Project Manager London, England
Janus Henderson
Full Time
London, England
75834 - 100000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
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
Reporting to the relevant Change Portfolio Manager, within the Business Change and Transformation function, this role will support delivery of core business enablement change projects. The work will require cross-functional engagement and the nature of these projects will vary over time in line with the strategic direction of the firm with an initial focus on Regulatory Change projects.
- Partner with relevant business teams to understand requirements, delivery deadlines, business impacts and expected business change outcomes.
- Define, develop, and maintain appropriate plans for the end-to-end delivery of business change projects, with associated resource and budget management where required.
- Manage changes to costs, scope, schedule and planned benefits through formal change control and governance.
- Ensure any resources including external vendors are managed effectively to deliver successfully. Drive prioritization as appropriate
- Chair working group(s) where required, present progress, highlight issues, challenge, and drive decisions – ensure relevant content is brought to the groups for discussion.
- Drive and deliver Steering Committee preparation where required, including agendas, materials, and minutes.
- Maintain project documentation in a well-structured channel in Teams.
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
- Robust and proven track record as a project manager.
- Strong leader - ability to direct and motivate cross-functional teams and project stakeholders.
- Strong Microsoft office skills including Teams, Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Able to work in a matrix management environment.
- Highly organised with excellent communication skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills – the ability to work across all levels of the organization.
- A rolled-up sleeve positive and delivery focused approach; a gift for problem solving and pragmatism.
Nice to have skills
- Experience of Regulatory Change driven project delivery.
- Aligned Project Certification beneficial; a knowledge of an Agile development framework is also beneficial.
- Background in financial services (ideally asset management).
Potential for growth
- Mentoring
- Leadership development programs
- Regular training
- Career development services
- Continuing education courses
We are an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Annual Bonus Opportunity: Position is eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus award from the profit pool. The profit pool is funded based on Company profits. Individual bonuses are determined based on Company, department, team and individual performance.
Benefits: Janus Henderson is committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards package to eligible employees that includes; competitive compensation, pension/retirement plans, and various health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits. To learn more about our offerings please visit the Why Join Us section on the career page here.
Janus Henderson Investors 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.
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).
You should be willing to adhere to the provisions of our 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.
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.
