Collin Wilson

Background

About Collin Wilson

Strategic and results-driven financial services compliance risk management consultant and leader with over 11 years of experience in designing, building, and enhancing compliance and risk management programs to align with an evolving regulatory environment, ranging from fintechs and credit unions, up to the largest financial institutions in the world. Proven track record of advising and guiding organizations in navigating complex regulatory landscapes and delivering risk and compliance management programs to ensure adherence to relevant laws, rules, and regulations. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams within both the first and second lines of defense to guide organizational growth and innovation. Demonstrated success developing regulatory response strategies and communications with regulators such as the Fed, CFPB, FDIC, and OCC. Passionate about leveraging compliance as a competitive advantage and contributing to a company's strategic vision. Skills • Risk and Compliance Program Design: Experience designing, enhancing, and implementing complex risk and compliance management programs tailored to various institution’s risk profiles and sizes. • Risk Assessment: Expert in designing risk assessment programs in both the second and first lines of defense, including policy development, methodology design, system needs assessments, system business requirement development, training, and execution. • Monitoring and Testing: Deep knowledge of enhancing monitoring and testing programs at financial institutions, including policy development, annual plan development, monitoring and testing script template design, execution, and reporting. • Third-Party Risk Management: Extensive experience designing, implementing, and executing third-party risk management programs, including developing governance documents and partner requirements, developing and executing partner on-boarding processes including questionnaires and risk assessments, suggesting enhancements to partner contract language, developing and executing routine third-party monitoring and testing programs. • Regulatory Compliance: Extensive experience in interpreting and implementing regulatory requirements in financial services, including those related to BSA/AML, sanctions, consumer compliance, and others. • Communication: Excellent communication skills, adept at breaking down complex requirements into practical systems and processes. • Collaboration: Enjoy collaborating with professionals across various disciplines to come to solutions that fit disparate needs.