Manager – Business Strategy and Planning

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

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

In office role with hybrid schedule. Ally work location is Charlotte NC

The Manager – Business Strategy & Planning supports executive leaders through structured reporting, planning, communications, and alignment activities that enable effective decision‑making and execution. The role owns key executive reporting and planning processes, supports strategic planning cycles, and helps run executive routines and communications.

This role blends strategic thinking with strong operational execution, executive storytelling, and stakeholder coordination. It may also provide Chief of Staff–type support to senior leaders by managing agendas, planning deliverables, and follow‑through on priorities and commitments.

The Work Itself

Executive Reporting and Performance Management

• Own weekly and monthly executive reporting processes, including data collection, synthesis, and narrative development.
• Maintain standardized scorecards and dashboards with clearly defined KPIs, targets, and reporting cadences.
• Ensure data quality and consistency; reconcile discrepancies and monitor trends, risks, and performance against plans.
• Prepare executive‑ready materials for leadership reviews, strategic updates, and board or governance forums.
• Coordinate reporting inputs across Finance, Analytics, Operations, Risk, Technology, and business teams.
• Own end‑to‑end workforce or resource planning processes (e.g., headcount, capacity, or investment requests), tracking requests through the full lifecycle and ensuring complete documentation and timely approvals.
  
  

Executive Communications and Leadership Routines

• Plan and run leadership communications such as town halls and business updates end‑to‑end, including agenda design, messaging, content development, logistics, Q&A, and post‑event actions.
• Support and drive executive routines by owning agenda planning, facilitating sessions, documenting outcomes, and tracking action items for staff meetings, business reviews, and planning forums.
• Develop clear, concise executive narratives that connect strategy, performance, priorities, and risks.
  
  

Strategic Planning Support

• Support annual and quarterly strategic planning cycles, including strategy articulation, operating plans, and OKR development.
• Coordinate cross‑functional inputs, develop planning drafts, and facilitate alignment across senior stakeholders.
• Conduct targeted strategic analyses (e.g., market, peer, financial, or scenario analysis) to inform priorities and trade‑offs.
• Monitor progress against strategic objectives and KPIs; prepare updates, insights, and recommendations for leadership.
  
  

Cross‑Functional Coordination and Stakeholder Management

• Partner closely with teams such as Finance, HR, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Analytics to align planning assumptions, reporting, and execution.
• Act as a central point of coordination to ensure priorities, timelines, and dependencies remain aligned across functions.
• Build trust and credibility with senior leaders and partners by delivering high‑quality, reliable outputs.
  
  

Governance, Risk, and Context Awareness

• Support preparation for governance, audit, regulatory, or risk‑related reviews by ensuring materials accurately reflect performance, risk posture, and remediation progress.
• Ensure executive communications and materials appropriately incorporate risk considerations and control awareness.
• Stay informed on relevant regulatory, risk, and industry developments and incorporate insights into planning and communications.
  
  

Skills

The Skills You Bring

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
  
  

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 5+ years of experience in business strategy, strategic planning, business management, consulting, or Chief of Staff–aligned roles
• Strong ability to synthesize complex information and data into clear executive‑level insights and narratives
• Sound business judgment and critical thinking skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills; comfort presenting to senior leadership
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow‑through
• Ability to operate effectively in fast‑moving and ambiguous environments
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
  
  

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: $110000 - $180000 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.