Canadian Dealership Training Specialist/Manager

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
This role can be filled at either the Dealership Training Sr. Specialist (3F) or the Dealer Training Manager (2E) level based on experience and qualifications.

This individual is someone who loves to develop others and has a passion for leveraging their experience and knowledge to help others grow. If you're able to engage various styles of learners and conduct high level communications with dealership personnel, this might be the right role for you You will be responsible for ongoing course and content development and will provide support for audio/video conferencing tools and services. This is a great opportunity for a self-starter who can facilitate to large groups as well as provide one on one in-dealership training. This exciting role will require frequent work week travel including overnights (approximately 50% travel is expected).

Candidate must reside in Canada, close to a major airport. Preferably residing in Montreal, Toronto, or Halifax.

The Work Itself

• Assist Account Executives to deliver income development training to dealerships.
• Partner with the DP-S account teams to identify customer training needs and deliver training to dealership personnel.
• Deliver F-I menu training.
• Evaluate existing and emerging instructional trends, tools, and techniques for applicability within the Dealership Training group.
• Assist AE's in acquiring new accounts by participating in Blueprints, proposals and launches.
• Consult with account teams and customers to improve training and dealership performance.
• Maintain industry, product, and competitor expertise.
• Ensure that the training service provided is a clear differentiator to DP-S competitors.
• Monitor and analyze results to identify significant trends impacting goal achievement and then implement the appropriate corrective actions.
• Participate in the sale of P-C products as required.
• Actively apply Situational Leadership in coaching.
• Manage and support the training team (Dealer Training Manager, 2E).
• Responsible for shaping and executing the training strategy (Dealer Training Manager, 2E).

Skills
The Skills You Bring

• Prior dealership or related automotive or auto dealer facing experience required.
• Ability to leverage auto dealer expertise and relationships to contribute to dealer training strategy, drive business results and manage projects.
• Corporate training experience nice to have, not required (3F)
• Corporate training experience required (2E)
• Management experience is required for the Dealer Training Manager position.
• 3+ years in financial services, automotive or related industry experience is needed (3F)
• 5+ years in financial services, automotive or related industry experience is needed (2E)
• HS diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree in related field preferred.
• 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.

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. 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: Program starts at 17 paid time off days in addition to 12 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 retirement plan with matching and company contributions, tuition reimbursement and employee stock purchase plan.
• Supporting your Health & Well-being: extended health care (paramedical, vision, prescription drug, gender affirmation support), dental, health care spending account funds, life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, and a 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.

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.