Senior Analyst - Data Governance and Management

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Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live 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.

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Ally is staffing for two Senior Analyst – Data Governance and Management positions. Each role will be aligned to either the Human Resources or Risk organization.

We are seeking a skilled and analytical Senior Analyst to support the agenda of the Enterprise Data Governance and Management (EDGM) team. This role is pivotal in operationalizing data governance and management policies and standards within business lines and corporate functions, supporting the utilization of and providing feedback on data governance tooling and automation, increasing transparency through reporting, and helping to turn data governance insights into actionable strategies.

The Senior Analyst is responsible for coordinating and tracking the day‑to‑day data governance execution work with their business line.

This is a hands‑on, execution‑oriented role that translates governance requirements into actionable tasks and ensures follow‑through. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in data governance and a keen project management and execution mindset. Subject matter expertise in data, including understanding end‑to‑end data life cycles and database structures, will also be valuable.

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

• Drive the planning, scheduling, and tracking of required data governance activities for data owners and other key stakeholders within the business line
• Ensure that required data governance tasks are understood, executed, and completed in a timely manner—escalate blockers and maintain clear and accurate records of business line progress in complying with data governance and management requirements
• Provide day‑to‑day clarification on expectations, templates, procedures, tooling, and quality standards
• Serve as the first line of support for questions on data governance related activities within the Ally Function

• Support business line stakeholders with entering, validating, and maintaining data governance documentation in enterprise platforms (e.g., Alation) and provide submission reviews of completed documentation as needed
• Become a subject matter expert for the data within the Ally Function data domains
• Produce documentation of source‑level and element‑level data lineage, perform business and technical metadata management activities for data dictionary and business glossary creation and maintenance, identify and maintain data quality rules and controls, and oversee remediation activities for data defects and data issue management
• Support the enterprise data documentation quality control process by helping to identify inconsistencies, gaps, or errors in documentation and coordinate follow up with data owners. Ensure that updates to shared data governance tools and…