AVP, People & Culture Tech & Enablement (Hybrid/Remote)

Pathward; United States; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Pathward is seeking a seasoned leader to direct People & Culture technology, operations, analytics, and enablement. You will drive strategy, governance, delivery, and continuous improvement of P&C programs that enhance workforce insights and operational excellence while partnering with executives and vendors.

The role focuses on secure, scalable P&C systems, data practices, and process optimization to empower the organization as a strategic business partner. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Human Resources, HR Technology, HR Operations, People Analytics, or related functions.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing teams.
• Experience leading HRIS, workforce analytics, process improvement, automation, or digital transformation programs.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional projects and stakeholder relationships.
• Experience supporting executive leadership, board reporting, or regulatory reporting preferred.
• Financial services or highly regulated industry experience preferred.
• Strategic Mindset; Drives Results; Plans and Aligns; Communicates Effectively; Employee experience Focus; Collaborates; Manages Complexity; Cultivates Innovation.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes the enterprise P&C technology roadmap aligned with organizational, workforce, and business priorities.
• Partners with the EVP/Chief People & Culture Officer on key initiatives, outcomes, and organizational priorities.
• Leads governance, optimization, security, and continuous improvement of P&C technology platforms (HRIS, talent, recruiting, learning, performance, rewards, planning).
• Ensures P&C systems, processes, and data practices comply with regulatory, privacy, security, risk, and internal control requirements.
• Designs and improves end-to-end P&C processes, workflows, service delivery models, and operating metrics.
• Drives operational excellence through standardization, simplification, automation, and process redesign.
• Establishes workforce data quality, governance, reporting, dashboards, and analytics for leaders and boards.
• Leads cross-functional transformation and change management to modernize P&C capabilities.

Skills

Leadership

HR Technology

People Analytics

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree preferred

Tools

HRIS

Workforce analytics tools

Automation

Job description

Pathward is seeking a seasoned leader to direct People & Culture technology, operations, analytics, and enablement. You will drive strategy, governance, delivery, and continuous improvement of P&C programs that enhance workforce insights and operational excellence while partnering with executives and vendors.

The role focuses on secure, scalable P&C systems, data practices, and process optimization to empower the organization as a strategic business partner. Travel up to 10% may be required.