Senior experience. Direct engagement. Measurable outcomes.
Metis Advisory is a specialist advisory practice focused exclusively on professional services firms, working at the intersection of strategy, leadership and execution where performance is determined.
JENNY JONES FCA
Jenny Jones has spent over 25 years operating at the most senior levels of global professional services firms, as COO, as a senior adviser and as a trusted partner to Managing Partners navigating complex operational and strategic challenges.
Her work spans governance and practice management, financial performance, international expansion, and lateral partner integration, the areas where strategy and execution intersect and where the cost of getting it wrong is highest.
Metis Advisory was built on the belief that professional services firms deserve advisers who have operated at their level, who understand partnership dynamics from the inside, and who are accountable for what they deliver, whether that is advice, execution or both.
HOW ENGAGEMENTS WORK
Deliberately structured. Consistently senior.
Metis Advisory is a focused, senior-led practice by design. There are no junior teams and no layered delivery model, clients work directly with Jenny throughout, ensuring clarity, continuity and accountability from the outset.
A curated network of senior specialists
Where additional expertise is required, Metis Advisory draws on a carefully selected group of senior advisers, including former C-suite leaders and senior partners from leading professional services firms. These are individuals Jenny knows, has worked alongside, and trusts completely.
For lateral partner hiring and integration, this extends to a specialist team that includes a former senior partner recruiter, individuals who have themselves made lateral moves at partner level and who have sponsored and managed lateral hires from the firm side, and operational expertise across the full lifecycle. First-hand experience from every angle of the process, brought into engagements where it adds the most value.
BROADER EXPERIENCE
Beyond advisory work
Jenny has held board and advisory roles across professional and cultural organisations, including trustee and non-executive director positions. This broader experience informs her approach to governance, leadership and organisational dynamics, and brings additional perspective to the firms she works with.
Jenny contributed regularly to leading sector publications and speaks on topics including strategy, profitability, culture and international expansion. View insights →
CREDENTIALS
Grounded in rigour.
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (FCA)
The senior designation of the ICAEW, reflecting the highest standard of financial and commercial expertise. Directly relevant to the financial performance and PE readiness work Metis Advisory undertakes.
Saïd Business School - Competitive Advantage Accelerator
Oxford's executive programme focused on building and sustaining competitive advantage.
Harvard Law School - Smart Collaboration Accelerator Partner
A programme developed by Heidi Gardner specifically for professional services leaders - focused on driving cross-practice collaboration and its commercial impact.
Barrett Values Centre - Cultural Transformation Tools Practitioner
A structured framework for assessing and shifting organisational culture, used in engagements where cultural alignment is a barrier to performance or integration success.
European Institute of NLP — Masters Course
Advanced neuro-linguistic programming at Masters level, informing the communication, influence and behavioural change work that underpins partner alignment and leadership engagements
Working with firms that are serious about performance.
Engagements begin with a direct conversation - no obligation, no junior intermediary.