About the position
The mission of Global Compliance and Regulatory Affairs is to drive the compliance with laws, regulations and company policies set forth by federal regulators and stakeholders. Ally's compliance environment was born upon becoming a Bank Holding Company, underwent a large-scale build-out and is currently enhancing and streamlining a sustainable program. The group has grown to nearly twenty-times its original size and will continue to grow exponentially to meet the demands of our banking environment. This position in Compliance and Regulatory Affairs' Centralized Data Strategy and Analytics team helps to sustain the AML and Fraud technologies, systems, and processes by providing key leadership support to the Financial Crimes product(s). As a director, you will be working with AML, Enterprise Fraud, Fraud lines of business partners, and Technology partners to ensure ongoing product management of the enterprise solution for financial crimes alert generation and alert and case management. This individual will be responsible for ensuring that day-to-day operations are conducted in compliance with regulatory and legal requirements, in addition to company policies and procedures. We are looking for a proactive, detail-oriented team member with excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for day-to-day activities within Centralized Data Strategy and Analytics
- Manage full lifecycle of product improvement / development initiatives, including management of the backlog and prioritization of requests.
- Lead complex programs through all stages including ideation, business case creation, business and technical requirement definition, execution (design, development, testing), and managing the implementation to final delivery.
- Work across partner teams (Compliance AML / EFSI leaders, multiple Technology teams, Fraud Business Line leaders) to ensure consistency and alignment with strategic direction.
- Participate in the business lines' quarterly Big Room Planning sessions with senior leadership
- Manage product documentation and roadmaps
- Develop process flows and business requirements, and review design documents and test plans, as needed, suggesting edits for clarity or completeness
- Responsible for risk mitigation and full compliance with all changes in the regulatory environment.
- Evaluate enterprise tools' effectiveness and ensure tools are operating at expected levels
- Participate in evaluation of new tools for integration into the Ally environment
- Develop governance materials and provide updates to Executive Directors in AML, Fraud, and Technology
- Miscellaneous duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelors' Degree or 7+ years of professional experience in lieu of degree in Business, Information Technology or related major
- Experience in a supervisory or team lead role
- 4+ of Banking/Financial Crimes experience, preferred
- PMP Certification required
- Experience with agile development methodology required
- Competent in process design, documentation, and implementation
- Knowledge of BSA / AML and Fraud regulatory requirements, systems, and processes
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams, and identify and resolve issues that arise during the product development lifecycle
- Ability to create and manage product roadmaps and articulate business value
- Demonstrates technical acumen; baseline knowledge of how software systems & application components work together
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, and Word
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Advanced expertise in Microsoft Project
- Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment
Benefits
- Time Away: Program starts at 20 paid time off days in addition to 11 paid holidays and 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly
- Planning for the Future: 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.
- 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: Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
- Other compensations: travel allowances, relocation assistance, a signing bonus and/or equity.
