Enterprise Architecture Governance Lead

Ally Financial

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Charlotte, NCDetroit, MI
Salary
$110,000–$180,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
13 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Below market

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About Ally Financial

Ally Financial is a US-based digital financial services company offering online banking, auto financing, mortgage, and investment products. It is one of the largest all-digital banks in the United States.

Ally Financial currently has 28 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$180,000 across 27 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Enterprise Architecture Governance Lead

The Enterprise Architecture Governance Lead leads the execution and continuous improvement of Enterprise Architecture governance across the organization. This role is responsible for operating consistent governance workflows, producing accurate technology data, and ensuring standards adherence, risk transparency, and investment readiness. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing architecture intake, performing quality assurance on submissions, and maintaining the enterprise application and technology catalogs. The position requires coordinating with architects, product teams, and security stakeholders to remediate data gaps and maintain audit-ready documentation. Key technical skills and tools include ServiceNow, APM, CMDB/CSDM-aligned data, and enterprise architecture governance concepts. The role solves the business problem of maintaining data quality and lifecycle controls within a regulated financial services environment, ensuring that technology standards align with broader enterprise risk and security requirements.

What you'll do

  • Lead day-to-day EA governance processes including architecture intake, assessment workflows, and end-to-end review coordination.
  • Perform quality assurance on governance submissions to ensure alignment with EA standards, policies, and control requirements.
  • Drive resolution of data gaps and risk issues by coordinating with architects, product teams, and delivery leads.
  • Own and maintain EA governance documentation, templates, and operating procedures to ensure they remain audit-ready.
  • Serve as the operational lead for the enterprise application catalog within ServiceNow, managing intake and data quality.
  • Maintain technology records and lifecycle status in ServiceNow while validating alignment to approved standards.
  • Coordinate the evaluation of new technologies in partnership with Architecture, Risk, and Security teams.
  • Develop and deliver reporting on technology lifecycle, standards adherence, and risk exposure for leadership.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of relevant experience.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information System, or equivalent.
  • 4+ years of experience in enterprise technology, architecture governance, IT portfolio management, or related areas.
  • Hands-on experience with ServiceNow, preferably APM, Technology Portfolio, CMDB/CSDM-aligned data, and governance workflows.
  • Working knowledge of enterprise architecture governance concepts, standards, and review/decision forums.
  • Experience operating within control-based, risk-managed, and/or audit-supported processes, including evidence management and issue remediation.
  • Experience in financial services or other regulated industries.
  • Experience supporting architecture review boards, governance councils, or similar decision forums.

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