Your opportunity
This role sits within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer function of Janus Henderson Investors' Global Technology organization. Global Technology consists of ~450 employees across the UK, the US, Australia, and other APAC countries.
Janus Henderson has adopted Agile ways of working to support the effective delivery of technology and business change across its Value Streams.
The Delivery Partner is responsible for driving successful delivery across multiple teams, products and technology domains. This is achieved by driving alignment, removing impediments, managing dependencies and providing visibility of delivery performance. The role operates primarily at a Value Stream Level, partnering with Product Managers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Technology Leads and senior stakeholders to ensure strategic initiatives are delivered effectively and efficiently.
The Delivery Enablement Lead acts as a servant leader and delivery facilitator, helping teams maintain momentum while driving operational excellence, governance and continuous improvement across the organisation.
In this role, you will play key role in:
Delivery Planning
- Own and facilitate Quarterly Planning activities for assigned Value Streams.
- Support Value Stream Leads and Product Owners with roadmap planning, release planning, milestone tracking and dependency identification.
Delivery Execution
- Coordinate delivery activities across products and Value Streams.
- Monitor progress against delivery commitments.
- Escalate issues and drive timely resolution.
Delivery Leadership
- Represent the Value Stream in governance forums, executive meetings and stakeholder engagements and when needed deputise for the Value Stream Lead.
- Build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels across Technology and Business functions.
- Influence and facilitate executive decision-making to remove blockers and maintain delivery momentum.
Dependency & Risk Management
- Establish and maintain visibility of cross-team dependencies.
- Drive resolution of dependencies, risks and issues that threaten delivery execution.
Reporting & Transparency
- Maintain key artefacts that:
- Ensure transparency of delivery commitments, milestones, timelines and agreed outcomes within technology and to business stakeholders.
- Track and report on progress, priorities, delivery risks and key decisions across teams.
- Track and report key delivery metrics.
Governance & Operational Excellence
- Promote consistent delivery practices across teams.
- Drive adherence to Technology Development Lifecycle (TDLC) standards, governance requirements and delivery tooling.
Coaching & Continuous Improvement
- Coach Leaders, Product Owners, Scrum Masters and teams in Agile principles and practices.
- Act as a servant leader, fostering collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Identify recurring delivery challenges, inefficiencies, and systemic bottlenecks.
- 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 Wellhub
- 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
- Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
- Unique employee events and programs including a 14er challenge
- Complimentary beverages, snacks and all employee Happy Hours
Must have skills
- Experience working in the investment management function at an Asset Management firm or similar.
- Strong communication skills with experience of working with demanding stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience as a Release Train Engineer, Delivery Manager, Scrum Master or equivalent leadership role within Agile environments.
- Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, including SAFe and Scrum.
- Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional delivery initiatives.
- Experience operating within complex, matrixed organisations.
- Experience managing distributed global teams and stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of dependency management, risk management, governance and delivery reporting.
- Experience with Agile delivery tooling, including Jira and associated reporting platforms.
- SAFe RTE certification or equivalent Agile qualifications desirable.
Nice to have skills (or high willingness to learn on the job)
- Experience in Financial Services or related field
- Knowledge of risk, compliance, and governance frameworks relevant to regulated industries.
- Experience supporting organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives.
Supervisory responsibilities
Potential for growth
- Mentoring
- Leadership development programs
- Regular training
- Career development services
- Continuing education courses
Compensation information
The base salary range for this position is $150,000-$159,000. This range is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different. This position will be open through September 30, 2026.
Colorado law requires an estimated closing date for job postings. Please don't be discouraged from applying if you see this date has passed.Annual Bonus Opportunity: Position may be 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.
