Huge Potential for success and growth! - IT Standards and Methods Architect Ally Financial Employee Review

5.0
Oct 28, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

GMAC has gone through the roughest part of a tumultuous evolution. They successfully completed their independence from the flailing General Motors, and they've made great strides in their early attempts to integrate seven different business units into a more cohesive whole. A management focus on common processes, standards, and governance should allow them to create savings through increased efficiencies, reduced effort, and a more solid bottom line.

Cons

Not everybody in the enterprise 'gets it' when it comes to the need for a speedy integration and standardization. Many mid-level managers are still entrenched in old silo thinking and territorial protectionism.

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

Great culture, good compensation and benefits. Excellent management team, very supportive and interactive with the team.

Cons

Onboarding was a challenge due to IT’s lack of clear direction. The loan origination system crashes a lot.

2.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Hybrid schedule is reasonable, with only three days a week required in office. Benefits are decent and we have a fairly new office building is a nice.

Cons

Don’t be fooled by Glassdoor’s rating. It likely reflects the old Ally, not the company it is today. Ally used to be a great place to work, with strong culture, meaningful work, and real innovation. They used to pride themselves on culture, and now it’s the worst I’ve seen it. There have been significant leadership changes, with many of the leaders who made Ally great shown the door. Round after round of layoffs has everyone whispering about who’s next, and the people who remain here are stuck cycling through failed re-orgs meant to “fix” the department. It’s gotten bad enough that I know people actively hoping to get cut just to walk away with severance. If it doesn’t get better soon, I might be hoping to be let go myself. I can’t recommend it the way I once would have.

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