Job description
We are a hybrid, remote-office company dedicated to growing our talent anywhere!
We have onsite locations in: Sioux Falls, SD, Scottsdale, 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:
This role leads the development and execution of data-driven, market-responsive credit strategies within our consumer lending portfolio. This forward-looking role not only focuses on current underwriting and risk analytics excellence but also builds the foundation for partner ecosystem growth, and innovation-driven strategy.
The ideal candidate combines a deep understanding of credit risk, data analytics, and regulatory policy with the ability to think in systems, model future scenarios, and experiment with new frameworks. You’ll be instrumental in shaping lending products such as personal loans, lines of credit, and future offerings—balancing growth, risk, compliance, and evolving market dynamics.
What You Will Do:
- Designs, implements, and refines dynamic underwriting strategies that are adaptable to changing risk patterns and business goals.
- Uses portfolio and pool risk analytics to continuously monitor and optimize loan performance.
- Aligns credit strategies with evolving regulatory standards and partner requirements, enabling responsible scaling and third-party collaboration.
- Interprets and applies key regulatory frameworks (e.g., Dodd-Frank, FCRA, OCC guidance), embedding them into compliant, adaptable credit strategies.
- Proactively responds to changes in the risk landscape with an experimentation mindset and a commitment to risk transparency.
- Partners with Legal, Compliance, and Risk Governance to align policies with internal controls and external obligations.
- Leads analytics supporting product innovation, partner development, and ecosystem integration.
- Translates data insights into actionable recommendations for credit strategy and operational improvements.
- Evaluates new lending opportunities and partner channels through a systems-thinking lens to enhance scalability and customer experience.
- Serves as a bridge between analytics, strategy, and execution by clearly communicating insights, strategies, and risks to leadership and stakeholders.
- Applies systems thinking to understand interdependencies across credit, product, legal, and technology functions.
- Champions experimentation and adoption, driving a culture of learning and innovation through collaborative ideation, piloting, and iteration.
- Other duties as assigned.
What You Will Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Business, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s or equivalent
- Advanced proficiency with SAS, SQL, Python, or R for data analysis and modeling.
- Demonstrated expertise in credit risk, portfolio analytics, and scorecard development.
- Strong familiarity with consumer credit regulations and their application in scalable underwriting frameworks.
- Familiarity with key regulatory frameworks (e.g., Dodd-Frank, Basel III, FCRA) affecting consumer lending.
- Strong data analytics and partner management capabilities with the ability to guide data-informed credit decisions and cross-functional collaborations.
- Familiarity with pool risk analytics and scenario-based modeling to support agile product strategy and future-state readiness.
- Strategic and critical thinker with a balance of possibility-driven innovation and grounded risk management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to convey technical concepts and business implications to diverse audiences.
- Proactive, emotionally intelligent, and passionate about continuous learning and adoption of new frameworks.
The responsibilities listed above are not all inclusive and may be changed at any time.
Salary range: $86,259.86 – $159,308.33
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.
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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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