What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager - Process Optimization position at Ally?
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?
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
At Ally, we’re relentless about doing the right thing and delivering results that matter. In this newly created role on the Process Optimization team within Operational Excellence in Customer Care and Operations (CCO), you’ll lead end-to-end efforts to simplify, standardize, and improve operational processes across the CCO organization. In this newly created role on within Operational Excellence in Customer Care and Operations (CCO), you’ll lead end-to-end efforts to simplify, standardize, and improve operational processes across the CCO organization. You’ll identify inefficiencies, redesign workflows, and partner across Operations and Technology to deliver measurable improvements in cost, quality, and customer experience.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in problem-solving environments, brings structure to complex processes, and is motivated by turning operational pain points into sustainable improvements.
The Work Itself
The Skills You Bring
Minimum Qualifications
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:
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.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at hrpolicy@ally.com. 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: $90000 - $150000 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.
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?
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
At Ally, we’re relentless about doing the right thing and delivering results that matter. In this newly created role on the Process Optimization team within Operational Excellence in Customer Care and Operations (CCO), you’ll lead end-to-end efforts to simplify, standardize, and improve operational processes across the CCO organization. In this newly created role on within Operational Excellence in Customer Care and Operations (CCO), you’ll lead end-to-end efforts to simplify, standardize, and improve operational processes across the CCO organization. You’ll identify inefficiencies, redesign workflows, and partner across Operations and Technology to deliver measurable improvements in cost, quality, and customer experience.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in problem-solving environments, brings structure to complex processes, and is motivated by turning operational pain points into sustainable improvements.
The Work Itself
- Lead process optimization efforts from discovery through implementation across Customer Care operations.
- Conduct current-state process assessments to confirm failure points and identify inefficiencies.
- Design future-state processes that improve efficiency, quality, and customer outcomes.
- Identify and prioritize no- and low-tech improvement opportunities that deliver near-term impact.
- Partner with Technology teams to leverage existing tools, automation, or AI capabilities to reduce manual work and errors.
- Facilitate process mapping, design workshops, and working sessions with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Quantify expected efficiency, cost, and capacity benefits and partner with Strategic Initiatives & Oversight team to validate realized outcomes.
- Ensure process changes are practical, documented, and sustainable through standard work and controls.
- Develop clear, concise materials to communicate process designs, recommendations, and outcomes to leadership.
The Skills You Bring
Minimum Qualifications
- 7 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Lean or Six Sigma certification or experience.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex process issues.
- Experience leading structured process improvement initiatives that deliver measurable outcomes.
- Experience with process mapping, root cause analysis, and future-state design methodologies.
- Proven ability to partner effectively across operations, technology, risk, and compliance teams.
- Excellent facilitation, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority.
- Comfort managing multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
- 3 years’ experience within financial services or similarly regulated environments, with an understanding of process optimization considerations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and process visualization tools (e.g., Visio or equivalent).
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.
- 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
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.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at hrpolicy@ally.com. 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: $90000 - $150000 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.
Salary : $90,000 - $150,000