Senior Analyst - Compensation at Ally Financial

General information

Career area

Human Resources

Work Location(s)

500 Woodward Avenue, MI, 601 S. Tryon Street, NC

Remote?

No

Ref #

22703

Posted Date

07-09-26

Working time

Full time

Ally and Your Career

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

This role is on a hybrid schedule based in our Detroit or Charlotte location in office weekly with some remote work.

As a Senior Analyst, Compensation, you will support broad-based compensation programs and processes across the enterprise. This role provides analysis, reporting, and execution support for core compensation work, including market pricing, annual compensation planning, pay equity analysis, policy execution and process documentation, and compensation-related reporting.

You will partner with Compensation teammates, HR, and business stakeholders to help ensure compensation programs are administered consistently, data is accurate, and processes are carried out effectively. This role is a good fit for someone who is analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working across multiple priorities in a structured environment.

The Work Itself

• Analyze compensation data to support pay decisions, market assessments, annual planning, and other compensation-related recommendations.
• Support market pricing and benchmarking activities, including job matching, survey participation, market data maintenance, and related analysis.
• Facilitate key components of the annual compensation cycle, including planning support, data preparation, testing, reconciliation, reporting, and follow-up audits.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reporting on compensation trends, pay positioning, workforce costs, and other Total Rewards data.
• Audit compensation and job data to help ensure employees are aligned to the appropriate job codes, pay grades, plans, and other compensation-related records.
• Maintain compensation documentation, job aids, and process guidance to support consistent execution and clear program administration.
• Apply compensation policies, guidelines, and relevant regulations in day-to-day work, and identify data or process issues for review as needed.
• Contribute to compensation projects and improvement efforts, which may include pay equity analysis, job architecture support, pay transparency readiness, Workday-related enhancements, or workflow improvements.

The Skills You Bring

• 3+ years of experience
• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

• 3+ years of relevant experience in compensation, HR, benefits analysis, finance, or a related analytical field.
• Experience working with data, reporting, and analysis in Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with limited supervision.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Human Resources, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience supporting compensation programs in a large, complex organization.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: market pricing, annual compensation cycles, pay equity analysis, compensation reporting, job architecture support, or compensation data governance.
• Experience with compensation tools, HR systems, or Workday-related compensation processes.
• Financial services, banking, or Total Rewards experience.

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 [email protected]. 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: $70000 - $120000 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.