Senior Data Business Analyst

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

This role sits at the intersection of our client value stream and enterprise data team. As a senior data business analyst, you will work across business and technology teams to design and deliver valuable data features, support enterprise data change and transformation initiatives, and extract measurable value from our client data. You will play a pivotal role by leading analysis projects that drive business impact through data.

• Lead collaboration with stakeholders across the organization to understand their challenges, objectives, and needs. Partner with the client data product owner to translate business needs to technical specifications and agile features, such as data models and pipeline designs. Evaluate technical trade-offs and recommend solutions that align with business strategy.
• Represent the needs of client data and our stakeholders on cross-functional data change and transformation projects. Serve as a key liaison across the client value stream, enterprise data team, peer data owners and stakeholders. Ensure clear communication and alignment on project goals and updates. Communicate effectively across all lines of business, from day-to-day business users to the executive level.
• Conduct comprehensive data analysis to support business decisions, enhance data quality, and resolve operational issues using SQL, Python, and ETL tools. Present and communicate clear and timely findings to business and technical stakeholders. Provide strategic insights and recommendations to influence business decisions.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for distribution data and the firm’s enterprise data strategy and transformation initiatives. Understand and apply best practices in data management to new data features in the client data warehouse and our downstream products.
• Document data flows, establish clear data definitions, and participate in other data governance initiatives. Champion data governance and quality standards across the organization.
• Together with the product owner, lead agile project planning activities, including risk identification, user story definition, and feature prioritization.
• Complete and support Quality Assurance (QA) testing and engage in agile ceremonies to ensure project objectives are met within sprint cycles.
• Create and maintain dashboards and reports to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide actionable insights.
• Work collaboratively with technical teams to develop data pipelines and analytics solutions within agile frameworks.
• Continuously learn and apply new technologies, tools, and best practices in business analysis and data management.
• Mentor and guide junior analysts.
• Carry out other duties as assigned.

Must have skills:

• Extensive experience in data analysis, architecture and warehousing in a cloud environment.
• Proven track record leading data projects and initiatives with strategic impact.
• Familiarity with agile methodology and experience in agile ceremonies. Experience in leading and mentoring teams in agile environments.
• Demonstrated experience writing SQL and python scripts for analysis of data warehouses in any of the following database platforms: Databricks Delta Lake, Snowflake, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server.
• Demonstrated experience with data visualization or reporting tool such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar BI Tool.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Initiative and the ability to design technical solutions and progress projects with minimal supervision.
• Effective communication and time management skills. Proven ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• A team player with a client-first mindset.
• Prior experience in the financial services industry.

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
• All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
• Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen

Supervisory responsibilities

• No

Potential for growth

• Mentoring
• Leadership development programs
• Regular training
• Career development services
• Continuing education courses

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

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.

Janus Henderson Investors is an equal opportunity 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.

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.