VP, Energy Program

Pathward

Senior expert leading Pathward's $3B+ energy project finance portfolio. Overseeing risk-adjusted performance and engagement with senior leadership and partners.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona, Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $227,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serves as the accountable leader for a $3B+ energy project finance portfolio, ensuring strong risk-adjusted performance, yield optimization, and portfolio health.
Operates as the "quarterback" for the Energy business, integrating strategy, credit, origination, and execution across the full deal lifecycle.
Acts as Product Owner for Project Finance (Energy), defining program standards, governance, and execution priorities.
Evaluates transactions prior to formal underwriting to ensure appropriate structuring, pricing, and alignment with credit and portfolio objectives.
Provides leadership and oversight across syndicated and non-syndicated transactions, including deal structuring and capital strategy.
Partners closely with Credit to proactively identify and mitigate risks, ensuring alignment with internal risk frameworks and external expectations.
Owns visibility into the full pipeline, including top-of-funnel sourcing, partner-driven opportunities, and deal conversion.
Ensures forecast accuracy across originations, funding timing, and revenue realization.
Monitors daily lending limits, portfolio concentrations, and emerging risks.
Serves as a senior relationship leader with key external partners (e.g., BridgePeak), maintaining high credibility and trust.
Builds strong, respected relationships with internal stakeholders including Credit, Treasury, Legal, and executive leadership.
Collaborates with Treasury on on- vs. off-balance sheet strategies to optimize capital deployment and returns.
Maintains deep expertise across energy sectors, including solar, biogas, oil & gas, and emerging energy technologies.
Provides guidance on market dynamics, public ratings considerations, and evolving industry trends impacting deal structure and portfolio performance.
Leads or partners in complex legal negotiations to ensure favorable risk positioning and commercial outcomes.
Ensures adherence to program standards, regulatory expectations, and internal control frameworks.
Identifies and escalates credit issues, portfolio risks, and structural gaps proactively.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience. Master's degree preferred.
12+ years of experience in project finance, structured finance, or commercial finance, with a significant portion in energy or infrastructure.
Deep expertise in energy sectors (e.g., renewables, oil & gas, emerging technologies).
Proven experience structuring and executing complex syndicated and non-syndicated transactions.
Strong understanding of credit risk, underwriting, and portfolio management principles.
Demonstrated ability to operate as a senior individual contributor in a highly technical, fast-paced environment.
Highly credible and respected partner to Credit and external stakeholders.
Strong commercial acumen balanced with disciplined risk management.
Ability to operate both strategically and tactically across the deal lifecycle.
Exceptional judgment in pricing, structuring, and portfolio decision-making.
Ability to deal with concepts and complexity; ability to think logically and critically
Open to change and able to learn quickly; able to apply previous experiences when faced with new or seemingly unique challenges
Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Knows how to get things done through both formal and the informal network; understand the cultures of organizations
Ability to deliver in complex situations and under short time frames
Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills, including creating internal and external presentations
Experience successfully communicating with senior executives.
Highly organized with the ability to manage through the details to accelerate progress.
Ability to analyze and interpret data to make decisions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) retirement benefits
Life insurance
Disability benefits
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

project financestructured financecommercial financecredit riskunderwritingportfolio managementdeal structuringcapital strategyrisk managementdata analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipcritical thinkingproblem-solvingcommunicationpresentation skillsorganizational skillsstrategic thinkingtactical executionrelationship managementadaptability