Ally · 1 hour ago
Principal, Engineering Ops and App Governance Lead
Charlotte, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$110K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expAlly Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company, and they are seeking a Principal to own the modernization of application governance and compliance. The role involves leading initiatives to automate compliance and enhance operational excellence across enterprise platforms and third-party SaaS applications.
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Responsibilities
Maintain a unified book of work across governance, compliance automation, resiliency, training, and standards; set cadence, dashboards, and reporting
Track outcomes and measure what matters (compliance coverage, NFR readiness, SIEM onboarding, DR test results, adoption of automation, cycle‑time improvements)
Application Governance Forum: Administer intake and triage; ensure complete data from requestors; manage agenda and scheduling aligned to decision needs
Standards Assessment Program: Transition the App Governance Standards Assessment from a manual, standalone process into an automated checkpoint within the application development lifecycle; drive evidence collection, exceptions, and attestations
Compliance Automation (Agentic AI): Design and drive AI‑powered checks/evidence pipelines to reduce manual effort for app teams; integrate semantic knowledge and automated control verification
DR Readiness: Coordinate and drive improvements for disaster recovery planning/testing and 3rd party resiliency planning; facilitate tabletop exercises and follow‑through on corrective actions
High‑Risk Application Reviews: Conduct targeted assessments of high risk applications to determine production and audit readiness; align remediation with enterprise standards; escalate decisions and trade‑offs to leadership succinctly
Engineering Excellence Escalations: Build concise, executive‑ready decks that frame problems, options, decisions, and measurable outcomes
App Management Operating Model: Coordinate the transition of business‑managed applications to Ally Tech oversight, including cost modeling and governance strategy (partnering with relationship managers to close resiliency gaps in third‑party SaaS)
Knowledge Transfer & Enablement: Develop and execute training and App Manager enablement programs; establish continuity plans; assist in curating and optimizing knowledge (Confluence, CKH) for AI consumption
Qualification
Required
5+ years in a project/program management, IT operations leadership, or scrum master role required
Strong organization and attention to detail; proven ability to run forums, agendas, and multi‑stream execution
Passion for automation and AI/ML to simplify engineering workflows (agentic AI, semantic knowledge, controls automation)
Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable presenting to senior leadership and engaging technical/non‑technical stakeholders
Familiarity with Confluence, Jira, and enterprise DevOps platforms; understanding of software development practices and compliance frameworks
Ability to learn and apply emerging AI technologies for knowledge optimization and workflow automation
Comfortable leading training sessions and other large forums; skilled at building concise, executive‑ready materials
Preferred
Experience with AI/ML concepts, semantic search, or LangChain/AWS AI integrations
Background in application governance or IT standards; familiarity with SIEM and centralized logging
Experience coordinating across multiple technology lines of business or similar enterprise technology/business organizations
Familiarity with Ally's technology ecosystem or comparable large‑scale environments
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 (time off days are prorated based on start date and program varies based on full or part-time status and management level).
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 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 that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially.
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: other benefits including Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
Other compensations: depending on the role for which you are considered, you may be eligible for travel allowances, relocation assistance, a signing bonus and/or equity.
Company
Ally
Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) is a leading digital financial services company and a top 25 U.S.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.75B2024-12-13Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2022-11-07Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2014-04-10IPO
Leadership Team
Russ Hutchinson
Chief Financial Officer
David Holland
Senior Vice President
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