Principal Data Scientist – GenAI Development & Solutioning

As a leader in digital financial services, our customer and employee experiences run on data. We depend on the Ally analytics community to fuel these journeys and to help nearly 10,000 leaders and employees make countless data-driven decisions every day. Our analytics community has hundreds of analytics professionals across Ally in communities focused on business analytics, data science, R, Python, Power BI and more and continues to grow every day. As you read this, our Technology and Digital organization is deploying our new Cloud Computing platform to accelerate and expand our digital capability.

We're looking for a highly skilled Principal Data Scientist with technical expertise and GenAI knowledge for our Auto Consumer Strategy & Analytics group. This candidate will report to the Data Science Director, with responsibilities of supporting initiatives across GenAI/LLM solutioning, model development & governance, vendor selection, and emerging generative AI innovations. This candidate will also partner with business stakeholders, technology teams, and risk partners to deliver high-quality GenAI solutions and tools, and ensure responsible, effective deployment of AI solutions. Successful candidates should have hands-on experience with data and modeling, while demonstrating strong communication skills and the ability to influence a complex organization.

Do you have a focus on measurable business outcomes, strong analytical skills, and a desire to make an impact? If you are a creative and critical thinker, storyteller, learner and innovator and want to work in an environment focused on using data science and big data tech, keep reading.

In this role, you will lead the development and deployment of cutting-edge generative AI/agent solutions that drive business transformation. You will design and implement advanced GenAI tools utilizing experimentation, multi-modal data, and the latest AI techniques to solve complex problems and unlock new opportunities. As a technical expert and innovator, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and partner with external GenAI vendors/providers to ensure our AI systems are robust, responsible, and deliver measurable impact. You will also lead the architectural design and development of state-of-the-art machine learning, generative AI, and agent systems that enhance user experience, drive revenue, and ensure operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop/Implement/Test AI solutions for the Consumer Auto organization, including supporting vendor-developed Agentic AI models and its governance
• Leverage novel 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
• Identify and champion new business opportunities by proposing and delivering innovative AI-driven solutions that create tangible value and competitive advantage.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quantitative/Technical Discipline (Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science/Analytics, Economics)
• Minimum 5 years of data science / quantitative modeling work experience, with hands-on experience working with large datasets (including text); practical experience with deploying LLMs highly preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and implementing predictive models, Generative AI, and agentic systems, with a track record of developing novel AI approaches to boost model performance
• Strong foundational knowledge of responsible AI practices, including the integration of data governance, ethical AI considerations, and security protocols throughout the model-development lifecycles
• Experiences of partnering with GenAI vendors and external technology team to deliver GenAI solutions
• Master's degree or higher in a quantitative field
• Deep expertise in statistics and exploratory data analysis (EDA), paired with the ability to establish trustworthy benchmarks and operational performance monitoring for deployed models
• Strong knowledge in programming languages of Python, SQL
• Solid written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively present data analytics results to internal and external stakeholders
• Highly self-motivated and adaptable, with a proven ability to deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment

• 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.
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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.