General information Career area Technology Work Location(s) 500 Woodward Avenue, MI Remote? No Ref # 19254 Posted Date 02-10-25 Working time Full time 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 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. 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 We have an opportunity for a Digital Product Owner to join our SmartAuction Digital Product team. This role will be responsible for helping to strategize, guide development work, and implement solutions that power the SmartAuction web pages and mobile experiences. They will represent the partners of the product, own the business/partner relationship, the backlog, the User Stories, and the priorities of work. They will strive to understand the business goals while anticipating their needs and comprehending the product’s VOC. You will need to be in regular contact with the Product Management team.
To read more about what our tech team does, be sure to visit our tech blog at ally.tech The Work Itself Serve as a Product Owner for a dedicated development team which includes: Translate business goals into functional strategies and tactical user stories for the development team to implement Articulate user stories with clear business value & well-defined acceptance test criteria Groom and prioritize the backlog Create & define the product vision and strategy Manage the team roadmap Assess impact of new features and initiatives by understanding the customer needs, the users, the marketplace, the competition, and future trends. Understand and analyze VOC for use in application feature development. Anticipate, identify, and respond to problems and issues related to specific products. Lead the product design process to build out customer journey maps and user story maps. Remains engaged in all steps of the sprint, deployment, and release process, including business validation/testing and participation in regularly scheduled technology releases. Manage design/site updates through the Legal, Risk, Compliance review process. Work with analytics to define digital reporting requirements. Develop strategies and work plans for accomplishing goals. Responsible for being accessible and available; actively engaged with commitment to build the best product possible. The Skills You Bring Minimum BA/BS degree or applicable work experience. Experience in digital or financial services. Experience as a Product Owner.  Hands on experience with agile. Effective communication & negotiation skills across all levels of the organization and a spirit of building strong business and team partnerships are essential, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical people and presenting ideas and concepts across all levels, both inside and external to the organization. High degree of organization, individual initiative, and personal accountability. Ability to balance multiple requests and competing priorities. Candidate must be highly adaptable and experienced driving results in a dynamic, fast paced, cross-functional environment. Self-sufficient & collaborative teammate with desire to have fun within a result-driven organization Strong PC skills required: Excel, Word and PowerPoint proficiency are a requirement Experience with web analytics tools a plus (Adobe, Google)

NOTE:  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization

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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: 11 paid holidays, 20 paid time off days, and 8 hours of volunteer time off, yearly (paid time off is prorated based on start date) 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.To view more detailed information about Ally’s Total Rewards, please visit this link: https://www.ally.com/content/dam/pdf/corporate/ally-total-rewards-snapshot.pdf 

Who We Are:

 

Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com.

 

Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.

 

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at work@ally.com. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Base Pay Range: $85000 - $150000 USDAn individual's position in the range is determined by the specific role, the scope and responsibilities of the role, work experience, education, certification(s), training, and additional qualifications. We review internal pay, the competitive market, and business environment prior to extending an offer.  Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.