Jonathan Leigh

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DISC Type : ci

Engineering Director at Digital Moneybox

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Jon is a founding team member and Engineering Director at Moneybox, where he leads technology strategy. He has a BSc from Rhodes University and spearheaded the creation of Moneyboxs bespoke investment platform. Colleagues describe him as having excellent technical skills, being smart, and getting things done.

He is a big proponent of Platform as a Service technologies like Azure and Cloudflare, frequently speaking at industry events such as CTO Craft Con and Infosecurity Europe about scaling financial technology platforms.

Jon led the design and build of the Sycamore investment platform, making Moneybox one of the few vertically integrated investment companies in the UK.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Example Seeker

Curious

They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Fintech Scalability
He frequently speaks on the technology and architecture that scaled Moneybox from a startup to a profitable company serving over 1. 7 million customers.
PaaS Technologies
He is a vocal advocate for leveraging PaaS providers like Azure and Cloudflare to build features quickly without focusing on infrastructural concerns.
Cost-Efficient Platforms
A core theme in his talks is building structurally low-cost platforms capable of managing billions in assets under administration for a large user base.

Media Appearances

Jonathan has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2015
Engineering Director at Digital Moneybox
9-2014 - 7-2015
IT Director at Eteach
9-2012 - 8-2014
Group Head of Development at Reach plc
9-2007 - 9-2012
Head of Development at Reach plc
6-2006 - 9-2007
Senior Developer at Reach plc

Education

2001 - 2004
BSc (hons) from Rhodes University
Education details unavailable from Crawford International

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Insights For Selling To Jonathan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jonathan is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jonathan

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jonathan move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Jonathan take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Jonathan

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