Craig Defranceschi

About Craig Defranceschi

With over 15 years of senior leadership experience in the banking, finance, and automotive industries, I am a cybersecurity leader and portfolio executive who is passionate about transforming the way organizations improve their customer relationships, product quality, security posture, and corporate sustainability initiatives. As a Director of Cybersecurity at Ally, I oversee the program management and product ownership for the Information Protection and Risk Management division and its Network Security Modernization program, with an emphasis on datacenter firewall replacement and automation, secure branch and remote access enablement, cloud security enablement, email security and DLP replacement, security posture management, and cybersecurity detection and response. I have successfully created and implemented a global quality manufacturing process and solution suite that reduced issue resolution time by 70%, and positioned our products to receive JD Power Top Quartile Rankings. I have also developed and executed a mobile computing strategy for quality programs that allowed plant auditors to record audit findings faster, which led to reduced warranty costs and product campaigns. I am a trusted change champion who has facilitated the convergence of Chrysler with Daimler, Fiat, and PSA. I have extensive experience in working with international colleagues, industry consortiums, and federal agencies, and applying portfolio, program, and project management best practices using both agile and waterfall methodologies. I have a proven track record of reducing technical debt and driving digital transformation using.NET, mobile, and cloud SaaS solutions.

Experience

1. Director - Cybersecurity Delivery

   Ally

   Jul 2024 — Present · Detroit, MI, US

   Managed the modernization of our Workforce and Partner (B2B) Centralized Identity Management system, reducing technical debt and improving the customer experience of Allys with biometric authentication.• Spearheaded the implementation of a next-generation identity governance administration platform to optimize access review compliance and resolve toxic privilege combinations.• Acted as a liaison with risk, finance, and sourcing organizations to ensure seamless cybersecurity delivery at Ally.

Education

• Lawrence Technological University

  BSBA, Finance, Management Information Systems

• Central Michigan University

  MSA, Information and Resource Management

• The George Washington University

  Master's Certifcate, Project Management

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Deferred Compensation
• Compensation
• Continuous Improvement
• Pmo
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Root Cause Analysis
• Management
• IT Strategy
• Erp
• Requirements Analysis
• Visio
• Service Delivery
• Ms Project
• Process Engineering
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Resource Management
• Certified Project Manager
• Employee Benefits
• Discrete Manufacturing
• Quality Assurance
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Program Management
• Automotive
• Training
• Project Management
• Software Development
• Change Management
• Manufacturing
• Analysis
• Management Consulting
• Offshore Project Management
• Strategy
• IT Management
• Regulatory Affairs
• Quality Auditing