Summer 2026 Internship – Auto Finance - Business Systems Management
The Opportunity
We’re in the business of putting people first and we’ve been doing just that for over 100 years. Our mission isn’t performative either: we show up for our customers when it comes to their financial needs. We’re making banking smarter and simpler while serving our communities. We value and encourage the mantra of working better together.
That’s where you come into play. Test drive the tools in your educational toolbox and learn some new skills along the way with an 11-week paid internship with us. Your internship with Ally will move you from educated to experienced.
The Ally Internship Program guides and mentors students with development opportunities and experiences that support your career interests while also driving the business forward. You’ll have the opportunity to connect with diverse teams and functions across the company. You will interact with Ally’s leadership and learn from their personal successes. You will gain the experience to know what it means to be an Ally!
As part of our Internship Program, you will have an opportunity to:
- Have hands on experience and project-based work
- Attend Orientation, Executive Speaking Series, and learning sessions as an Intern cohort
- Participate in Mentoring Program and Giving Back Events
- Network with your peers, your team, and those Allys you find interesting
- Lead an end of assignment presentation
The Details
- Internship Program Timing: May 26 – August 7, 2026
- 40 hours each week with a mix of in-office and remote working days
- Project-based work
- Market competitive hourly compensation and a sign-on bonus, as well as financial housing assistance for those who qualify
- Successful interns will have the opportunity to return to Ally in an Early Talent Program or full-time role, or to a second internship, depending upon graduation timing.
The Work Itself
Interning within the Business Systems Management team means being part of a team that is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people. We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to implement value-driven tech solutions. As part of the Business Systems Management Internship program, this role will help in the development of strategic system capabilities and implement solutions that deliver value for our customers. We support core auto applications that make it possible for our employees to service our auto customers.
Throughout the duration of the 11-week program, you'll have the ability to hone your skills in, creating and implementing configuration design solutions, and the use of SQL to name a few. Typically, interns are matched with a specific team and manager in mid-spring. Doing so offers the ability to assign program participants to real-time, business critical needs. You could be on teams such as…
- Consumer Systems: allows you to support consumer retail and lease auto servicing through project management activities, requirements gathering, testing, and/or implementing configuration solutions
- Commercial Advantage: will involve you in supporting dealer wholesale lending and floor planning through project management activities, requirements gathering and testing
- Auto Services & Reporting: allows you to be involved in requirements gathering, testing, implementing technical solutions, or delve into reporting automation through SQL, Power BI or Python
- Business Line Testing: become involved in supporting the reporting of quality results through transaction and control testing, running monitoring routines, as well as system development through configuration
The Skills You Bring
Required qualifications.
- Rising Junior or Senior (during the time of internship) in a full-time undergraduate program.
- Majoring in Computer Information Systems, Business Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field.
- Excellent communication, creative thinking/problem solving, strong relationship building skills, active listening skills, ability to be adaptable, willingness to learn technology, curiosity, desire to be a continuous learner.
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Available for the full duration of the internship program.
- Eligible to work in the US for any employer without sponsorship from the company now or in the future.
Preferred qualifications.
- Previous internship experience or relevant project work is preferred.
- Extracurricular activities/leadership experience is preferred (student organizations, volunteering, sports, part-time roles, etc.).