Senior Specialist - Data Science

We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support Consumer Auto Servicing through data-driven insights, experimentation, and scalable analytical solutions. This individual contributor will partner closely with stakeholders to identify meaningful opportunities, develop models and analyses, and help translate findings into business action. The role is well suited for someone who is comfortable working through ambiguity, can independently drive work forward, and collaborates effectively with cross-functional partners to deliver measurable impact.

The Work Itself

• Partner with strategy, operations, and business leaders to translate business questions into data-driven analyses and solutions.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences to support decision-making.
• Design, execute, and interpret experiments and analyses to evaluate business strategies and quantify impact.
• Build, validate, and refine statistical and machine learning models for business applications.
• Collaborate with data, engineering, and implementation teams to support deployment of models and analytical solutions into production.
• Help develop automated monitoring, documentation, and controls aligned with Model Risk Management standards.
• Perform model validation activities such as back testing, stability analysis, fairness assessment, and drift monitoring.
• Build and maintain reliable datasets, features, and analytical workflows from enterprise data sources to support modeling and business analysis.
• Contribute to the development of data assets such as standardized metrics, dashboards, feature sets, and monitoring for model and data quality.
• Manage day-to-day project work, priorities, and deliverables across multiple initiatives with appropriate guidance and stakeholder alignment.
• Build strong working relationships with cross-functional partners and develop a strong understanding of business goals and operational processes.
• Contribute to best practices in modeling, experimentation, and code quality through documentation, code reviews, and collaboration with peers.
• Proactively explore new data sources, tools, and methods to improve analysis, modeling performance, and delivery efficiency.

• 3+ years of experience in analytics, data science, machine learning, applied statistics, or a related field
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or technical discipline such as Math, Computer Science, Data Science, Analytics, Applied Statistics, or equivalent practical experience, * 4+ years of experience in analytics, data science, machine learning, or applied statistics with a track record of delivering business-impacting work.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative or technical discipline such as Math, Computer Science, Data Science, Analytics, Applied Statistics, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in financial services, preferably in auto lending, credit risk, pricing, fraud, servicing, or portfolio analytics.
• Working knowledge of machine learning algorithms, cloud development environments such as AWS, and common data science, analytics, and BI methodologies.
• Strong SQL and Python skills; experience with R or SAS is a plus.
• Experience with exploratory data analysis, statistical model development, validation/testing, and model performance monitoring.
• Familiarity with Git or other source control tools and collaborative development practices such as pull requests and code reviews.
• Solid foundation in statistics and experiment design.
• Ability to design and interpret controlled analyses or experiments and connect findings to business recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor content to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with cross-functional or matrix partners.
• Ability to work independently on well-defined problems while collaborating effectively on more complex initiatives.
• Comfort working with ambiguous business questions and imperfect data, with the ability to develop practical solutions.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and attention to detail.

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.

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We love 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?, 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 ., We all work better as allies. Join a team that thrives on doing it right - whether we’re helping people live their best financial lives or helping each other grow in our careers.

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We’re a leading financial services company serving over 11M customers through banking, auto financing, insurance and investment services. Our team’s approach of celebrating differences and lifting each other up is consistently recognized on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list. Here, you’ll find people who care about doing work that matters and making an impact in the communities we serve. Good enough is never enough for us - we’re always looking for ways to be better, together.

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