Josh Jones
London
Summary
Proactive, business management an strategy professional with experience working closely with senior leadership teams in transforming business units with ambitious growth agendas. I am always looking to learn new skills, take on extra responsibilities, and grow professionally, with an interest and desire to work with new and developing markets/technologies.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Business Manager - COO Office
Man Group
London
07.2023 - 07.2025
- Owned and chaired the Systems and Controls Risk Forum for Trading and Equity Finance. Reporting key risks and events quarterly along with topical spotlight sections for collaborative discussion and appropriate escalation.
- Owned and chaired the Broker Review Forum, a strategic forum designed to review spend and relationships with key brokers, leveraging relationships to further Man Group's strategic objectives efficiently.
- Developed and implemented a dynamic scorecard for evaluating Mans prime broker and counterparty relationships, working with stakeholders across the firm to ensure weighted representation.
- Undertook scalability across the firm to ensure the Sales Team were well informed on the impact of certain processes, asset classes and client structures can have on the business from a scalability perspective.
- Built and maintained strong relationships becoming a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across the firm.
- Owned the insurance procurement and management for Man Group policies, including financial lines (Professional Indemnity, Directors and Officers Insurance) and general lines (Property, Employers Liability). Managed the renewal process by gathering large amounts of data from stakeholders across the business.
- Prepared various presentations and reports for the Executive Committee and Board on behalf of the COO and Head of Trading.
- Implemented a buddy scheme for new joiners who are just starting their careers.
Business Manager - Trading Platform and Core Technology
Man Group
London
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Owned monthly capex calculations for development work undertaken.
- Managed the monthly department newsletter to enhance culture and awareness within the department.
- Created various presentations on general business updates, project progress, and strategic direction.
- Managed the department's graduate scheme in collaboration with the Early Careers team.
Business Manager to the CEO
NatWest Markets Plc
London
04.2022 - 12.2022
- Worked collaboratively with Capital Markets, Sales & Trading, and cross-functional teams to perform analysis and ad-hoc reporting to monitor performance and trends.
- Produced consistent business performance reports for key executive stakeholders, utilising multiple information sources.
- Ensured the CEO of the Investment Bank was fully briefed for meetings and engagements to allow purposeful conversations and events.
Strategy & Business Management
RBS International Limited
London
11.2020 - 04.2022
- Led strategic partnership and acquisition analysis by partnering with colleagues from front office and functional departments to produce actionable insights.
- Led a gap analysis and remediation project in relation to a client S.166, ensuring appropriate NDA governance was followed.
- Produced project reporting for a transformative cloud-based platform.
- Gained experience working in a complex governance and regulated environment across multiple jurisdictions.
- Produced numerous recommendation documents leveraging a broad network and varying data sources to provide qualitative and quantitative perspectives.
Graduate Scheme
RBS International Limited
Jersey
09.2018 - 11.2020
- Assisted in driving the stand-up of the bank's cloud (Azure) Centre of Excellence, involving regulator engagement, pilot projects, and driving cultural change.
- Developed an end-to-end operating model for the bank's Treasury solution, allowing the onboarding and offboarding of trading counterparties, engaging SMEs across multiple teams and senior leadership.
- Assisted in the migration of a key banking system programme and general PMO activities for new version development.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Management & Finance
University of Leicester
09.2015 - 06.2018
Skills
- Analytical skills
- Market insightfulness
- Presentation skills
- Documentation skills
- Organisational skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving
- Strategic thinking
Certification
Climate Change Transformation Programme, University of Edinburgh Business School, 01/01/20
Timeline
Business Manager - COO Office
Man Group
07.2023 - 07.2025
Business Manager - Trading Platform and Core Technology
Man Group
01.2023 - 07.2023
Business Manager to the CEO
NatWest Markets Plc
04.2022 - 12.2022
Strategy & Business Management
RBS International Limited
11.2020 - 04.2022
Graduate Scheme
RBS International Limited
09.2018 - 11.2020
Bachelor's Degree - Management & Finance
University of Leicester
09.2015 - 06.2018
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