Business Analyst

Janus Henderson; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm in London seeks a Business Analyst to oversee high-profile technology programs. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in Asset Management, proven analytical skills, and the ability to bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions. The role offers growth opportunities and a supportive environment committed to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Hybrid working options

Excellent health and wellbeing benefits

Paid volunteer time

Professional development support

Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

Maternal/paternal leave benefits

Complimentary subscription to Headspace

Employee networking events

Lunch allowance

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a business analyst in asset management.
• Experience with large-scale transformation programs.
• Strong analytical and logical approach with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis work on technology solutions to meet business requirements.
• Manage delivery milestones and maintain risk/issue logs.
• Produce quality test strategies and support user acceptance testing.

Skills

Business analysis

Data knowledge

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

SQL proficiency

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Visio

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A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job, it’s about investingin 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

Reporting to the Technology Programme Manager, this role will be responsible for the delivery of high-profile programmes on behalf of the Technology Department at JHI. The nature of these Projects and Programmes will vary over time and is likely to be diverse reflecting current business priorities.

• Lead analysis work on the design and implementation of the best technology solutions to meet identified business requirements
• Complete analysis as required to identify both functional and data gaps between the services to be delivered and the business requirements.
• Help to develop and deliver solutions to meet those delivery gaps
• Translate the business requirements from the operational and investment teams into technology delivery packages including documentation of technical and non-functional requirements
• Implement these needs within the technical/systems ecosystem at JHI in a forward-thinking manner that balances near term concerns / tactical solutions with the longer term / strategic direction
• Produce process flow diagrams and documentation for the specified deliverables
• Always work with the big picture in mind. Liaise with wider technology teams to coordinate inter dependencies and resolve issues
• Work constructively and transparently, as possible, with third party service providers
• Liaise with the technology workstream leads to help manage delivery milestones and the overall timelines. Contribute to the maintenance of risk/issue logs, meeting minutes, meeting schedules, project summaries and updates
• Produce quality test strategies and plans. Manage and support all aspects of system and user acceptance testing. Support end to end testing for applicable changes
• Carry out other duties as assigned

What to expect when you join our firm

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
• Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to ClassPass
• 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 and family services
• Complimentary subscription to Headspace – the mindfulness app
• All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
• Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen

Must have skills

• Robust and proven track record as a business analyst within the Asset Management industry
• Good data knowledge within the Global Asset Management sector
• Previous experience of working on large scale transformation programs
• Experience and ability to analyse high-level business requirements and translate these into overall detailed system-level designs to be used for architectural design, cost / benefit analysis, and solution development
• Experience writing acceptance criteria / test cases, implementation, capturing sign offs and presenting demos to business
• Strong Microsoft Skills, including PowerPoint & Excel; understand and document Process Maps using tools such as Visio.
• A good knowledge of financial products used in Asset Management including, Equities, Cash, Fixed Income and complex Swap instruments.
• Proficiency in SQL to analyse data and investigate stored procedures.
• Analytical, structured, and logical in approach
• Attention to detail and a delivery focused mind set
• A rolled-up sleeve positive and delivery focused approach

Supervisory responsibilities

• Yes

Potential for growth

• Regular training
• Continuing education courses

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 environment. 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 [emailprotected] .

Janus Henderson (including its subsidiaries) will not maintain existing or sponsor new industry registrations or licenses where not supported by an employee’s job functions (as determined by Janus Henderson at its sole discretion).