Jonathan Mathew

JONATHAN SATHISH MATHEW I enjoy building relationships with people and constantly improving my business management finesse, since learning, to me, is a lifelong process. I have experience working with remote teams from across the globe and in agency environments. Also passionate about sports and music. Work Experience Freelance (Remote) Jan 2020 - March 2020 Was a part-time strategy consultant in brainstorming sessions with early-stage startups Wrote high-engagement copy for websites and cold emails Volunteered for a couple of charitable organisations Steer73 Ltd, London, UK Jan 2017 – Oct 2019 Commercial and Operations Analyst (Remote) Project Operations CONTACT Liaised with 4 product managers on weekly project resource requirements and scheduling conflicts. Managed scheduling/forecasting of 20+ resources across 7+ projects with the Management team. - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia- Business Operations Was one of the first hires in the Indian region and helped set up and expand the team to its current size of 6. Helped set up processes, tools, structure, and policies that enabled the company to grow from 10 to 22+. SKILLS Managed the onboarding process for all current and new hires to various systems and working policies. Business Operations Account Management Maintained relationships with local and international suppliers, saved close to 600,000 INR in 2 years, through negotiations on office space and equipment. Talent Management Managed other business operational activities like purchase requests, weekly company presentations, and holidays. Project Operations Finance Operations Business Development Talent Acquisition Managed the entire recruitment pipeline including conducting screening interviews and coordinating with external stakeholders. Was responsible for hiring close to 16 staff across the UK, India, and Ukraine. Content TOOLS Monitored job boards, job ads, job specs, and hiring statistics across 3 regions. Office 365 MS Teams Slack Jira Trello Harvest Forecast Monday TeamGantt Freshsales Azure Devops Freshdesk Pagerduty Zeplin InVision TrackMySubs Receipt Bank Xero LANGUAGES English Tamil French German HOBBIES Finance Operations Reported to the Managing Director each month on various segments of business, technical, hosting, Office 365, and other Microsoft costs, and helped cut down costs on various subscriptions. Monitored all internal company expenses, processed expense claims from staff, and liaised with external accountants to consolidate all receipts and solve discrepancies. Business Development Assisted the Managing Director with sales pipelines, lead generation, cold emails, reports, analysis, and marketing strategies for both the company and an internal product. Content Assisted with the creation of website copy for 2 websites, cold email copy, case studies, blogs, along with content for various documents such as user guides. Quality Assurance Scripted User Acceptance Tests, Smoke tests, and kept track of general issues related to UI, copy, or other bugs, across various projects. PAGE 1 OF 2 WORK EXPERIENCE Dice Studios, Pondicherry, India Sept 2016 - Dec 2016 Account Management and Operations Associate (Contract) Account Management Managed two client accounts from Canada and Chennai, and handled project management for an internal project. Also worked with the founder on generating new leads from various sources. Operations and Strategy Managed day-to-day operations, strategic planning, cash-flow analysis and financial projections. Also crafted extensive design libraries for web and app user interfaces. Content Managed website copy, email marketing copy, and social media content. JustAskJarvis Ltd, London, UK Feb 2016 - Sep 2016 Business Associate (Remote) Business Development & Strategy Handled pre-launch market research, prepared feasibility reports and a comprehensive business plan. Also assisted in marketing, growth-hacking, and pricing strategy models. Talent Acquisition Created job descriptions and assisted in the recruitment of design, development, and operations personnel. Operations Assisted in business relations/communication with contract staff, regularly updated the competitor analysis sheet. Also created pitch decks for investor meetings and pitch events. Content Managed blogs, email marketing content, social media content, T&Cs, and privacy policy for the business. EDUCATION 2015 Master of Business Administration 67% (Merit) Westminster International College, Selangor, Malaysia 2013 B.Tech (Mechanical) 7.4 CGPA (First Class) Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, India 2009 Higher Secondary 95.75% Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School, Pondicherry, India EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS 2013 Represented Pondicherry state team in the Senior National football championship for the SANTHOSH TROPHY - Awarded “Best Outgoing Sportsman” of Pondicherry Engineering College 2003 Secured the Exhibition Award for obtaining the highest mark in India for Grade 6 in Piano from Trinity College, London PAGE 2 OF 2