VP, Risk

Summary

Join Pathward, a hybrid, remote-office financial empowerment company dedicated to creating financial inclusion. This role focuses on implementing and overseeing BSA/AML risk strategy, frameworks, and programs. You will lead a team, manage risk assessments, and serve as the primary contact for audits and regulatory interactions. The position requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 12+ years of experience, and a risk certification is preferred. Pathward offers a competitive salary, performance-based incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), life insurance, disability benefits, and paid time off.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience
• 12+ Years

Responsibilities

• Responsible for BSA Policy, BSA, CIP (Customer Identification Program), CDD (Customer Due Diligence) & EDD (Enhanced Due Diligence) Program Standards
• Responsible for BSA Risk Assessment Process
• Primary point of contact for internal and external audits and reviews
• Primary reviewer of Risk Acceptances
• Responsible for BSA Training Programs at the enterprise level
• Contributor to special projects as required
• Leads and develops a team of professionals responsible for risk analysis, review, and reports
• Assesses risk position and communicates trends to senior leadership and risk committees
• Regularly communicates risk to regulators, leads regulatory discussions and presents information, and responds to regulatory requests
• Collaborates and builds relationships with other Risk and line of business leaders to deliver on initiatives and establish trust with stakeholders
• Develop, monitor, and report on KPIs and KRIs for various internal measures including senior leadership and board reporting
• Proactively identify gaps, roadblocks, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies that impact risk initiatives and efforts and works to mitigate them
• Represents risk at the appropriate level across the organization and advocates for and defends decisions associated with strategy and plans
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Risk certification such as CFCS or CAMS

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) retirement benefits
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Paid time off
• Annual performance-based incentive opportunity