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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.
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The Principal - Data Governance joins the Enterprise Data Governance team to manage day-to-day data governance and management efforts for specific business lines. This role involves executing data governance policies, providing enablement services, and measuring compliance to ensure data quality, integrity, and accessibility. Key responsibilities include managing Alation Cloud Services capabilities like Data Catalog and Data Lineage, conducting training, and supporting data pipelines with quality checks. The position requires advanced knowledge of SQL, Databases, and SAS to build tables and reports. Candidates must have experience with data quality strategies, data product governance, and regulatory frameworks. Technical skills include familiarity with Python, DBT, Snowflake, Oracle, and AWS. This role solves critical business problems by identifying data risks, managing defects, and ensuring data products are discoverable and trusted.
Manage day-to-day data governance and management execution within a specific business line or function.
Lead Alation Cloud Services capabilities including Data Catalog, Data Lineage, and Data Quality.
Provide data tooling and pipeline support by embedding quality checks and tracking lineage.
Conduct business line training and awareness campaigns for data governance using enterprise materials.
Coordinate reporting inputs, dashboards, and status summaries for senior leadership updates.
Identify, prioritize, and remediate data defects and issues while monitoring regulatory compliance.
Oversee junior data governance analysts to support their professional development and ensure quality execution.
Write complex SQL statements to build data tables and produce required reports.
What we're looking for
7+ years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
High school Diploma or GED equivalent.
Advanced working knowledge of SQL, Databases, and SAS to write complex statements and produce reports.
Experience building enterprise Data Quality Strategy and writing Data Quality policies and procedures.
Experience leading Data Product governance initiatives and establishing governance standards, operating models, and controls.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analysis, Mathematics, Economics, or a related discipline (preferred).
8+ years of experience in data governance, data management, data analysis, or related roles, with at least 3+ years in a lead or supervisory role (preferred).
Understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g., DCAM) and tools such as Alation, Collibra, Manta, or Ab Initio (preferred).
Snowflake
AWS
Python
Data Vault
dbt
DataStage
Qlik Replicate
S3
Lambda
Data Modeling
DevOps
Agile
APIs
Data Governance
Data Quality
Metadata
Lineage
Generative AI
Data Governance
Collibra
Metadata Management
Data Quality
Data Classification
Data Protection
Enterprise Data Architecture
Data Stewardship
Reporting and Analytics
Compliance
Data Management
Process Management
Project Management
Data Governance
Master Data Management
SQL
Semantic Architecture
Data Lineage
Data Quality
Snowflake
AWS
Azure
Alation
Collibra
Reltio
Informatica
Data Modeling
Logical Data Modeling
Business Glossary
Data Governance
Master Data Management
SQL
Semantic Architecture
Data Lineage
Data Quality
Snowflake
AWS
Azure
Alation
Collibra
Reltio
Informatica
Data Modeling
Data Governance
Master Data Management
SQL
Semantic Architecture
Data Modeling
Data Lineage
Data Quality
Snowflake
AWS
Azure
Alation
Collibra
Reltio
Informatica