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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!

The company

Janus Henderson Investors (“JHI”) is a leading independent global asset manager, dedicated to delivering the best outcomes for clients through a highly diversified range of actively managed products. We are truly global, supporting our individual and institutional investors across a range of products, encompassing equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives. Our high-energy and collaborative culture helps our client achieve their goals and ensures that our people love the place they work.

The Risk & Compliance function (“R&C”) forms the second line of defence in the firm’s global risk management framework and champions a culture of risk and compliance throughout the organisation. The function effectively partners with the business to ensure that everyone complies with our external regulatory requirements and expectations, and internal policies and procedures so we can deliver for our clients. R&C works to keep the firm abreast of all regulatory obligations, changes and developments within a rapidly changing regulatory landscape, as well being a trusted adviser on financial, operational and regulatory risks and the controls that are in place to mitigate against these.

Janus Henderson Investors Europe S.A. (“JHIESA”) is the appointed UCITS Management Company for JHI Luxembourg and Irish domiciled funds and is the AIFM for several EU and Jersey domiciled alternative funds. JHIESA also manages discretionary mandates for institutional clients and has 5 branches in the European Union. JHIESA is regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”).

Overview of the role

The scope of Senior Financial Crime Compliance (“FCC”) Manager at JHIESA includes:

• Anti-Money Laundering and Counterterrorist Financing.

• Economic Sanctions.

• Fraud prevention; and

• Other financial crime matters as per the group requirement (including Anti-Bribery and Corruption and preventing the Facilitation of Tax Evasion).

  The Senior FCC Manager will assume the following regulated roles:

• MLRO for JHIESA and for the funds managed by JHIESA domiciled in Luxembourg and Ireland; and

• JHIESA Conducting Officer responsible for AML-CTF matters (dependant on candidate experience).

  Duties and responsibilities

• Lead the provision of advice and guidance to the business on technical AML-CTF compliance queries as they arise.

• Advise stakeholders in JHIESA’s line of business on Financial Crime risks and support the implementation of adequate and proportionate controls supporting the prevention of money-laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, economic sanctions breaches and other financial crime in compliance with local rules and regulation as well as JHI’s group policies.

• Develop and maintain a robust AML-CTF control framework and ensure the drafting and implementation of appropriate, consistent policies and procedures, in coordination with FCC at Group level.

• Proactively identify, assess, and ensure implementation of policies, processes and controls required by new regulatory developments; provide timely summary reports in relation to regulatory developments for internal stakeholders, including senior management.

• Provide appropriate reporting and MI to governance bodies, including the JHIESA management committee and the Boards.

• Lead the oversight of outsourced AML-CTF activities including developing and maintaining productive working relationships with third party transfer agents.

• Partner with the TA oversight function (AML Operations) in relation to AML/CTF matters.

• Develop a thorough understanding of JHI distribution channels and provide advice to internal stakeholders in relation to their oversight (Principal Distributor’s oversight) from an AML-CFT and other financial crime prevention perspective.

• Be responsible for FCC-related communications, reports, and notifications to the different Regulators (including relevant AML questionnaires), to the CSSF, SARs reporting to the Cellule de Renseignement Financier (CRF) and Irish police, and other relevant authorities.

• Foster an appropriate AML-CTF culture and support the business is ensuring compliance with financial crime regulatory obligations at the level of JHIESA and its branches in the EU.

• Ensure that AML-CTF matters, and possible issues are addressed appropriately and efficiently, and that any remedial actions are swiftly and correctly implemented.

• Ensure that relevant statutory authorities are informed of suspicious activities on a timely basis.

• Carry out high profile/sensitive investigations as appropriate.

• Lead AML-CTF projects directly impacting funds managed by JHIESA.

• Support the Global FCC team on projects and information requests as required.

• Ensure that all JHIESA staff (including staff in branches) receive regular and up to date training on financial crime risks.

  Supervisory responsibilities

  No

  Technical skills and qualifications

• Proven career in AML-CFT/Financial Crime, Compliance with in-depth knowledge of related regulatory requirements and market practice in Luxembourg and Ireland.

• Proven experience in dealing with Regulators (including in relation to on-site visits, information requests and reviews).

• Excellent working knowledge of investment funds and products, including segregated mandates.

• Previous experience of working with regulatory and business change projects, ideally including digital transformation ones.

• Fluent written and spoken English required; other European languages constitute an advantage.

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel and PPT applications.

  Competencies required

• Committed team player with a collaborative approach.

• Ability to work closely and add value within wider Risk & Compliance function.

• Excellent business awareness and ability to offer advice and provide solutions within the business context.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels with internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to build and maintain relationships internally and externally and manage stakeholders, especially at senior level.

• Excellent planning, organizational and prioritization skills.

• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work in a pressurised environment.

• Self-starter with a “can do” attitude.

  Compliance requirements

  At a minimum the role will require you to:

• Meet the relevant regulatory requirements to be appointed as:

• JHIESA Conducting Officer for AML/CFT matters (candidate dependant); and

• MLRO and RC for JHIESA and for the funds managed by JHIESA.

• Understand and follow laws and regulations applicable for your role and seeking the help of your supervising manager when necessary.

• Understand and abide by all Janus Henderson policies, procedures, and processes applicable to your role, and ask for the support/guidance of the policy owner if you are unsure at any time.

• You are ultimately accountable for your actions and responsible for seeking further information on any or all the above as necessary.