Vice President Compliance Risk

Jay Willson, CRCM, CAFP

Mobile: 678-***-****

Email: ad5cz0@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/jay-willson-crcm-cafp- compliance-officer

Professional Highlights

Leadership:

U.S. Army: Appointed squad leader in basic training and Advanced Individual Training. Continued in leadership role as an assistant squad leader at permanent duty station in Germany. Desert Storm veteran. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): Served as Examiner-in-Charge on numerous bank examinations. Extensive exposure to all consumer compliance regulations. Subject Matter Expert for SCRA. Student Government Association (Rock Valley College)- Served as Student Government President 1992-93. Employment History

Citizens Trust Bank, Atlanta,

Georgia 2019-2021

Vice President- Head of Compliance

o Manage all compliance related responsibilities for the bank. Offices in Georgia and Alabama.

o BSA/AML officer for the institution.

o Manage two direct reports.

o Serve on a various committees to include Audit

Compliance, Directors Loan, and Officer’s Loan

Committees.

o Liaison with all external examiners and auditors. Manage and coordinate all aspects of Federal and

State requested exams. Review reports, provide

leadership and project management expertise in

obtaining exam responses from various Citizens Trust Bank associates.

SUNTRUST BANK, INC Atlanta, Georgia

2015-2019

Vice President – Consumer

Banking, 2016-2018

o Considered Retail Sales of non-Deposit Investment Products (RSNIP) Subject Matter Expert within

Consumer Banking.

o Contribute to the development and implementation of the company's compliance program and provide

compliance oversight.

o Execute on Corporate Compliance Risk Policies and develop and manage compliance risk and risk-related policies, as well as review and coordinate with

business areas to develop function specific risk

policies to ensure compliance with the Corporate

Compliance Policy and Operational Risk Framework.

o Manage compliance risk management

communications, training, documentation,

procedures, and processes, ensuring the bank stays compliant with Federal regulations.

o Provide leadership and direction on compliance risk management industry developments.

Vice President – Anti-Money Laundering (AML Officer, Team Lead) 2015-2016

o Hired and managed a team of eleven direct reports responsible for conducting research and providing

decisions relating to onboarding new clients, ensuring bank compliance.

o Managed and evaluated system generated AML

alerts, trained new AML teammates, and managed

daily activities within the team environment. My role focused predominately on new clients from high-risk countries and geographies that produce or present an elevated risk to SunTrust bank.

o Excelled in working in the team environment and as an individual contributor who can produce results

under minimal management oversight.

o Investigated, researched, analyzed and evaluated due diligence on client relationships to ensure

adherence to anti-money laundering policies and

procedures. I ensured appropriate actions were taken on client relationships as well as made policy

interpretations and answering questions on AML

policy from across other lines of banking, and I

performed consistent quality assurance reviews of

risk assessments to ensure risks are properly

identified.

o Stayed current on Bank Secrecy Act regulations (anti- money laundering) and Office of Foreign Assets

Control (OFAC) regulations as well as the institution’s AML program policies and procedures.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Atlanta,

Georgia 2007-2014

Financial Institution Examiner

o Conducted compliance examinations on F.D.I.C.

regulated institutions, analyzing adherence with

consumer protections laws, including deposit

compliance, lending compliance and fair lending

compliance.

o Evaluated banks and assigned Community

Reinvestment Act ratings.

o Assessed banks' Compliance Management System

and recommended improvements to senior

management and the Board of Directors.

o Taught regulatory compliance to both senior

management and compliance professionals.

o Conducted numerous SCRA examinations as SME.

Other Professional Experience

The Bank of Nova Scotia, Atlanta, Georgia

Analyst

Ford Motor Credit Company, Atlanta, Georgia

Analyst

U.S. Army, Germany

Signal Intelligence Voice Interceptor

Education

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY DeKalb, Illinois

• Bachelor of Arts – Major, Political Science; Minor, Psychology

ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE Rockford, Illinois

• Associate of Arts – Liberal Arts

Volunteer Experience

FAMILY PROMISE OF GWINNETT COUNTY

• Serve with Cannon United Methodist Church

TRINITY TABLE COMMUNITY KITCHEN

• Serve with Cannon United Methodist Church

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GEORGIA

• Serve with Fulton/ Gwinnett County Public Schools 2

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