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Product Owner

Janus Henderson

Product Owner

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Janus Henderson, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 18 Sep | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 0841a197e0554e1c850388be43ee9cee

Full Job Description

  • Collaborate with stakeholders (business sponsor, SMEs, development teams and IT departments) to ensure goals are clear and aligned to business objectives

  • Plan, prioritize, and maintain a healthy product backlog that delivers maximum value for the business while adhering to company strategy

  • Translate business and technical requirements into clear user stories for agile teams to implement

  • Facilitate backlog refinement and sprint planning in partnership with the ScrumMaster

  • Communicate with stakeholders so they understand when key features will be available

  • Keep up to date with changes reflected in internal and vendor software. Identify where new functionality could be usefully implemented and offer efficiencies in the Front Office

  • Work with data teams to ensure investment professionals are presented with accurate security master, trading, execution, commission, position and lot level data

  • Contribute to the maintenance of issue logs, meeting minutes, meeting schedules, project summaries and updates

  • Produce quality test strategies and plans and leads all aspects of system and user acceptance testing

  • Carry out other 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

  • Possess CRD CRIMS 20r+ experience

  • Experience working with Manager Workbench, Trade Blotters, with Modelling, Portfolio Management, Compliance, Order Management, Trading and Execution Management systems including expertise with multiple modules of the Charles River Investment Management System

  • Have a working history with Traders, PM's, compliance, and operations, understanding the full lifecycle of trades.

  • Possess sensitivity to the traders / PM's time and ensure that this sensitivity is in mind for all interactions

  • Experience of the analysis process: from requirements gathering in the form of user stories, writing acceptance criteria / test cases, implementation, capturing sign offs and presenting demos to business

  • Ability to analyze high-level requirements and translate these into overall detailed system-level designs to be used for architectural design, cost / benefit analysis, and solution development

  • Understand and document Process Maps using tools such as Visio or LucidCharts

  • A good knowledge of financial products used in Asset Management including Equity and complex Derivative instruments. Have experience of implementing change across these instrument types

  • SQL proficiency sufficient to analyze data and investigate stored procedures written in Transact SQL

  • Understanding of messaging technologies used for the communication of transactional data to 3rd parties

  • Understand change delivery within the asset management sector

    • Nice to have skills
  • Fixed income and derivatives (Listed & OTC) asset class experience

  • Agile Experience

  • Experience of Flextrade EMS, Bloomberg EMSX, FXConnect

  • FIX Protocol experience

  • Knowledge of Jira and confluence

  • Ability to communicate, present, influence, reason and demonstrate the ability to articulate information technology concepts to non-technology personnel in a clear and compelling manner

  • Ability to deliver on heavy workloads and exceed high expectations while remaining focused and organized in a fast-paced environment

    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!, 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.
    #LI-BM1, #LI-Hybrid
    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.