Senior Analyst - Data Management

Ally Financial - Detroit, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Detroit, MI

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About the position

The Senior Analyst - Data Management position at Ally Financial is focused on driving data transformation across various business disciplines, particularly in employee scorecarding and incentive compensation. This role requires a proactive approach to managing data organization, change management, and governance while ensuring effective communication with stakeholders. The successful candidate will contribute to Ally's reputation as a leading employer and auto-lender by implementing and supporting incentive compensation plans and processes.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to design, develop, implement, and support various incentive compensation plans and processes that meet business objectives.
• Perform end-to-end plan administration/execution of incentive compensation plans including target setting, payment calculation, pay statement creation/distribution, plan analysis, and reporting.
• Design and implement data transformation models/engines using SQL, SAS, DBT, Snowflake.
• Leverage data between various interfaces, warehouses, and reporting systems to develop KPI dashboards, incentive payment calculations, reports, and presentations.
• Develop, update, and maintain procedural documentation and controls to ensure policy compliance and payment accuracy.
• Support leadership and stakeholder partners in providing ongoing evaluation and ad hoc analytics related to incentive compensation plans; drive recommendations for improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or other highly quantitative field of study.
• 3+ years of relevant experience preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of query languages: SQL, DBT, SAS, Snow SQL, Python.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Snowflake.
• Experience in data transformation and daily table builds/sequencing.
• Familiarity with Power BI models and report building is a plus.
• High level of written and oral communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills.
• Aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis and research methods.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workflow.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work in a matrix environment.
• Auto finance knowledge or experience is a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with Power BI models and report building.

Benefits

• 11 paid holidays
• 20 paid time off days
• 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly
• 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions
• Student loan pay downs and 529 educational savings assistance programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental, and vision
• Life insurance for employee, spouse, and child
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions
• Healthcare FSA
• Critical illness, accident & hospital indemnity insurance
• Total well-being program
• Adoption, surrogacy, and fertility assistance
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Dependent Day Care FSA
• Childcare discounts
• Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program
• Subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program
• Travel allowances, relocation assistance, signing bonus, and/or equity depending on the role.