Executive Director, Alternatives Specialist

Janus Henderson•Denver, CO

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Janus Henderson is seeking a senior, commercially oriented investment specialist to help scale differentiated solutions across alternatives, income, ETFs, and portfolio innovation. The role connects investment insight, commercial judgment, client education, and innovation to help position the firm as a partner for advisors and institutions seeking income, diversification, risk management, and scalable implementation across traditional and alternative allocations. It spans private markets, public-market implementation, and advisor-facing portfolio construction and is not a narrow product specialist role. The specialist serves as a senior subject matter expert across alternatives, private markets, income solutions, and non-traditional ETF strategies. They lead client and advisor discussions, collaborate across distribution and investment teams, shape product positioning, and translate complex capabilities into practical client narratives and materials. The role also contributes to growth initiatives and the development of ETFs, models, alternative access structures, income solutions, and next-generation portfolio delivery. The role uses a hybrid working environment. The position may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus funded from the company profit pool. The position is open through December 30, 2026. Applicants are expected to comply with applicable regulatory obligations, firm policies, and the Investment Advisory Code of Ethics, including requirements related to personal securities activities and disclosures.

Requirements

At least 10 years of relevant experience in asset management, alternatives, ETFs, portfolio construction, wealth management, or institutional distribution.
Credibility in a client-facing investment specialist, strategist, consultant, portfolio construction, or product strategy role.
Strong working knowledge of ETFs, active management, private markets, alternative investments, income strategies, and multi-asset implementation.
Ability to discuss portfolio construction across public equities, fixed income, alternatives, private markets, and income-oriented strategies.
Ability to simplify complex investment concepts for sophisticated advisor, platform, consultant, and institutional audiences.
Strong commercial instincts, executive presence, presentation skills, and ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
Track record of partnering effectively with sales, product, portfolio management, marketing, and leadership teams to drive business outcomes.
Willingness to adhere to the firm's Investment Advisory Code of Ethics and related personal securities, disclosure, and certification requirements.
Ability to understand and comply with applicable regulatory obligations and firm policies.

Nice To Haves

CFA, CAIA, MBA, or another advanced investment credential.
Deep experience in one or more differentiated growth areas, including private credit, asset-backed finance, securitized credit, real assets, derivatives, structured products, model portfolios, or active ETFs.
Experience supporting advisor education, home-office relationships, platform due diligence, model adoption, or institutional consultant engagement.
Familiarity with alternative access structures, interval funds, tender offer funds, BDCs, private funds, SMAs, ETFs, and model delivery frameworks.
Strong understanding of how advisors evaluate liquidity, fees, risk, income durability, tax considerations, and implementation trade-offs.
Existing relationships across key distribution channels, including wirehouses, RIAs, banks, independent broker-dealers, TAMPs, consultants, or institutional platforms.

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior subject matter expert across alternatives, private markets, income solutions, and non-traditional ETF strategies.
Lead client and advisor conversations on portfolio construction, alternative allocations, income generation, diversification, liquidity, access, and implementation.
Partner with sales, national accounts, model portfolio teams, product, portfolio management, ETF capital markets, and marketing to accelerate commercial adoption.
Help shape positioning for private credit, asset-backed finance, securitized credit, real assets, derivative income, structured outcomes, and hybrid public/private portfolio solutions.
Translate complex investment capabilities into clear, practical narratives for advisors, home offices, and platforms.
Develop thought leadership, client presentations, training materials, playbooks, and market commentary that support differentiated positioning.
Identify growth opportunities across client types, including RIAs/RIA aggregators, ETF model firms, and family offices.
Provide field intelligence on advisor demand, competitive positioning, implementation barriers, product gaps, and emerging market opportunities.
Contribute to innovation initiatives involving ETFs, models, alternative access structures, income-oriented solutions, and next-generation portfolio delivery.
Connect investment teams and distribution to translate the firm's capabilities into scalable client outcomes.
Carry out other duties as assigned.