Senior Data Analyst - Automation in Risk & Governance

Ally Financial offers a collaborative, impact-driven environment for data professionals focused on automation, governance, and risk management. This onsite role in Charlotte, NC combines hands-on tool development with data governance and reporting to support continuous monitoring. The position offers a salary range of USD 85,000 to 150,000 per year and requires a minimum of 3 years of experience, with a High School Diploma or GED as the educational baseline.

Benefits

• Time Away
• Planning for the Future
• Health & Well-being
• Building a Family
• Work-Life Integration
• Other compensations

The opportunity

Join Ally Financial as a Senior Data Analyst specializing in automation within risk and governance. You will work with advanced technology to support the development of premier risk management solutions, contributing to a team dedicated to precise and forward-thinking financial services.

Responsibilities

• Design and sustain automated tools for assessing risk
• Analyze complex data sets to identify potential risks
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement risk mitigation strategies
• Uphold data governance standards across initiatives
• Produce detailed reports and insights to guide decision-making
• Create control testing automations in Snowflake to convert legacy processes into continuous monitoring
• Leverage AI-assisted development workflows to speed automation delivery
• Design retrieval systems to support control testing and operational decisions
• Design and deploy user-driven workflows to automate tasks
• Maintain Power BI dashboards to monitor automation health and control coverage
• Develop Python scripts for automation pipelines and data transformations
• Mentor junior teammates on technical development approaches
• Document patterns and create playbooks for team replication

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• More than 5 years of experience in data science, data engineering, or related technical positions
• Strong command of SQL, with practical experience in Snowflake
• Proficiency in Python for scripting and API integration
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and agentic coding workflows
• Understanding of retrieval-augmented generation for building retrieval pipelines
• Experience with Power BI for analytics and reporting solutions
• Proven capability to convert manual processes to automated, scalable solutions
• Ability to direct and support junior team members within a cooperative atmosphere
• Entrepreneurial approach with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience fine-tuning large language models for domain-specific applications
• Familiarity with financial services, risk management, or compliance automation
• Experience with continuous monitoring in a risk or controls environment
• Proficiency with Streamlit for prototyping internal tools

Technologies

• Snowflake
• Power BI
• Python
• SQL
• Streamlit