Principal Data Scientist - Debit Card Fraud Risk

General information

Career area Deposits Operations Work Location(s) 1100 Virginia Drive, PA, 12850 W Gran Bay Pkwy, FL, 2911 Lake Vista Drive, TX, 601 S. Tryon Street, NC Remote? No Ref # 21090 Posted Date 11-10-25 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

As a seasoned contributor on the Fraud Analytics, Strategies and Trends (FAST) team, the Principal Data Scientist plays an integral role in Ally’s defense against fraud threats. Through the use of advanced analytics techniques, the Principal Data Scientist continually seeks to Discover, Develop, and Deploy new countermeasures suitable to detect fraudulent activity, and disrupt continually changing ongoing attacks, preventing bank losses and improving the customer’s experience.
In office role with hybrid schedule. Ally work locations Charlotte NC, Fort Washington PA, Lewisville TX, Jacksonville FL
At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The Work Itself

Discover

• Discover new fraud threats through active involvement in mitigating current fraud trends, deconstruction of past events, and staying current with the changing fraud landscape.
• Discover deeper knowledge of existing vendors, as well as exploring new partners in the fraud fight through active involvement with vendor engagements and POC analytics.
• Discover new data sources and new methods for protecting the banks customers and minimizing losses through the use of emerging technologies and data manipulation techniques.

Develop

• Develop and monitor dashboards to observe daily behavior for abnormalities or elevated activity, then research behavior to determine if risky behavior is present.
• Develop new fraud referrals, strategies, and models that alert or interdict on risky behavior through using large transactional and behavioral data sets to conduct business analysis through the use of advanced analytics to find patterns of fraudulent behavior.
• Develop an