Head of People and Payroll Technology

Janus Henderson Investors•Denver, CO

102d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Head of People and Payroll Technology, your role will be to create and grow our products into something that our business will use daily. You’ll work with internal business leaders and stakeholders to determine what is working (or not), research and develop new features, own product initiatives, manage and prioritize roadmaps, and lead your Agile development teams. You will have accountability for the full product management lifecycle of products supporting our People and Payroll capabilities, including delivery. This is a highly collaborative role, where success requires being able to get into the weeds with the product and development teams, as well as being able to influence and engage executive and internal stakeholders to deliver business value while creating internal products our business partners will love. Confidently communicate your strategy across the organization to influence stakeholders to align behind the objectives Define Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to measure success/failure; lead teams to align on and deliver OKRs for customer benefit, product quality and business outcomes Lead, develop, and inspire multiple Agile Delivery teams of analysts, subject matter experts, developers, testers, architects, and data analysts Influence cross-team agendas proactively to deliver outcomes while balancing short and long-term objectives Regularly and systematically use data to uncover opportunities, track product performance, and drive decision making Drive analysis for undefined or white space problems and make good decisions with ambiguous data Prioritize, negotiate and remove blockers to orchestrate successful launch or optimization cycles Champion the use of the right technology to deliver on product initiatives and strategic intents Carry out other duties as assigned

Requirements

Proven experience in and passion for building and implementing great products
Experience working with Product Management, Agile, Design Thinking, and Lean methodologies
Fluent in People (Human Resources) and Payroll business processes paired with expertise in the latest supporting technologies, specifically SAP SuccessFactors including Employee Central and Employee Central Payroll
Exposure/understanding of people analytics capability
Experience leading products leveraging cloud data technologies (e.g. Snowflake) and enterprise data strategies
Operate strategically; can communicate, prioritize and deliver against a clear product vision in alignment with enterprise objectives
Strong executive presence and stakeholder management capabilities
Expert in driving work breakdown structures that enable high speed to market
Experience leading within a global organization
Strong transformational leadership skills with proven ability to lead through change

Nice To Haves

4+ years of experience in Agile product management
4+ years of financial services product experience
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

Confidently communicate your strategy across the organization to influence stakeholders to align behind the objectives
Define Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to measure success/failure; lead teams to align on and deliver OKRs for customer benefit, product quality and business outcomes
Lead, develop, and inspire multiple Agile Delivery teams of analysts, subject matter experts, developers, testers, architects, and data analysts
Influence cross-team agendas proactively to deliver outcomes while balancing short and long-term objectives
Regularly and systematically use data to uncover opportunities, track product performance, and drive decision making
Drive analysis for undefined or white space problems and make good decisions with ambiguous data
Prioritize, negotiate and remove blockers to orchestrate successful launch or optimization cycles
Champion the use of the right technology to deliver on product initiatives and strategic intents
Carry out other duties as assigned

Benefits

Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
Generous Holiday policies
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
Complimentary subscription to Headspace – the mindfulness app
Corporate membership to ClassPass and other health and well-being benefits
Unique employee events and programs including a 14er challenge
Complimentary beverages, snacks and all employee Happy Hours
Annual Bonus Opportunity: Position is 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.