VP, Corporate Communications

Pathward, N.A.; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Pathward, N.A. is seeking a senior corporate communications leader to design and deliver integrated communications connecting our strategy, culture, priorities, and impact.

You will guide executives, shape enterprise messaging, and oversee external and internal communications programs across the organization. This role requires influencing across technology, operations, compliance, legal, and risk, with travel up to 10% for offsite meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience; Master's degree preferred.
• Typically, 12+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.
• Scope encompasses one or more corporate communications functional areas and enterprise communication policy.
• Decisions establish enterprise direction for messaging, reputation, channels, governance, and resource priorities.
• Work connects corporate strategy, culture, performance, and stakeholder expectations through integrated communications.
• Communication skills: ability to convey complex financial and technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strategic thinking: align business initiatives with organizational goals and market opportunities.
• Stakeholder management: influencing and collaborating with executives, regulators, clients, and partners.
• Change leadership: guiding organizations through transformation, growth, and innovation initiatives.
• Cross-functional collaboration: working across technology, operations, compliance, legal, risk, and business teams.
• Project & program management: planning, organizing, and executing strategic initiatives.
• Data analytics: analyze data, identify trends, and support data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated internal and external communications strategies aligned with priorities and objectives.
• Advise executives on messaging, stakeholder engagement, reputation management, and planning.
• Develop enterprise messaging frameworks and narratives linking strategy to impact.
• Oversee media relations, PR, corporate announcements, and executive communications.
• Lead employee communications programs, campaigns, and events to reinforce priorities.
• Govern editorial calendars, content planning, approvals, and standards enterprise-wide.
• Direct corporate storytelling for enterprise, executives, employees, and external audiences.
• Create executive communications, including presentations, town halls, talking points.
• Lead communications for organizational change, transformation, initiatives, issues, and crises.
• Monitor communication effectiveness using audience data to improve channels and programs.
• Travel a few times a year for offsite meetings (up to 10%).
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Integrated communications

Executive messaging

Media relations

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analytics

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

We are a hybrid, remote-office company dedicated to growing our talent anywhere!

We have onsite locations in: Sioux Falls, SD, Phoenix, AZ, Louisville, KY, Troy, MI, Franklin, TN, Easton, PA.

At Pathward, we take tremendous pride in our purpose to create financial inclusion for all™.We area financial empowerment company that works with innovators to increase financial availability, choice, and opportunity for all. We strive to remove barriers that traditional institutions put in the way of financial access, and promote economic mobility by providing responsible, secure, high quality financial products.

We are a team of problem solvers and innovators who celebrate our differences and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger and well-positioned for success. We celebrate, and embrace, our team members through our*HUMBLE*HUNGRY*SMARTapproach, and we believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

About the Role:

Leads and delivers integrated corporate communications that connect employees and external stakeholders to the company’s strategy, culture, priorities, and organizational impact.

What You Will Do:

• Lead integrated internal and external communications strategies aligned with enterprise priorities and business objectives.
• Advise executives and business leaders on messaging, stakeholder engagement, reputation management, and communication planning.
• Develop enterprise messaging frameworks, narratives, and communication plans that connect strategy, culture, performance, and organizational impact.
• Oversee media relations, public relations, corporate announcements, spokesperson support, and other external communications activities.
• Lead employee communications programs, campaigns, and events that reinforce strategic priorities and support engagement.
• Govern communication channels, editorial calendars, content planning, approvals, and communication standards across the enterprise.
• Direct corporate storytelling and content development for enterprise, executive, employee, and external audiences.
• Create and oversee executive communications, including presentations, town halls, talking points, and leadership messaging.
• Lead communications for organizational change, business transformation, enterprise initiatives, issues, and crises.
• Monitor communication effectiveness and use audience data and feedback to improve communication strategies, channels, and programs.
• Travel a few times a year for offsite, meetings etc. – Requires travel up to 10% of the time, including overnight and out of state.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience. Master's degree preferred.
• Typically, 12+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.
• Scope encompasses one or more corporate communications functional areas and enterprise communication policy.
• Decisions establish enterprise direction for messaging, reputation, channels, governance, and resource priorities.
• Work connects corporate strategy, culture, performance, and stakeholder expectations through integrated communications.
• Communication Skills: Ability to convey complex financial and technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align business initiatives with organizational goals and market opportunities.
• Stakeholder Management: Influencing and collaborating with executives, regulators, clients, and business partners.
• Change Leadership: Guiding organizations and teams through transformation, growth, and innovation initiatives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Effectively working across technology, operations, compliance, legal, risk, and business teams.
• Project & Program Management: Planning, organizing, and executing strategic initiatives and implementations.
• Data Analytics: Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and support data-driven decision making.

The responsibilities listed above are not all inclusive and may be changed at any time.

Salary range: $150,000 – $227,000

The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for a new hire in this role. Individual pay within the range will be determined by multiple factors which can include but are not limited to a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your location during the hiring process. Ranges may be modified in the future.This role is also eligible for an annual performance-based incentive opportunity. Pathward offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, including health insurance, 401(k) retirement benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid time off, and more.

Don’t have everything listed under qualifications? If you’re excited about this role but your experiences don’t match exactly to everything in the posting, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other Pathward roles. Pathward is an equal employment opportunity employer and considers candidates for roles without regard to their race, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability or any other category protected by law.

Who we are:

Our commitment to inclusion is woven into our DNA. We believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, pregnancy, national origin, age (age 40 and over), disability, genetic information, marital status, hair texture or hairstyle, ancestry, service in the uniformed services, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws.

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As set forth in Pathward, N.A. ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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