Delivery Lead

Janus Henderson Investors•Denver, CO

7d•$150,000 - $159,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is part of the Office of the Chief Technology Officer function within Janus Henderson Investors’ Global Technology organization, which comprises approximately 450 employees across the UK, US, Australia, and other APAC countries. Janus Henderson utilizes Agile ways of working to facilitate the effective delivery of technology and business change through its Value Streams. The Delivery Partner is responsible for ensuring successful delivery across multiple teams, products, and technology domains by fostering alignment, resolving impediments, managing dependencies, and providing visibility into delivery performance. This role primarily operates at the Value Stream level, collaborating 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 functions as a servant leader and delivery facilitator, supporting team momentum while promoting operational excellence, governance, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

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.
SAFe RTE certification or equivalent Agile qualifications desirable.

Responsibilities

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.
Coordinate delivery activities across products and Value Streams.
Monitor progress against delivery commitments.
Escalate issues and drive timely resolution.
Represent the Value Stream in governance forums, executive meetings, and stakeholder engagements, and deputize for the Value Stream Lead when necessary.
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.
Establish and maintain visibility of cross-team dependencies.
Drive resolution of dependencies, risks, and issues that threaten delivery execution.
Maintain key artifacts to 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.
Promote consistent delivery practices across teams.
Drive adherence to Technology Development Lifecycle (TDLC) standards, governance requirements, and delivery tooling.
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.

Benefits

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
Competitive compensation
Pension/retirement plans
Various health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
Annual discretionary bonus award from the profit pool