Job Description

General information

Ref # 19147

Remote? No

Ally and Your Career

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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?

The Opportunity

As a Physical Security Specialist, you will be responsible for enforcing Ally's safety and security protocols across assigned facilities. Acting as the primary point of contact for all physical security matters, you will utilize your expertise in threat identification, critical thinking, and incident response to address concerns effectively. You will offer guidance, direction, and training to onsite security personnel and Ally employees, ensuring compliance with security standards. Additionally, you will leverage your in-depth understanding of policies and procedures to proactively identify potential risks and implement effective solutions to protect the organization.

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

The Work Itself

• Provide leadership, training, and technical guidance to onsite security, corporate workplace, and site leaders.
• Assist the Threat and Preparedness team with onsite tasks. Provide second and third level support, and analysis data during and after an incident.
• Coordinate with all lines of business to maintain the safety and security of Ally's employees, visitor's contractors, and vendors.
• Ensure high profile visitors are processed quickly, communicated to executive protection, and delivered to their destination.
• Propose solutions to assist in reducing and avoiding service interruptions.
• Collaborate with representatives from public and private organizations to share security related information or coordinate security response.
• Serve as primary contact for first responders and assist first responder entry and exit during life safety events or emergency incidents.
• Analyze signals coming from various tools such as access control, threat and monitoring, video, and real time tracking of incidents that could impact the organization. Conduct presentations of analytic findings.
• Conduct audits at facilities to ensure they are consistent with Ally Enterprise Policy.
• Ability to assess information quickly and accurately for credibility, relevance, and importance.
• Must maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• This position is in-office 5 days per week.

The Skills You Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, Political Science, Security Studies, Emergency Management, Journalism, Communications, or relevant field of study.
• 1+ year of experience in physical security or related job function with strong working knowledge of security practices and incident management techniques to address the varying issues that guard forces address on a daily basis.
• Ability to establish priorities, multi-task, work independently, and complete objectives in a fast-paced and demanding work environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication and creative thinking skills. Demonstrated capability to learn and develop new techniques to help the team. Must work well within a team environment and be able to provide feedback to others.
• Ability to interact with personnel at all levels across the organization and to comprehend business priorities.
• Advanced computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Advanced knowledge of security and emergency protocols, and of access control, video management systems, and visitor management systems.
• Ability to work off-hours, night, weekends, and holidays, and to travel as-needed.

#LI-Onsite

How We'll Have Your Back

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Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. But Ally's total compensation - or total rewards - extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including:

• Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting.
• 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 and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and other financial well-being programs.
• Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including dental and vision, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions 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 support as well as parental and caregiver leave, back-up child and adult/elder day care program and childcare discounts.
• Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters® Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.

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.

Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered, if not currently employed by Ally.

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:

An individual's position in the range is determined by 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.

Emerging: 55000

Experienced: 67500

Expert: 80000

Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan

Job Tags

Holiday work, For contractors, Work experience placement, Remote job, Flexible hours, Night shift,

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