Principal - Data Governance at Ally in Charlotte, NC

Job description

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 love 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 Ally is committed to transforming our data governance and management capabilities to drive business value and uphold our "do it right" approach. We are seeking a results-oriented Principal who will bring hands-on experience to support the execution and continuous improvement of Ally's enterprise data catalog. This individual will support the tooling strategy, roadmap, prioritization, design, configuration, testing, and adoption to enable strong data management practices across Ally. 

 The Work Itself Lead Enterprise Data Governance Tooling Manage the administration, configuration, enhancement, and ongoing optimization of enterprise data governance platform, including gathering business requirements and translating them into scalable tool capabilities. Manage Governance Tool Enhancement Roadmap Partner with business and technology teams to collect, prioritize, document, and manage tool enhancement requests, ensuring alignment with enterprise data governance objectives. Serve as Functional Lead for Governance Capabilities Provide subject matter expertise across Data Catalog, Data Lineage, Data Quality, Business Glossary, Critical Data Elements (CDEs), Metadata Management, and Data Products governance within the tool. Drive Data Quality and Governance Execution Support the design and implementation of data quality controls, monitoring processes, data governance workflows, and remediation processes for data issues and defects. Develop Reporting and Executive Dashboards Create and maintain governance metrics, Power BI dashboards, scorecards, and executive reporting to measure adoption, compliance, and program effectiveness. Automate Governance Processes Utilize Power Automate, Excel Macros, and other automation tools to streamline governance processes, reporting, data collection, workflow management, and operational efficiency. Partner Across Business and Technology Teams Collaborate with data owners, stewards, business data leads, technology teams, and risk partners to implement governance standards, resolve data issues, and support regulatory compliance requirements. Provide Training and Change Management Support Develop training materials, conduct user enablement sessions, and support organizational change management efforts to increase adoption of governance tools and processes. Deliver Strategic Data Governance Leadership Promote best practices in data governance, data management, data quality, and data products while staying current on emerging technologies, AI governance trends, and industry-leading governance capabilities. Preferred Qualifications 8+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Metadata Management, or related disciplines. Hands-on experience with enterprise Data Governance tools (Alation, Collibra, Informatica, or similar platforms). Advanced SQL skills with experience writing complex queries,