Manager - data

General information

Ref # 22066

Remote? No

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

This role is on a hybrid schedule in our Detroit or Charlotte office a few days each week and some remote days.

We are seeking an experienced Manager of Data, Analytics, and AI to join our dynamic team supporting HR. This role will lead the development of modern HR analytics and AI-driven workforce intelligence solutions. The ideal candidate will focus on building AI-powered analytical applications, intelligent HR agents, and scalable workforce data models that transform HR data into actionable insights.

This position will drive development of analytics and AI capabilities using enterprise HR systems such as Workday and enterprise data platforms such as Snowflake, leveraging Snowflake Cortex to enable generative AI, and natural language data exploration, and intelligent analytics.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data and analytics utilizing Python programming and automation, with deep hands-on experience in SQL and Snowflake. You will play a key role in translating HR specific requirements into robust technical solutions, building automation, and developing AI-driven applications and agents to drive innovation and efficiency across our organization.

The Work Itself

• Translate HR requirements into scalable AI solutions by developing AI-powered analytical applications to provide insights into hiring, retention, workforce productivity, and organizational planning.
• Lead development of AI agents that can query HR data from the enterprise data platforms to generate valuable insights.
• Create a governed semantic layer with Snowflake Cortex (business metrics/dimensions/definitions) to standardize HR/Finance KPIs.
• Use Snowflake Cortex to operationalize AI/GenAI (documentation generation, log summarization, anomaly narratives, assisted SQL/model development) with human review.
• Design and develop automation workflows using Python and Snowflake features for HR analytics and AI.
• Build, deploy, and optimize AI agents.
• Integrate AI models into existing platforms and workflows.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Advance responsible AI practices by integrating governance, ethical considerations, and security into every stage of model development and deployment.

The Skills You Bring

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7 years relevant experience of equivalent combination of education and experience
• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in business, Data Analytics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in machine learning and data science with demonstrated impact in applied, real-world systems.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Snowflake, including Snowflake Cortex AI ecosystem.
• Lead experimentation initiatives, leveraging A/B testing, and novel AI approaches to continuously improve model performance and business outcomes.
• Strong coding skills in SQL and Python, with experience building maintainable, production-grade ML/AI systems and proven experience in automation
• Experience with analytical engineering tools such as dbt
• Experience working in cloud data and ML platforms such as AWS, Snowflake, SageMaker, or equivalent environments.
• Experience influencing technical direction beyond individual projects, including setting best practices, mentoring others, and driving alignment across teams.
• Ability to proactively identify risks and gaps in AI systems (e.g., reliability, bias, safety, explainability, monitoring) and drive pragmatic solutions on a scale.
• Proven ability to work with multiple partners and drive consensus on technical direction, standards, and trade-offs across diverse stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, communication (written and oral), and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload and balance multiple initiatives and efforts.
• Ability to respond quickly to a changing environment.

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: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 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

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 [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.

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: 110000

Experienced: 145000

Expert: 180000

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