Investment Data Product Owner

Janus Henderson Investors • Denver, CO

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

This job in one sentence is to produce the most business value with the resources JHI allocates to the Investment Data Product area. It is an exciting and dynamic role where you will perform the following responsibilities:

Act as the Product Owner for one or more matrix teams that may include a mix of developers, system integrators, analysts, and architects across the globe
Proactively collaborate with investment stakeholders (Analysts, PM’s, Traders, and other business sponsors, project manager, SMEs, product teams, and Technology departments) to ensure goals are clear and aligned to business objectives. Providing on the ground US time zones support to stakeholders, primarily in the Denver office.
Manage, lead, and coach a team of direct reports and virtual team resources to deliver the data features required for this product area.
Plan, prioritize, and maintain a healthy product backlog that delivers maximum value for the investors and aligns with the company’s strategic priorities
Translate or oversee the translation of business and technical/non-functional requirements into clear user stories for your team(s) to implement
Facilitate planning and backlog refinement activities (Quarterly Planning, Sprint Planning) in partnership with business stakeholders, SMEs, and other product team(s)
Communicate with stakeholders so they understand when key features will be delivered
Communicate product features and functionality with clarity
Collaborate with stakeholders regarding the correction (or not) of defects
Participate in scrum ceremonies, evaluate project/product progress, and communicate status & risks appropriately
For Enterprise projects, collaborate with Project Management colleagues to ensure resourcing is allocated to support delivery of prioritized projects and that accurate and robust delivery plans are developed
For Enterprise projects, collaborate with Business Readiness colleagues to ensure core readiness activities are delivered in line with our readiness framework (e.g., develop and implement training and communications that allow stakeholders to better understand the products and associated changes, ensure production readiness criteria is met)
Serve as Level 2 or 3 support for issues that arise in your product area
Ensure product assets are documented in Janus Henderson’s Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
Maintain an understanding of the broader systems, data, and process architecture into which your product fits, and contribute to efforts to streamline and enhance architecture where appropriate
Establish and monitor KPI measures to assess and communicate the success and challenges for your product
Carry out additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Strong Investment Data Domain Expertise Proven understanding of portfolio management, risk, and performance data and how these datasets are used by investment teams. The role is accountable for defining and managing investment data models aligned to these functions.
• Stakeholder Partnership with Investments Demonstrated ability to partner directly with investment domain stakeholders (PMs, Risk, Performance, Ops) to translate analytical and operational needs into clear data requirements and priorities.
• Ownership of Outcomes Clear accountability for high‑quality, governed investment data, including working with engineering, stewards, architecture, and multiple delivery partners to support decision‑making and regulatory/compliance needs.
• Strong experience in data analysis and data warehousing in an investment management data domain.
• Proficient in delivering value using Agile methodology and leading agile ceremonies.
• Strong capability writing SQL scripts for analysis of data warehouses or other data implementations in any of the following database platforms: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Databricks Delta Lake, Snowflake.
• Experience with data visualization or reporting tool such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar BI Tool, for the purposes of monitoring data quality or performing data reconciliation.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Initiative and the ability to progress projects with minimal supervision.
• Effective communication and time management skills.
• Management experience leading teams.
• A team player with a client-first mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Hands‑On Aladdin Experience Prior experience working with Aladdin as a source system or data platform (positions, trades, benchmarks, performance) accelerates effectiveness but is not strictly required.
• Strong Technical Data Modeling & Translation Skills. Ability to bridge business concepts → logical data models → governed enterprise datasets, collaborating effectively with business people, architects, and engineers with hands‑on technical knowledge using cloud data tools like snowflake.
• Experience Operating in a Federated Data Model Familiarity with domain‑aligned ownership, stewardship models, and working across architecture, engineering, and governance forums in a federated setup.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Product Owner for one or more matrix teams that may include a mix of developers, system integrators, analysts, and architects across the globe
• Proactively collaborate with investment stakeholders (Analysts, PM’s, Traders, and other business sponsors, project manager, SMEs, product teams, and Technology departments) to ensure goals are clear and aligned to business objectives. Providing on the ground US time zones support to stakeholders, primarily in the Denver office.
• Manage, lead, and coach a team of direct reports and virtual team resources to deliver the data features required for this product area.
• Plan, prioritize, and maintain a healthy product backlog that delivers maximum value for the investors and aligns with the company’s strategic priorities
• Translate or oversee the translation of business and technical/non-functional requirements into clear user stories for your team(s) to implement
• Facilitate planning and backlog refinement activities (Quarterly Planning, Sprint Planning) in partnership with business stakeholders, SMEs, and other product team(s)
• Communicate with stakeholders so they understand when key features will be delivered
• Communicate product features and functionality with clarity
• Collaborate with stakeholders regarding the correction (or not) of defects
• Participate in scrum ceremonies, evaluate project/product progress, and communicate status & risks appropriately
• For Enterprise projects, collaborate with Project Management colleagues to ensure resourcing is allocated to support delivery of prioritized projects and that accurate and robust delivery plans are developed
• For Enterprise projects, collaborate with Business Readiness colleagues to ensure core readiness activities are delivered in line with our readiness framework (e.g., develop and implement training and communications that allow stakeholders to better understand the products and associated changes, ensure production readiness criteria is met)
• Serve as Level 2 or 3 support for issues that arise in your product area
• Ensure product assets are documented in Janus Henderson’s Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
• Maintain an understanding of the broader systems, data, and process architecture into which your product fits, and contribute to efforts to streamline and enhance architecture where appropriate
• Establish and monitor KPI measures to assess and communicate the success and challenges for your product
• Carry out additional 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 may be 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.
• competitive compensation
• pension/retirement plans
• various health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed