Executive Director, AI Risk & Governance

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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!

This is a critical role aligned to Janus Henderson’s ambition to be a leader in the responsible adoption of AI across asset management. As the firm explores broader use of AI to enhance client service, investment processes, operational efficiency and decision-making, this role will ensure innovation is supported by clear governance, effective oversight and appropriate controls. The successful candidate will help Janus Henderson realise the benefits of AI while identifying, managing and mitigating the associated risks, supporting responsible growth for clients, the firm and its regulators.

• Monitors the regulatory and legislative landscape for rule-making developments. Interprets the regulatory implications of AI - e.g. EU AI Act and disseminates this effectively across the business
• Owns legislative, regulatory and other rule-based (standards) interpretation, working with the Governance Implementation team and other relevant teams to translate requirements into policies, guardrails, automated platform controls
• AI Policy owner for the firm, working in partnership with Head of AI, and other relevant stakeholders – Data Privacy, CISO, Technology,
• Owns AI Risk Appetite and Risk Framework including risk tiering applied to requests for approvals
• Responsible for establishing ethical AI and agentic or autonomous conduct standards
• Provides advice and governance implementation requirements arising from laws, regs, standards or policies.
• Responsible for ensuring AI Risk management interacts seamlessly with other Risk Management Policies and Procedures – e.g. Risk Taxonomy and RCSA, Risk Events
• Responsible for establishing monitoring capabilities supported by effective technology solutions
• Responsible for overseeing and monitoring AI use and outcomes to ensure compliance with relevant AI legislation, regulation, internal standards and policies
• Responsible for overseeing risks arising from individual or collective use of AI, including:
• hallucinations
• access breaches
• inappropriate non-business use
• Responsible for chairing the “Approval Body” within the governance framework
• Carry out other duties as assigned

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
• Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to Wellhub
• 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
• Unique employee events and programs including a 14er challenge
• Complimentary beverages, snacks and all employee Happy Hours

• Strong knowledge of AI regulation and governance frameworks, including the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF and relevant industry standards.
• Proven experience owning or operating enterprise policy, governance and risk frameworks,…