Leigh Barker

About

Senior Payments Product Manager specializing in AML, onboarding, and business transformation. Over 12 years delivering fintech and payments solutions through Agile, Design Thinking, and cross-functional leadership. Proven track record driving value from strategic roadmaps to implementation—from Paymode-X vendor onboarding and authentication improvements to AML detection enhancements at TD Bank, and leading global payments initiatives at Sage, Zip, and Coinstar. Strong capabilities in process optimization, risk management, and stakeholder engagement, with experience partnering across product, engineering, compliance, and operations.

Experience

• Product Manager Consultant · Capital One07-01-2025 – null

  Aligned AML systems and functionality to organizational requirements; identified and refined critical AML capabilities; built a roadmap and drove value through agile delivery.

• Product Owner · First Citizens Bank01-01-2024 – 07-31-2025

  Led AML-focused product ownership, driving improvements in onboarding, authentication, and regulatory reporting to reduce risk and improve operational efficiency.

• Senior Product Manager (AFS) · Coinstar11-01-2022 – 06-30-2023

  Directed product strategy and delivery for financial services offering (AFS), coordinating cross-functional teams to ship features that improved transaction monitoring and risk controls.

• Senior Product Manager (Payments) · Zip09-01-2021 – 11-30-2022

  Managed payments roadmap end-to-end, partnered with stakeholders to optimize payment flows, risk controls, and vendor onboarding.

• Global Product Manager (Payments) · Sage01-01-2021 – 09-30-2021

  Led global payments portfolio, defined strategy, and delivered capabilities to scale payment processing and risk management.

• Associate Product Manager (Payments) · Toast Inc04-01-2019 – 04-30-2020

  Supported payments product line, delivered features to improve transaction experiences and collaboration with partners.

• Associate Product Manager · Bottomline Technologies04-01-2018 – 04-30-2019

  Contributed to payments product initiatives, aligning roadmaps with customer needs and regulatory requirements.

• Ops Specialist/Bank Risk · Bottomline Technologies08-01-2016 – 04-30-2018

  Developed risk controls and enhanced processing workflows for banking operations and payment platforms.

• Anti Money Laundering Investigations · TD Bank10-01-2012 – 08-31-2016

  Investigated AML cases, ensuring compliance and contributing to enterprise risk management and monitoring.

Education

• University of PhoenixAssociate’s Degree, Foundations of Business
• Kaplan UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Environmental Policy and Business Management
• Kaplan UniversityMaster’s Degree, Environmental Policy

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