Remote Associate Product Manager @ Ally Financial

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

The Associate Product Manager will support the overall Product Management team activities and represent the customers and stakeholders of the product. They will support the business / customer / stakeholder relationship and drive the associated deliverables to support the development and execution of product strategies that align with our business objectives. They will strive to understand the product, multiple product lines, the business goals and anticipate their needs. This requires a dedicated and focused professional to measure and monitor product offering effectiveness, review customer data, to understand the story behind the numbers, and to recommend enhancements/improvements to product offerings based on sound analysis. As a member of our Product Management team you will be required to respond quickly to business opportunities as they arise while maintaining day-to-day operational activities, assisting in managing the product lifecycle, from discovery, ideation and launch.

The Work Itself

• Works closely with the product development team(s) providing guidance regarding scope, release content and priority
• Supports the product development activities as required (e.g. journey & user mapping, sprint planning & grooming, conceptualization sessions, etc.)
• Assess our products in comparison to our competition and other leading auctions implementations. Apply standard methodologies and offer suggestions grounded in usability and market position
• Supervise the overall market and driven dynamics.
• Stay apprised of new technologies, data initiatives and recommend their integration into the product roadmap
• Play key role with process of generating, developing, and curating new insights brought by the business/customers/collaborators. Incorporating user research, proof of concepts, and pilots with customers to maintain product and market fit.
• Provide data and analysis to develop return on investment models, valuation, and total cost of ownership (TCO) for possible new features and functionality.
• As part of a continuous release cadence the Associate Product Manager is responsible for the delivery of the product’s critical initiatives from idea intake through deployment and release to the market.
• Provide a key role in facilitating the Go To Market activities for new products or services.
• Through coordination with Product Management leadership:
• Plan and communicate product roadmap priorities and strategy to key team members.
• Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product improvements through deep analysis, understanding customers’ competitive landscape, reviewing product specifications and requirements.
• Identify and maintain product dashboard to monitor real-time product health, product baselines to validate feature release goals/value, and deep understanding of customer base.

The Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or computer science related degree
• Advanced knowledge of automotive, vehicle remarketing preferred.
• 2+ years of product ownership, product design, and/or product management experience with a demonstrable track record of results
• Understanding and involvement with agile software product development (Scrum), business case analysis, market condition, and customer base analysis, experience using data and metrics to validate assumptions and assertions of business value
• Ability to thrive in highly dynamic, fast paced, and collaborative environment requiring a high degree of productivity, adaptability, innovation and follow-through
• Obsessed with continuous and iterative improvement and ensuring we’re build the right set of capabilities and features of the product
• Highly quantitative, analytical, and business minded professional that can quickly learn new domains / products
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time management and communication (verbal/spoken/written) skills and ability to work collaboratively across all levels of leadership, strong technical and negotiation skills
• Maintains high levels of motivation, performance, and personal integrity aligned with Ally’s corporate values.
• Ability to provide advice/direction in primary areas of expertise Leveraging technical expertise and relationships to contribute to strategy and drive business results

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

How We’ll Have Your Back

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: Program starts at 20 paid time off days in addition to 11 paid holidays and 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly (time off days are prorated based on start date and program varies based on full or part-time status and management level).
• 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 hrpolicy@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 USD An 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.