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A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job, it’s about investing in a brighter future together.
Our Mission at Janus Henderson is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service. We will do this by protecting and growing our core business, amplifying our strengths and diversifying where we have the right.
Our Values are key to driving our success, and are at the heart of everything we do:
Clients Come First - Always | Execution Supersedes Intention | Together We Win | Diversity Improves Results | Truth Builds Trust
If our mission, values, and purpose align with your own, we would love to hear from you!
Your opportunity
- Execute trades on behalf of Portfolio Managers, adhering to Best Execution principles. Ensure selection of the appropriate execution strategies, trading tools and Brokers for every Order.
- Utilize technology platforms effectively to operate at a high level of value add to the investment process while ensuring and evidencing best execution of trades.
- Be responsible for trading oversight, including post trade allocation review, amendment and queue management.
- Suggest strategies and provide guidance to portfolio managers throughout the investment and trading process including providing market commentary and information.
- Explore and advocate technology solutions to trading, operations, and portfolio management.
- Enhance and support global Janus Henderson Trading team by working on specific projects to help optimise the trading process.
- Your role may require you to interact with other JHI offices, employees and third parties based in different time zones, outside of core business hours, such as the UK, USA and Asia.
- Carry out additional duties as assigned.
What to expect when you join our firm
- Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations.
- 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.
- All-inclusive approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
- Maternal/paternal leave benefits.
- Complimentary subscription to Headspace – the mindfulness app.
- Corporate membership to ClassPass and other health and well-being benefits.
- All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities.
Must have skills
- Up to 10 years of trading experience.
- Previous Trading experience in Fixed Income instruments, US Treasuries, Rate Futures, Credit Derivative Single Name and Index Swaps, Total Return Swaps, and Interest/Inflation Rate Swaps.
- Knowledge of Bloomberg and other market data platforms, including execution platforms.
- Knowledge of Charles Rivers or Aladdin.
- Ability to establish and cultivate relationships across the firm with extensive internal and external business partners.
- Ability to embrace data and reporting applications, proficient with Tableau.
- Operate with a very strong global team focus.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
- Independent judgement with strong analytical and risk assessment skills.
- Comprehensive knowledge of securities and markets, trading characteristics and approaches, and factors influencing price trends, as well as a willingness to learn and adapt to new trading strategies and investment product.
Nice to have skills
- CFA or post graduate degree or progress toward completion preferred.
- Knowledge of, and or proficiency in TCA analysis and Data visualization.
- Understanding of, or explicit training in the use of programming languages.
Investment areas
Has responsibility for executing trades and supporting portfolios within equity, derivative and fixed income asset classes.
Supervisory responsibilities
No
Potential for growth
- Regular training.
- Continuing education courses.
For those in scope of Knowledge & Competence (MiFID II)
- Knowledge of financial markets, financial markets function and the impact of economic figures and national/regional/global events on markets.
- Understanding of issues relating to market abuse and anti-money laundering.
You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm, and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.
At Janus Henderson Investors we’re committed to an inclusive and supportive setting. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. Don’t worry if you don’t think you tick every box, we still want to hear from you! We understand everyone has different commitments and while we can’t accommodate every flexible working request we’re happy to be asked about work flexibility and our hybrid working environment. If you need any reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know at
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