Director of Mobile Engineering

General information

Career area

Technology

Work Location(s)

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

Remote?

No

Ref #

18412

Posted Date

Monday, September 16, 2024

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

Seeking a visionary Director of Mobile Engineering to lead our talented mobile development team. This role will be pivotal in evolving our mobile strategy, driving innovation, and ensuring the iterative delivery of a high-quality mobile application used by millions of customers.

To read more about what our tech team does, be sure to visit our tech blog at ally.tech

The Work Itself

Leadership and Strategy: Develop and execute the company’s mobile engineering strategy in alignment with overall business objectives. Provide leadership and guidance to the mobile engineering team, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and excellence. Work with engineering teams throughout the enterprise to ensure successful execution of the strategic vision.

Technical Expertise: Stay current with mobile industry trends, technologies, and best practices. Drive technical discussions, decisions and solutions that enhance product performance, scalability, and user experience.

Team Development: Recruit, mentor and develop top engineering talent. Create a supportive and motivating environment where team members can grow their skills and careers.

Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to deliver cohesive and integrated mobile solutions. Enable engineering teams to delivery fully functional experiences through the use of common enterprise platforms.

Quality Assurance: Implement and maintain rigorous testing processes to ensure the reliability, security, and performance of mobile applications. Champion a culture of continuous improvement and quality excellence.

Communications: Effectively communicate mobile strategy, progress and challenges to executive leadership, stakeholders, and the broader organization.

The Skills You Bring

7+ years of experience preferred.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other related discipline preferred

Proven Experience in an engineering leadership role, with a focus on mobile application development

Experience in leading the development of a mobile platform that serves multiple development teams, demonstrating strong collaboration and communications skills across diverse technical stakeholders

Deep understanding of mobile technologies, platforms, and frameworks (iOS, Android, React Native, etc.).

Proficiency in React Native and Expo frameworks, including hands-on experience in developing and deploying applications using these technologies

Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges

Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills

Experience working in an Agile development environment

Experience working in a distributed engineering environment, with multiple teams contributing to a single application

proactively tracks industry trends, emerging technologies and tools and driving innovation across the platform

A track record of successfully delivering mobile projects from concept to completion (i.e. Google Play store and Apple App store)

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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: 11 paid holidays, 20 paid time off days, and 8 hours of volunteer time off, yearly (paid time off is prorated based on start date)

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:

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

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 . 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: $135000 - $235000 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.