Delivery Enablement Lead

Janus Henderson Iowa, United States of America

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Delivery Enablement Lead AI - Technology

City: Denver

Division: Technology Delivery

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 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 Enablement Lead is responsible for enabling 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:

AI Strategy, Governance and Executive Support

Support the AI Enablement Lead in preparing for and coordinating key governance and leadership forums.
Develop executive-quality briefing materials, agendas, decision papers and action tracking.
Track strategic AI initiatives and provide visibility of progress, risks, dependencies and decisions.

Leadership and Representation

Deputise for the Head of AI Engineering in governance forums, executive meetings and stakeholder engagements.
Represent the AI Engineering function across Technology and Business leadership meetings.
Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across Technology, Risk, Security, Legal, Data and Business functions.
Influence and facilitate executive decision-making to remove blockers and maintain momentum across AI initiatives.

AI Programme Delivery

Coordinate delivery of strategic AI initiatives
Monitor delivery milestones, dependencies, risks and outcomes across multiple AI initiatives.
Support operational readiness and successful adoption of AI-enabled solutions.

Stakeholder Engagement and Decision Enablement

Facilitate decision-making sessions with senior business and technology leaders.
Prepare recommendations and options papers to support informed executive decisions.
Build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups where priorities compete.
Escalate delivery, governance or organisational issues appropriately and drive timely resolution.

AI Governance and Risk Management

Support implementation and continuous improvement of AI governance frameworks.
Coordinate governance activities relating to AI tooling, model usage, risk, compliance and responsible AI practices.
Maintain visibility of key AI risks, issues, dependencies and mitigation plans.
Ensure governance decisions are documented, communicated and embedded across programmes.

Cross-Functional Coordination

Coordinate activities across Technology, Data, Security, Infrastructure, Architecture, Risk, Legal and Procurement teams.
Promote collaboration across business and technology functions to enable successful AI adoption.
Identify organisational dependencies and facilitate resolution of cross-functional issues.

Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve AI governance, delivery practices and operating models.
Promote effective ways of working across AI programmes and governance forums.
Share lessons learned and embed best practice across AI initiatives.
Support continuous evolution of the organisation’s AI Enablement capability.

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 supporting AI Platform & Tooling Strategy and Governance for model integration layers, and developer tooling (e.g., Copilot, prompt management, evaluation pipelines)
Demonstrable experience delivering AI transformation programmes in complex organisations.
Experience supporting executive governance and preparing senior leaders for strategic meetings.
Proven ability to deputise for senior leaders and represent organisational priorities with credibility.
Strong track record of influencing senior stakeholders and facilitating executive decision-making.
Experience managing cross-functional programmes involving Technology, Data, Security and Business teams.
Strong organisational, planning and stakeholder management skills.
Experience managing risks, dependencies and strategic delivery issues.
Excellent facilitation, negotiation and communication skills.
Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies and portfolio governance.
Experience operating within regulated or large enterprise environments.
Familiarity with agent-orchestration layers, model-evaluation harnesses, or LLM-backed product features at production scale

Nice to have skills

Experience in Financial Services or related field
Knowledge of risk, compliance, and governance frameworks relevant to regulated industries.
Experience with enterprise AI governance frameworks and Responsible AI practices.
Experience operating within regulated or large enterprise environments.
Experience with Agile delivery tooling, including Jira and associated reporting platforms.
SAFe RTE certification or equivalent Agile qualifications desirable.

Supervisory responsibilities

Potential for growth

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

Compensation information

The base salary for this position is $145,000 - $160,000. This salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different. This range will be posted through July 9, 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.

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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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.

Nearest Major Market: Denver

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