Head of Automation & AI Enablement, Chief Administrative Office

Janus Henderson Investors•Denver, CO

1d•$225,000 - $250,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Head of Automation & AI Enablement will build the Chief Administrative Office’s automation and AI platform from the ground up, reporting directly to the Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel. The role partners with CAO leadership and teams across Legal, Strategic Sourcing and Contracts, Internal Audit, Brand and Central Marketing, Corporate Communications, and Client Experience to understand workflows, identify opportunities, prioritize initiatives, and deliver practical solutions. It is a hands-on leadership role combining process analysis, strategic prioritization, solution delivery, and adoption support. Legal is a particular focus, with a first-year priority on learning legal workflows and delivering automation that supports professional judgment and protects privilege and confidentiality. The role translates priority opportunities into solutions using existing tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, as well as agents, workflow tools, and system integrations developed with Technology partners. It establishes reusable platform components, standards, templates, prompt libraries, and documentation; builds trust and adoption across teams with differing levels of technology experience; and aligns work with Technology, Data, Information Security, Risk, Compliance, and the firm’s enterprise AI programme. Solutions must meet the firm’s AI, data, and model risk governance requirements, with clear human ownership of outputs. The role defines and reports measures such as hours returned, cycle time, quality, and risk reduction. Success in the first year includes an agreed CAO-wide view of priority workflows and a ranked automation and AI pipeline, multiple live Legal solutions with measured benefits, a repeatable delivery method in use across the division, and regular benefits reporting to CAO leadership. There are no direct reports at launch; the role leads virtual teams of functional champions and delivery partners, with potential for the team to grow. The position may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. The stated base salary range is $225,000–$250,000, and the posting is scheduled to be open through November 15, 2026.

Requirements

Significant experience, typically 10 or more years, in business operations, transformation, process excellence, or legal operations, including a track record of delivering automation or AI solutions that changed how a team works.
Hands-on experience mapping current- and future-state processes and redesigning them.
Practical working knowledge of workflow automation, low-code platforms, generative AI, and agents sufficient to design solutions, make build-versus-buy decisions, and challenge vendors.
Proven ability to prioritize a portfolio of opportunities by value and make sound judgments in ambiguous situations.
Experience driving adoption and change with experienced professionals who have varying comfort with technology.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate between business, legal, and technology audiences and influence at all levels, including executive leadership.
Strong sense of urgency and ownership, with comfort acting as both strategist and hands-on implementer.
Ability and willingness to understand the firm’s regulatory obligations and comply with regulated-entity requirements and applicable JHI policies.
Willingness to adhere to the Investment Advisory Code of Ethics provisions concerning personal securities activities and related disclosure and certification requirements, including past political contributions and activities.
Applicants are subject to background checks.

Nice To Haves

Asset management or broader financial services experience.
Legal operations experience in an in-house legal department, such as contract lifecycle management, matter management, e-billing, or outside counsel management.
Process or project credentials such as Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or CLOC.
Experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot and data and analytics tools.
Understanding of AI governance, data privacy, and regulatory expectations in a regulated firm.
Graduate, postgraduate, or professional qualification.

Responsibilities

Partner with the CAO and function leaders to understand work across the division and drive or refresh workflow and process maps.
Identify automation and AI opportunities and manage a transparent, division-wide intake and pipeline for ideas.
Own a prioritization method considering value, effort, risk, data readiness, and dependencies; recommend and defend areas of focus.
Translate priority opportunities into practical solutions using existing tools, agents, workflow tools, and system integrations.
Prototype, configure, test, and launch solutions where practical, collaborating with Technology, data, and vendor teams.
Build reusable platform components, templates, prompt libraries, standards, and documentation for CAO automation and AI work.
Make Legal a first-year priority by learning contract, matter, disclosure, governance, and outside counsel workflows and delivering automation that supports professional judgment and protects privilege and confidentiality.
Coach colleagues, build trust, and grow a network of functional champions across teams with varying levels of AI experience.
Partner with Technology, Data, Information Security, Risk, Compliance, and the enterprise AI programme to align work with firm standards and avoid duplication.
Define success measures for initiatives and report progress and realized benefits to the CAO and CAO leadership team.
Ensure solutions meet the firm’s AI, data, and model risk governance requirements, with clear human ownership of outputs.
Carry out other duties as assigned.
Lead virtual teams of functional champions and delivery partners; no direct reports at launch.

Benefits

Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations.
Generous holiday policies.
Paid volunteer time.
Professional development courses and tuition or qualification reimbursement.
Maternal and paternal leave benefits and family services.
Complimentary Headspace subscription.
Corporate membership to ClassPass and other health and well-being benefits.
Employee events and programs, including a 14er challenge.
Complimentary beverages and snacks, and employee Happy Hours.
Annual discretionary bonus opportunity funded through the company profit pool, subject to company, department, team, and individual performance.
Competitive compensation, pension/retirement plans, and health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits.
Mentoring, leadership development programs, regular training, career development services, and continuing education courses.