Pathward

Director, Enrollment – Onboarding, Tax

Pathward
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $86,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading enrollment and onboarding functions, focusing on operational strategy, quality assurance, and risk management in a regulated environment. Proven ability to develop talent, drive process improvements, and communicate effectively across cross-functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Enrollment LeadershipOperational StrategyQuality AssuranceRisk-Based Decision-MakingData-Driven Performance Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead the Tax Division’s Enrollment & Onboarding function and translate business goals and customer commitments into priorities, operating plans, and measurable outcomes
  • Build, coach, and lead a high-performing enrollment team for peak tax-season volumes and year-round business needs
  • Establish a culture of accountability, sound judgment, open communication, consistent execution, and continuous improvement
  • Own enrollment quality and control performance, including work sampling and resolution of process or control gaps
  • Serve as decision authority for complex or escalated enrollment matters while balancing customer impact, business objectives, operational feasibility, and regulatory risk
  • Set and document enrollment operating processes, service expectations, escalation paths, and handoffs
  • Simplify enrollment processes, reduce rework, improve accuracy, and strengthen customer experience
  • Partner with Compliance on concerns, higher-risk cases, enrollment controls, and process or documentation changes
  • Produce and present enrollment trend reporting to leadership
  • Use volume, quality, service, capacity, and risk indicators to anticipate pressure points, direct resources, and provide recommendations
  • Drive readiness for new tax products, customer launches, process changes, and seasonal demand
  • Maintain communication with internal stakeholders regarding enrollment requirements, status, decisions, and operational changes
  • Partner across Sales, Customer Journey, Operations, Compliance, Risk, Technology, and Product to remove barriers and resolve higher-risk issues
  • Represent Enrollment & Onboarding in cross-functional planning, issue resolution, business initiatives, control discussions, and leadership updates
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
  • 7+ years of relevant experience in enrollment, onboarding, customer operations, financial services, tax services, compliance, or a related field
  • Demonstrated leadership of operational teams, including talent development, workforce planning, performance accountability, and delivery through changing priorities
  • Experience owning quality assurance, operational controls, and risk-based decisions in a regulated environment
  • Ability to convert operational data into clear leadership insights, recommendations, and action
  • Strong executive communication and cross-functional influence
  • People leadership and talent development
  • Operational strategy, workforce planning, and change leadership
  • Quality assurance, control ownership, and risk-based decision-making
  • Data-driven performance management and executive communication
  • Customer focus and cross-functional influence
  • Proficiency with reporting, workflow, case management, and customer relationship systems
  • Leadership, process improvement, quality assurance, or compliance training preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Annual performance-based incentive opportunity
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) retirement benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Disability benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills
Enrollment ProcessesOperational ControlsQuality AssuranceData AnalysisPerformance Accountability
Soft Skills
Executive CommunicationCross-Functional InfluenceTalent DevelopmentCustomer FocusChange Leadership
Tools & Technologies
Reporting SystemsWorkflow Management SystemsCase Management SystemsCustomer Relationship Systems
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesTax ServicesComplianceCustomer OperationsOnboarding