Why work for us?

A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job, it’s about investing in a brighter future together .

Our Mission at Janus Henderson is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service. We will do this by protecting and growing our core business, amplifying our strengths and diversifying where we have the right.

Our Values are key to driving our success, and are at the heart of everything we do:

Clients Come First - Always | Execution Supersedes Intention | Together We Win | Diversity Improves Results | Truth Builds Trust

If our mission, values, and purpose align with your own, we would love to hear from you!

Your opportunity

• Support the Portfolio Managers within our Solutions/Multi Asset and Equities teams in continuously improving the risk / return profile delivered to investors. This will include but is not limited to working closely with relevant Portfolio Managers, identifying all sources of risk in the portfolios covered, and taking ownership of escalation and resolution of issues when identified

• Drive forward the development of risk analytics and automation of analytics on the desk, tying together market trends/environment with portfolio performance and positioning

• Ensure portfolio risk profiles reflect client expectations and ensure portfolios are managed in clients’ best interests. You will escalate any concerns and highlight the levels/decomposition of risk to senior management, including the Head of Investment Risk and the appropriate Asset Class Head

• Use a variety of risk models and expert judgement based on market conditions. Design and analyse risk attribution reports for use by the Portfolio Managers, Global Head of Investment Risk, Asset Class Heads and other interested users of the data such as senior management, marketing, and compliance

• Lead regular risk oversight meetings with the Portfolio Managers

• Partner with investment teams on risk budgeting, portfolio construction and portfolio optimisation strategies

• Contribute to the development of portfolio risk analysis by determining creative approaches to decompose risk and performance or create new, insightful analysis on funds

• Be a great partner with the 2nd line independent risk team and other business support teams within Janus Henderson

• Support implementation and development of quantitative solutions and external systems for analytics and risk management

• Enhance the infrastructure supporting the generation of risk reports across different asset classes

• Routinely engage with IT to prioritise development, ensuring consistency in approach and design across the Front Office

• Present to clients, prospects and Fund Boards

• Network externally to bring best practice and new ideas into the firm

• Manage / mentor Risk Managers and Risk Analysts

• Assist with management of seed capital hedging

• Carry out additional duties as assigned

  What to expect when you join our firm

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations

• Generous Holiday policies

• Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to ClassPass

• Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community

• Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more

• All-inclusive approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services

• Complimentary subscription to Headspace – the mindfulness app

• All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities

• Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen

  Must have skills

• Previous experience in a similar risk manager role covering multi-asset strategies required

• Strong quantitative skills

• Extensive knowledge of capital markets and derivatives instruments

• Extensive knowledge of risk models, analytics and stress testing

• Good knowledge of data science applications

• Good coding skills, e.g. Python, MATLAB, SQL

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with multiple stakeholders, ability to present detailed analysis in a clear and concise manner

• Highly analytical and attentive to details

• Good leadership and mentoring mindset

• Proactive and self-sufficient

• Ability to build strong working relationships with internal clients

  Nice to have skills

• Degree educated in a relevant subject, e.g. Quantitative Finance, Statistics.

• CFA, FRM or similar, or progress toward completion preferred

• Good knowledge of Bloomberg, RiskMetrics, Barra or similar systems

  Investment areas

• Has responsibility for supporting portfolios in the Solutions/Multi-Asset & Equities businesses

  Supervisory responsibilities

• Potential to include some supervisory responsibilities

  Potential for growth

• Mentoring

• Leadership development programs

• Regular training

• Career development services

• Continuing education courses

  For those in scope of Knowledge & Competence (MiFID II)

• Knowledge of financial markets, financial markets function and the impact of economic figures and national/regional/global events on markets

• Understanding of issues relating to market abuse and anti-money laundering

• Annual attestation

  You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm, and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.

  At Janus Henderson Investors we’re committed to an inclusive and supportive environment. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. Don’t worry if you don’t think you tick every box, we still want to hear from you! We understand everyone has different commitments and while we can’t accommodate every flexible working request we’re happy to be asked about work flexibility and our hybrid working environment. If you need any reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know at recruiter@janushenderson.com .

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  Janus Henderson (including its subsidiaries) will not maintain existing or sponsor new industry registrations or licenses where not supported by an employee’s job functions (as determined by Janus Henderson at its sole discretion).

  All applicants must be willing to comply with the provisions of Janus Henderson Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements, including past political contributions and political activities. Applicants’ past political contributions or activity may impact applicants’ eligibility for this position. Janus Henderson is an equal opportunity /Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. All applications are subject to background checks.