Executive Director, Alternatives Specialist

Janus Henderson Investors•Boston, MA

7d•$180,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Janus Henderson is seeking a senior, commercially oriented investment specialist to help scale differentiated solutions at the intersection of alternatives, income, ETFs, and portfolio innovation. The role spans private markets, public-market implementation, and advisor-facing portfolio construction, translating complex investment capabilities into practical client conversations. The specialist will position the firm as a forward-looking partner for advisors and institutions seeking differentiated income, diversification, risk management, and scalable implementation across traditional and alternative allocations. This is a strategic growth role rather than a narrow product specialist position. It connects investment insight, commercial judgment, client education, and innovation to help shape how alternatives, income, and ETF-based solutions are brought to market. The position works across investment teams and distribution and supports commercial adoption through client education, thought leadership, field intelligence, and contributions to new portfolio and product delivery initiatives.

Requirements

10+ years of relevant experience in asset management, alternatives, ETFs, portfolio construction, wealth management, or institutional distribution.
Demonstrated credibility in client-facing investment specialist, strategist, consultant, portfolio construction, or product strategy roles.
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.

Nice To Haves

CFA, CAIA, MBA, or another advanced investment credential.
Deep experience in one or more 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 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 to 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.

Benefits

Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations.
Generous holiday policies.
Health and wellbeing benefits, including corporate membership to Wellhub.
Paid volunteer time.
Professional development courses and tuition/qualification reimbursement.
Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services.
Employee events and programs, including a 14er challenge.
Complimentary beverages and snacks, and employee happy hours.
Mentoring, leadership development programs, regular training, career development services, and continuing education courses.
Potential eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus award from the profit pool.
Pension/retirement plans and various health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits.