Principal, Engineering Ops and App Governance Lead

Work Location(s)500 Woodward Avenue, MI, 601 S. Tryon Street, NC

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.

Join Ally Technology as a Principal owning the modernization of application governance, compliance, and NFR (non‑functional requirements) adherence—with a mission to reduce burden on engineers and app managers while raising operational excellence. You’ll lead initiatives that use agentic AI to automate compliance, orchestrate governance forums and standards assessments, and strengthen resiliency and disaster recovery across enterprise platforms and 3rd party SaaS application.

This is a high‑visibility role with regular senior leadership interaction across Business Units (BUs)--e.g. Consumer Banking Technology, Auto, Information Security, Enterprise Architecture, etc. This is an individual contributor role that will own outcomes and a cross‑BU book of work spanning engineering operations and app compliance.

Location & Work Arrangement:
Charlotte, NC or Detroit, MI
· Hybrid (3 days in office / 2 days remote)
* 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.

- 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.### The Skills You Bring 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 Dev Ops 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 Lang Chain/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.

Incentive Compensation:
This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.

Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. Our Total Rewards program includes industry-leading compensation and benefits plus additional incentives that are designed to meet your needs and those of your family so you can get the most out of your career and your life, including:
* ** 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…