Senior People Business Partner

Janus Henderson Investors; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Wellbeing benefits

Volunteer time off

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Janus Henderson Investors in Denver is hiring for a senior HR partner to shape and execute our People Strategy. You will coach leaders, influence workplace culture, and align HR initiatives with business goals across a global team.

You’ll drive performance through goal setting, rewards, and development programs while managing employee relations and ensuring regulatory compliance in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• Must have strong communication and diplomatic skills to convey complex information clearly.
• Requires analytical thinking to interpret employment laws and regulations.
• Deep knowledge of HR policies and regulatory requirements (FMLA, ADA, Title VII, FLSA, EEO).
• Ability to drive projects to completion with actionable steps and stakeholder influence.
• Capable of working independently with multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience in coaching and leadership development within HR context.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic insights on HR initiatives, policies, and programs to support business objectives.
• Develop a business-focused People Strategy aligned to corporate direction.
• Coach and mediate with employees and managers to resolve workplace issues and foster leadership culture.
• Guide goal setting, rewards, recognition, compensation, and development to drive performance.
• Promote two-way dialogue for open communications between employees and management.
• Partner with Talent Development to implement learning opportunities addressing business needs.
• Forecast and plan talent pipelines in line with strategy and organizational design decisions.
• Analyze trends (turnover, relations, staffing) to identify root causes and propose solutions.
• Handle employee relations issues including disciplinaries and investigations.
• Support a truly global structure and team with cross-border collaboration.

Skills

Strong communication

Analytical thinking

HR policies & regulations

Project management

Independent work

Coaching & leadership

Tools

SAP

SuccessFactors

Job description

Why work for us?

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

• Support assigned business units by providing strategic insights on Human Resource initiatives, policies and programs to achieve business objectives.
• Develop a business focused People Strategy, aligned to the Corporate People Strategy.
• Provide coaching, facilitation, advice and/or mediation to employees and managers to resolve workplace issues. Facilitate a strong leadership and coaching culture
• Accelerate employee performance by guiding management on goal setting, rewards, recognition, compensation, delivering feedback and looking for employee development opportunities that align with current and future performance standards.
• Promote ongoing feedback mechanisms for employees and look for ways to create two-way dialogues between employees and management to ensure open and effective communications
• Partner with the Talent Development team to identify, implement and deliver learning and development opportunities designed to address business issues.
• Support managers in forecasting and planning their talent pipeline requirements in line with the function or business strategy. Provide challenge on organizational design decisions
• Analyze employee trends (i.e. turnover, employee relations issues, staffing challenges, etc.) to identify root causes and propose solutions
• Employee relations issues including disciplinaries, investigations, conduct, performance, redundancies etc.
• Desire and ability to work in a truly global structure and team.
• Carry out other duties as assigned

What to expect when you join our firm

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
• Generous Holiday policies
• 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

Must have skills

• Strong communication skills, with particular ability to communicate complex and/or sensitive information in a clear, concise, diplomatic and professional manner.
• Requires analytical, critical thinking, and interpretive skills to apply various employment situations against numerous complicated employment laws and regulations.
• Strong working knowledge of Human Resource Management and HR policies; especially employee relations and regulatory requirements such as FMLA, ADA, Title VII, FLSA, and EEO regulations.
• Ability to drive projects through to completion; develop clear, actionable steps and engage, inspire, and influence people to meet deliverables.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple competing priorities and manage desk effectively to meet all deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and coaching skills; ability to build effective relationships with employees, leadership and HR peers; ability to deliver authentic feedback, experience assessing and leading various coaching arrangements, is a strong team player and good networker.
• 10 or more years of HR experience required, preferring a combination of experience in employee relations, management development, organizational design, compensation and/or recruiting.

Nice to have skills

• Knowledge of SAP and SuccessFactors would be beneficial but not required
• Experience of working globally

Supervisory responsibilities

• No

Potential for growth

• Mentoring
• Leadership development programs
• Regular training
• Career development services
• Continuing education courses

Compensation information

The base salary range for this position is $140,000-$160,000. This range is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different. This position will be open through September 30, 2026.

Colorado law requires an estimated closing date for job postings. Please don't be discouraged from applying if you see this date has passed.

Janus Henderson Investors we’re committed to an inclusive and supportive environment. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from candidates 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 [e-mail].

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.

Benefits: Janus Henderson is committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards package to eligible employees that includes; competitive compensation, pension/retirement plans, and various health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits. To learn more about our offerings please visit the Why Join Us section on the career page here .

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.

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).

You should be willing to adhere to the provisions of our Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements, including past political contributions and political activities. Applicants’ past political contributions or activity may impact applicants’ eligibility for this position.

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.