Technology Delivery Manager at Ally in Detroit, MI

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 Provides direction and oversight to project teams to design, develop, and deploy Technology solutions that meet applicable business requirements. This individual may lead a single complex project or a group of smaller, unrelated projects. Responsibilities include all areas of project management including project schedule, costs, resource utilization, deliverable quality, and risk/issue resolution. Individual will also manage the project team, which may include Ally employee and/or vendor team members. Individual will serve as the project lead to Auto Originations Business Partners, other Technology groups, and vendor partners and will communicate scope, progress, and issues/risks to stakeholders at various levels.

 The Work Itself Deliver solution that accomplishes the business objectives with on-time delivery, budget adherence, and exceptional quality. Collaborate with senior management and executive leadership to solidify project objectives and scope. Define the project schedule and resourcing needed to cost effectively accomplish project objectives. Allocate and direct staff to accomplish project tasks ensuring effective utilization. Manage financials closely to achieve the planned project budget. Monitor - updates monthly actuals - future forecasts; develop new/ revised estimates as applicable. Continuously manage scope and schedule throughout the project lifecycle. Define and execute communication cadence to keep both IT and business stakeholders fully informed. Identify and manage project risks/issues to closure and provide proper visibility to senior management. Support the business in defining plans to ensure organization acceptance of the new solution. Support procurement processing of Statements of Work - Purchase Orders. Process all contract-related artifacts - invoices. Create project governance artifacts for reviews (tollgates/change requests) and ensure adherence to all Ally PMO guidelines - procedures and software development lifecycle methodology. Comply with Change Management, Release Management, IT Risk - Compliance processes and standards. The Qualifications We’re Looking For 5+ years Delivery Lead experience in an enterprise IT system environment, PMP preferred. Knowledge and use of AI tools to improve efficiencies and conduct operational activities such as story creation, design documents, system flows and handling dependencies and conflicts. Ability to work autonomously, solving complex problems in an ambiguous environment. Auto Originations Business acumen and understanding of business drivers and issues surrounding a project. Extensive breadth of experience delivering complex projects within budget and scope. Expert knowledge of software development life cycles and Project Management methodologies and tools. Superior interpersonal skills and conflict resolution skills. Problem solving and root cause i