Senior Analyst - Advanced Business Analytics

General information

Ally and Your Career

The Opportunity

As a leader in digital financial services, our customer and employee experiences run on data. We depend on the Ally analytics community to fuel these journeys and to help nearly 10,000 leaders and employees make countless data-driven decisions every day. Our analytics community has hundreds of analytics professionals across Ally in communities focused on business analytics, data science, R, Python, Power BI and more and continues to grow every day.

Reporting to the Manager of the Portfolio Analytics team, this position’s primary responsibilities will include executing quantitative analysis and problem solving to develop in-depth business-relevant insights, scenario-based assumptions and forward-looking analyses. Additionally, this position will play an integral role in strategy development, associated risk management, and optimization of portfolio performance. They will also mentor developing analytics professionals and connect with other analytics teams to build capability. 

The Work Itself

In this role you will help us make data-driven decisions by:

• Independently interfacing with key stakeholders to provide timely and accurate analysis that drive business objectives and targets
• Performs analysis to drive change within the business
• Identify, quantify and propose risk/reward trade-off of recommendations
• Apply knowledge of business and balanced judgment in interpretation of data
• Own and drive detailed end-to-end analysis of trends and drivers within the Auto portfolio
• Leading analytics projects which require technical sophistication and the ability to navigate ambiguity
• Performing ad hoc analysis and quickly provide results and recommendations
• Maintain code logic to produce accurate operational and portfolio-level reports 
• Engage in a culture of Diversity and Inclusion

The Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required in quantitative field - Finance, Economics,  Analytics , Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics required
• 3+ years' experience in similar advanced analytics position required; Banking or financial services experience preferred
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong business acumen
• Knowledge of financial statements and concepts
• Experience working in cross functional teams
• Considered an expert in area of responsibility
• Knowledge of processes, systems and technology to coordinate implementation of change
• Intermediate technical skills with Excel, analysis, and data software/tools
• Prioritizes day-to-day tasks with longer-term projects while communicating with stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
• Crafts engaging data-driven strategic recommendations to influence decision-makers
• Tailors messaging for different audience

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.
• 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

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.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at [email protected]. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.