Lee Leslie

About Lee Leslie

As a seasoned, inclusive leader with 30+ years of experience in relationship management, cross-functional leadership, and program development, I bring a strong track record of delivering results across leading financial services organizations. I lead complex, multi-stakeholder partnerships and drive the development and execution of innovative solutions spanning retail, small business, and commercial segments. I hold a Master’s degree in Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, and I am an experienced Agile leader.Currently, I serve as Program Leader for one of Synchrony’s largest strategic partners, PayPal. In this role, I manage the day-to-day relationship and oversee program governance and key strategic initiatives supporting the PayPal Savings product.

Experience

1. VP, Senior Client Initiatives Leader - Paypal Savings

   Synchrony

   Aug 2021 — Present · ME, US

   Serve as the liaison between PayPal’s Savings team and Synchrony, providing relationship management and day-to-day program leadership.• Lead program oversight and governance, ensuring alignment to business objectives, risk management standards, and regulatory/compliance requirements.• Provide end-to-end leadership across strategy and execution— driving delivery, and proactively identifying opportunities to enhance customer experience, and operational effectiveness.• Manage key contractual considerations, including SLAs, change management, partner and ongoing program commitments.• Drive issue identification and resolution in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders, escalating and resolving risks to protect the partnership and our customers.• Drive strategic roadmap development and prioritization across initiatives, influencing stakeholders to deliver measurable results.

Education

• Winthrop University

  MBA

  1996 — 1998

• Winthrop University

  BA

  1992 — 1996