze data quality insights to identify improvement opportunities, prioritize remediation efforts, and understand business impact of data errors

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The Skills You Bring

• 5 years of experience in supporting data governance implementation (including proficiency in at least one data governance tool like Alation, Collibra, Ab Initio, Ataccama, Manta, Informatica, etc.)
• 5 years of experience in leading analytics and automation initiatives (including proficiency in at least one programming tool like Python, SQL, MS Power Apps, R, etc.)
• 2 years of experience in developing impactful, user-friendly dashboards, reporting and metrics (including proficiency in at least one data visualization tool like PowerBI, Tableau, etc.)
• 5 years of experience implementing data governance frameworks, policies, and standards, with the ability to translate these into practical applications (including proficiency in data quality, metadata, and data lineage)
• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, Mathematics, a related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience with AI and innovative technologies, ideally in advancing data management initiatives
• Superb communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation

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.
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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

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 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 : $110000 - $180000 USD

An individual's position in the range is determined by the specific role, 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.

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

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