Senior Public Policy Associate

The posting, as Pathward, N.A. wrote it

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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.

Location: Remote or hybrid in the Washington, D.C. area
Department: Corporate Communications
Reports To: VP, Public Policy
Employment Status: Full-time

About the Role

The Senior Public Policy Associate will support Pathward’s Public Policy function on issues affecting the banking, payments, financial technology, small business lending, and rural development finance sectors.

Pathward operates at the intersection of banking, payments, and financial technology, and is also a leading U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development lender and participant in Small Business Administration (SBA) programs supporting small business and rural financing. The Public Policy function engages on issues including financial services regulation, payments policy, bank-fintech partnerships, digital assets, small business finance, rural development, and related federal and state legislative and regulatory matters.

This role is designed for someone who is interested in advancing a career in financial services public policy and is willing to pair substantive policy work with the operational discipline required to support an effective advocacy function. The successful candidate will help monitor legislative and regulatory developments, prepare internal briefing materials, support stakeholder engagement, assist with PAC-related activities, maintain lobbying and policy tracking, coordinate with consultants, and help manage other recurring processes that allow the Public Policy function to operate effectively.

This is a remote position for candidates based in the Washington, DC area, as the role may include occasional in-person engagement, including congressional meetings, trade association meetings, fundraisers, industry events, briefings, and other stakeholder engagement, as well as periodic travel to support state-level policy and advocacy activities.

What You Will Do

• Monitor, analyze, and summarize federal and state legislative and regulatory activity relevant to

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