VP, Corporate Communications

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Pathward is seeking a seasoned Corporate Communications Leader to connect employees and external stakeholders with the company’s strategy and impact. You will lead internal and external programs, advise executives, and shape messaging frameworks across enterprise-wide priorities.

The role requires driving media relations, executive communications, and change communications while ensuring governance across channels and storytelling for diverse audiences. Hybrid work with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience; master's preferred.
• Typically 12+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.
• Scope encompasses one or more corporate communications areas and policy.
• Decisions establish enterprise messaging, governance, and priorities.
• Work connects strategy, culture, performance, and stakeholder expectations through communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated internal and external communications strategies aligned with priorities.
• Advise executives on messaging, stakeholder engagement and planning.
• Develop enterprise narratives and communication plans connecting strategy and impact.
• Oversee media relations, PR, announcements, and spokesperson support.
• Lead employee communications programs and engagement campaigns.
• Govern channels, calendars, content planning, and editorial standards.
• Direct executive communications including presentations and town halls.
• Lead communications for change, transformation, and crises.
• Monitor effectiveness using audience data to improve strategies.

Skills

Communication Skills

Strategic Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Change Leadership

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Project & Program Management

Data Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience

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 are a 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*SMART approach, 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.

Competencies

• 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.

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.

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.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. For assistance completing an application, please contact a Pathward People & Culture Representative by emailing – [e-mail]

Applications will be accepted for a minimum of 3 days after posting, and there is no predetermined date by which applications should be submitted.

Knowingly submitting false information will result in disqualification for consideration of future positions, termination of employment and forfeiture of other rights.