General information
Ref # 21581
Remote? No
Ally and Your Career
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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. 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?
The Opportunity
As a leader in digital financial services, our customer and employee experiences are powered by data and AI. Our cloud-based data, analytics, and GenAI platform enables thousands of employees to make data-driven decisions every day. We are seeking skilled Data Scientists to support enterprise initiatives spanning machine learning, generative AI, and Responsible AI, helping deliver solutions that drive revenue, enhance user experience, and ensure AI systems operate safely and securely.
In this role, you will build, test, and deploy machine learning, generative AI, and agent-based solutions end to end. You will develop GenAI workflows such as prompt-driven systems, tool-calling agents, and evaluation pipelines, while also owning Responsible AI execution across the lifecycle. This includes identifying and resolving issues related to data usage, bias, model risk, evaluation quality, and release readiness. You will partner closely with business, engineering, and risk teams to turn Responsible AI requirements into practical development and validation standards, ensuring AI solutions are production-ready, compliant, and scalable.
At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
The Work Itself
Lead experimentation initiatives, leveraging A/B testing, and novel AI approaches to continuously improve model performance and business outcomes.
Advance responsible AI practices by integrating governance, ethical considerations, and security into every stage of model development and deployment.
Develop and maintain trustworthy benchmarks and operational performance monitoring for predictive models and GenAI and agentic systems.
Incorporate sophisticated algorithms, experimental design, and emerging AI methodologies to solve real-world challenges and push the boundaries of innovation.
Identify and champion new business opportunities by proposing and delivering innovative AI-driven solutions that create tangible value and competitive advantage.
The Skills You Bring
Required:
5+ years of experience in machine learning and data science, with demonstrated impact in applied, real-world systems.
Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or technical field (Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or similar).
Strong coding skills in Python, with experience building maintainable, production-grade ML/AI systems.
Experience working in cloud data and ML platforms such as AWS, Snowflake, SageMaker, or equivalent environments.
Experience influencing technical direction beyond individual projects, including setting best practices, mentoring others, and driving alignment across teams.
Ability to proactively identify risks and gaps in AI systems (e.g., reliability, bias, safety, explainability, monitoring) and drive pragmatic solutions at scale.
Nice-to-Haves:
Graduate degree (MS or PhD) in a relevant field.
Hands-on GenAI, agent, and ML engineering experience, including frameworks and tools such as LangChain, Hugging Face, vector databases, or similar ecosystems.
Experience with Responsible AI, Model Risk Management, or AI governance in regulated environments.
Experience helping build or mature Responsible AI practices.
Proven ability to work with multiple partners and drive consensus on technical direction, standards, and trade-offs across diverse stakeholders.
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How We'll Have Your Back
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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. But Ally's total compensation - or total rewards - extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including:
Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting.
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 and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and other financial well-being programs.
Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including dental and vision, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions 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 support as well as parental and caregiver leave, back-up child and adult/elder day care program and childcare discounts.
Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters® Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
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.
Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered, if not currently employed by Ally.
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:
An individual's position in the range is determined by 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.
Emerging: 110000
Experienced: 145000
Expert: 180000
Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan
