Vice President – Financial Crimes Independent Testing and Quality Assurance

Pathward
North Carolina, Phoenix, Sioux Falls, Louisville
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringSkills: ["Leadership","Governance","Independent challenge","Stakeholder management","Continuous improvement"]

Lead and oversee the enterprise Financial Crimes Independent Testing and Quality Assurance program across BSA/AML, sanctions, fraud, and related compliance activities. Establish a risk-based testing framework and methodology for both First Line and Second Line of Defense, ensure independent and credible challenge, oversee QA execution and thematic reviews, validate remediation effectiveness, and deliver executive reporting with KPIs/KRIs to governance committees.

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Pathward
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Vice President – Financial Crimes Independent Testing and Quality Assurance

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Job Summary

Lead and oversee the enterprise Financial Crimes Independent Testing and Quality Assurance program across BSA/AML, sanctions, fraud, and related compliance activities. Establish a risk-based testing framework and methodology for both First Line and Second Line of Defense, ensure independent and credible challenge, oversee QA execution and thematic reviews, validate remediation effectiveness, and deliver executive reporting with KPIs/KRIs to governance committees.
Location: North Carolina, Phoenix, Sioux Falls, Louisville
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own and lead the Financial Crimes Independent Testing and Quality Assurance program, including strategic vision, governance, operating model, and standards.
  • •Develop and maintain a risk-based testing universe and testing plan covering BSA/AML, sanctions, fraud, and related Financial Crimes activities across 1LoD and 2LoD.
  • •Oversee independent testing of key processes/controls (e.g., CDD/EDD, KYC, transaction monitoring investigations, SAR escalation/decisioning, sanctions screening, customer risk rating execution).
  • •Establish standardized testing methodologies (test plans/scripts, sampling, workpapers, QA scoring, defect taxonomies, issue severity, reporting standards) and calibration/quality control.
  • •Oversee issue management and remediation validation, provide executive reporting to governance committees, set KPIs/KRIs, and continuously improve testing effectiveness and maturity.

Key Requirements

  • •Lead an enterprise independent testing and quality assurance program with strong risk-based governance and methodology.
  • •Experience overseeing Financial Crimes compliance activities including BSA/AML, sanctions, and fraud controls.
  • •Ability to establish and maintain a testing universe and annual/ongoing testing plan based on inherent risk, regulatory exposure, and control performance.
  • •Strong independent and credible challenge skills to identify control weaknesses, governance gaps, systemic issues, and emerging risks.
  • •Experience collaborating across Financial Crimes Compliance, Risk Management, Technology, Model Risk Management, and Internal Audit to strengthen the control environment.
Experience:Financial servicesFinancial crimes complianceBSA/AML
Skills:LeadershipGovernanceIndependent challengeStakeholder managementContinuous improvement
Languages:English

Company Brief

Pathward
Provides banking-as-a-service APIs, card issuing, deposit and payment solutions for fintechs, businesses, and partners. Offers integrated banking products including debit cards, program management, and compliance services to enable financial product delivery.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Growth: Established Company
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