Assistant Business Manager

Role Overview

This is a high‑impact, highly visible role supporting the Chief of Staff (People) and the wider leadership team. You’ll translate priorities into execution, connecting strategy, operations, and communications to ensure the People function runs effectively.

• Executive & Leadership Support
  • Support the Chief of Staff in driving key priorities across the People function.
  • Coordinate ExCo and senior leadership materials (papers, agendas, follow‑ups).
  • Track actions and commitments, ensuring delivery against deadlines.
• Business Management & Operations
  • Support business planning, tracking and reporting across the function.
  • Maintain key management information (scorecards, metrics, dashboards).
  • Assist with budgeting, invoicing and financial tracking.
  • Help ensure strong governance and control across activities.
• Project Coordination & Delivery
  • Support delivery of priority projects (e.g., engagement surveys, People initiatives, transformation programmes).
  • Coordinate inputs across teams and ensure alignment to timelines.
  • Identify risks and proactively resolve issues.
• Communications & Engagement
  • Support internal communications for the People function and leadership updates.
  • Help shape clear, consistent messaging across channels.
  • Coordinate key events, off‑sites and leadership forums.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Act as a key point of coordination across People, Finance, Communications and other functions.
  • Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders.
  • Help ensure alignment across competing priorities.

• Experience in a business or project management role, or chief‑of‑staff support.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and/or leadership teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive information.
• Highly proactive with a strong problem‑solving mindset.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.

• Knowledge of the Senior Manager and Certification Regime.
• Supervisory responsibilities.
• Potential for growth, mentoring, leadership development programmes, regular training, career development services, and continuing education courses.

Base salary range: $85,000 – $100,000
. The position will be open through July 26 2026.

• 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.
• Unique employee events and programmes, including a 14‑er challenge.
• Complimentary beverages, snacks and all employee Happy Hours.
• Annual discretionary bonus opportunity based on company, department, team, and individual performance.

Understand and abide by the firm’s regulatory obligations, including JHI policies applicable to the role. Adhere to the Investment Advisory Code of Ethics, disclosure, and certification requirements, and acceptable political activity.

Janus Henderson Investors is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. All applications are subject to background checks.