Jonathan Jenin

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ABOUT JONATHAN JENIN

Jonathan is a seasoned product and operations leader who scales SaaS and fintech businesses from early traction to ~$50M in revenue by installing a product-led operating system across Product, Engineering, Finance, Compliance, and HR. He leads through clear Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), rigorous prioritization, and tight feedback loops – ensuring that strategy translates into measurable outcomes.Selected Impact • Lexop (exited): scaled ARR from $400K to $2.2M in under 2 years, while increasing delivery velocity by 140% and reducing defects by 75%. He also secured over $1M per year in SR & ED and CDAE credits and maintained SOC 2 compliance. • Workleap: Implemented product and engineering excellence via a PLG framework, and directly led a team of 140. He introduced portfolio-level operations processes (SDLC) to improve efficiency and alignment across teams. • SmartPixel: Transitioned the business model from services to licensing, growing revenue from $2.8M to $5M and expanding headcount from 32 to 75. He implemented OKRs and KPIs and established board-level reporting for greater transparency and strategy tracking. • Advisor / Investor: As an advisor and angel investor, he has guided the launch of 4 products and helped startups raise $14M (plus an additional $7M in grants). He re-tooled 6 startups by introducing OKR and P&L discipline.How He Works 1. Clarifies the value thesis and key success metrics for the business. Aligns GTM, Product, and Engineering on a single, unified roadmap. Builds an operating cadence with OKRs and metrics-driven, cross-functional agility. De-risks product initiatives through product-led growth experiments and rapid iteration. Scales the organization with effective org design and P&L discipline as growth accelerates. Hardens compliance and infrastructure (SOC 2, AML/KYC, PCI) to support sustainable scaling.Specialties & Expertise • Executive Leadership: Held roles as COO, VP Product, and VP Engineering. • Industry Domains: SaaS and Fintech (with focus on Payments/Collections). • Growth & Strategy: Product-Led Growth (PLG), Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy, OKR implementation, product roadmapping, and organizational design. • Business Operations: P&L management, capacity planning, and post-merger M&A integration. • Technology & Compliance: Data platform strategy, software development lifecycle (SDLC/PDLC) best practices, and rigorous risk & compliance frameworks (SOC 2, AML/KYC, PCI). He is also well-versed in leveraging R&D tax credits.