Matt is leading Scrum Inc. transformation / consulting business as they serve their mission to fundamentally change the way the world works. Scrum Inc. is focused on giving their clients the ability to get results and drive performance at speeds they never thought possible. Scrum Inc. gives clients the tools to be able to deliver twice the work in half the time.As the Chief Product owner Matt responsible for the end to end success of the consulting business, inclusive of developing the operating model leading the business development cycle, client strategy and managing a large diverse portfolio of customers.Select Experiences:- Growing the consulting business over 100% in 2 years- Growing the UK business from zero to over 10 full time employees- Working in operating model transformations varying in a range of industries from Defense, Healthcare and Technoloigy

Matt was a leader in PwC's Artificial Intelligence Lab, scaling PwC's AI capabilities, platforms and services in the US and driving transformational growth for clients across all lines of services through thoughtful, customized and in-the-moment business-led, AI and Machine Learning solutions.Matt was responsible for driving scaling and adoption of PwC assets while helping the firm democratize AI and become AI first.

Matthew Jacobs is consultant at PwC, specializing in supporting the office of the CFO. Matt has supported a range of projects from (i) acquisition and divestiture Management / strategy (ii) target operating model design (iii) decision and business profitability support (iv) digital and analytical transformation / upskillingSelect Experiences: - European operational Strategy build out - Agile forecasting process design - Finance organization design - 3-Way integration oversight - Divestiture planning and support - Due-diligence and synergy analysis across multiple industries - Close to report process improvement - Management reporting assessment and future state design

The Thermo Fisher Scientific Finance Leadership Development Program is designed to enhance our financial leadership pipeline. The program is a fast track, two year rotational program designed to accelerate career development and develop future generations of finance leaders throughout the organization. Recent undergraduates will have the opportunity to interact with senior finance leaders and executives and participate in various key financial initiatives. The program consists of four 6- month rotation assignments, training and mentoring aimed to prepare participants for future leadership roles across the Thermo Fisher Scientific finance organization.Corporate Development and Strategy – Prepare company valuations and overviews– Work with a small team to prepare strategy presentations for the board of directors– Responsible for monthly deal approval presentationsGeneral Accountant - Environmental Instruments Division (EID)– Performed full cycle monthly close activities for EID Group & Office North American Shared services – Properly maintained RMSI revenue accounts and distributed weekly Orders & Sales reports to the business Unit– Developed a new payroll entry program to eliminate a manual process, streamlining close activities Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis– Worked with Corporate and Divisional Leadership to report consolidated Financials to the Executive Team– Collaborated with Corporate Vice Presidents to review prior financials and construct future operating plans– Performed Ad Hoc Analysis to spotlight developing trends and address business needs

- Created new Sales Force Automation program to be used be the entire sales force- Qualify sales leads from trade shows by calling clients- Create Marketing brochures using Publisher and Photoshop to be distributed in magazines, the internet or mailings- Developed short promotional videos displaying Automec’s products, to assist the sales team- Produced C.A.D. drawings from old blue prints to create an electronic back up and allow for easier distribution

- Developed a new model for marking trade claims to better assess the correctness of the balance sheet- Reviewed marks in loan portfolio to make sure the desks books hold the right values- Reconciled differences between general ledger and the traders books - Reviewed and valued models for tax structured trades before market implementation

- Researched, identified and compiled Oracle, People-soft and JD Edwards clients into a database used for a direct marketing campaign- Redesigned Competitive Marketing Teams portal website to reflect up to date changes and showcase newly launched programs- Created protocol for posting and documenting assets in network databases