VP, Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) / Relationship Role — BSA/AML & Sanctions Operations
pathward
Remote
Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Other
- Remote
- 471-BSA-AML & Sanctns Ops
pathward
Remote
Posted Aug 21, 2026
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:
The VP, Suspicious Activity Reporting owns Pathward's end-to-end SAR and CTR filing program and serves as the single accountable relationship owner for external/outsourced review capacity, the “relationship role” that governs the domestic and international consultant workforce engaged to support alert/case review, lookbacks, and surge capacity. This dual mandate exists because inventory reduction depends on external assistance that must be supervised to the same validated standards as internal work: the VP produces the examiner-ready evidence documenting Pathward's reliance on third-party output, while Pathward retains all decisioning authority. The role leads the internal SAR team and manages the escalation of SARs surfaced by external reviewers back into Pathward for filing.
What You Will Do:
What You Will Need:
Products & Services Knowledge
SAR narratives and CTR filings must accurately describe how funds move through each Pathward product, and the external consultants this role governs review activity across the full estate. The VP must hold deep, product-level knowledge of the funds flows, typologies, and party designations across the Bank's seven product categories and its program-manager model, including:
The responsibilities listed above are not all inclusive and may be changed at any time.
Salary range: $125,000– $208,000
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.
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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:
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