But what's your current experience in? Guessing 6-8 years? Based on your comment im getting the feeling you're in 2nd line account opening role at a big bank. If so, its unlikely you'll get a VP role at a smaller outfit which requires a far broader range of experience, including regulatory liaison.

If your background is on policy/governance, your probably can get a VP role at a shitty bank.

There's just too many folks with 5-10 years 2nd line experience doing BAU stuff like account opening / periodic review / investigations. If you have leadership experience it'll improve your odds.

VP at a bigger bank in a BAU role is possible, especially if hiring bank has recently re-orged. I think asking for 140k would be feasible if such a role requires managing people.