Associate, Contract Operations Analyst

Why work for us

A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job its 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

• Support the contract intake process by reviewing incoming requests for completeness confirming required information identifying missing documents or approvals triaging requests by complexity and urgency and routing matters to the appropriate Contract Manager Commercial Contracts Counsel Strategic Sourcing Lead or business owner.
• Maintain contract workflow trackers renewal calendars execution status reports contract lifecycle records and operational dashboards to provide accurate visibility across active contracting matters renewals bottlenecks aging requests and completed work.
• Own day-to-day CLM data entry and contract record management including creating and updating contract records uploading executed agreements and supporting documents entering required metadata maintaining parent-child contract relationships linking amendments and renewals and ensuring records are complete accurate searchable and audit-ready.
• Maintain CLM data quality by validating vendor names contract owners business owners effective dates expiration dates renewal terms notice periods spend values contract status approval records risk indicators required attachments document types contract categories and repository completeness.
• Monitor upcoming renewals notice deadlines auto-renewals stalled workflows incomplete requests pending approvals missing signatures and data exceptions and coordinate timely follow-up with relevant stakeholders.
• Support the preparation and review of low-risk or routine contract documents including confidentiality agreements statements of work amendments order forms renewal documentation and vendor administrative forms under appropriate supervision; commercial negotiation positions and supplier-facing negotiation strategy remain owned by Contract Managers Commercial Contracts Counsel or Strategic Sourcing as applicable.
• Coordinate contract approval and execution processes including collecting approval evidence confirming signatory information monitoring e-signature workflow status saving executed agreements and ensuring final documents and supporting records are stored in the appropriate repository.
• Prepare and maintain contract operations reporting including intake volumes turnaround times backlog aging matters renewal pipeline contract status execution status data completeness stakeholder responsiveness and other key operational metrics.
• Analyze contract and workflow data to identify trends recurring process gaps data integrity issues manual handoffs delayed approvals incomplete requests and opportunities for simplification standardization automation improved controls or improved stakeholder experience.
• Work with Strategic Sourcing Finance Information Security Data Privacy Business Continuity and business stakeholders to support supplier onboarding due diligence coordination contract-related governance steps and issue escalation without assuming ownership of sourcing events supplier evaluation supplier selection or commercial negotiation strategy.
• Assist with the administration maintenance and continuous improvement of contract lifecycle management tools including CLM data standards required fields naming conventions workflow processes templates playbooks standard operating procedures reporting packs knowledge articles and training materials.
• Provide responsive professional and practical support to business requestors and stakeholders including explaining process requirements chasing missing information providing status updates and escalating issues appropriately.
• 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

• Bachelors degree in Business Law Legal Studies Operations Supply Chain Finance Procurement Data Analytics Information Systems or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 13 years of experience in contract administration contract management procurement operations legal operations vendor management business operations finance operations data analysis reporting or a related operational support role.
• Basic understanding of contract lifecycle management including intake review approval routing execution CLM data entry repository management metadata capture renewal tracking reporting and close-out.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort reviewing contractual documents and operational records for completeness consistency dates party names commercial details approvals metadata required attachments CLM field accuracy and repository completeness.
• Ability to enter maintain validate and reconcile CLM data accurately and consistently including identifying data gaps correcting records and escalating recurring data quality issues.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills with the ability to manage multiple contract workstreams deadlines reporting requests stakeholders and information requests at the same time.
• Analytical mindset and ability to work with contract workflow renewal and operational data to identify trends gaps exceptions and improvement opportunities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills including the ability to chase missing information explain process requirements summarize status prepare management updates and escalate issues appropriately.
• Sound judgment and willingness to escalate legal commercial risk privacy information security operational resilience governance data quality or stakeholder issues when appropriate.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint and Teams including the ability to maintain trackers prepare reports and present status information clearly.
• Collaborative working style and ability to partner effectively with Procurement Legal Finance Risk Compliance Information Security Privacy Business Continuity Technology and business stakeholders.
• Integrity discretion and professionalism when handling confidential supplier legal financial contract operational and business information.

Nice to have skills

• Experience in financial services asset management investment management technology professional services or another regulated industry.
• Experience supporting vendor contracts statements of work amendments order forms software or SaaS agreements professional services agreements confidentiality agreements renewals supplier onboarding documentation or third-party governance records.
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management procurement e-signature workflow vendor risk reporting or analytics platforms such as Agiloft DocuSign Coupa SAP Ariba Jaggaer Ivalua OneTrust Power BI Tableau SharePoint ServiceNow or similar tools including experience with CLM record creation metadata entry document upload and data maintenance.
• Experience preparing dashboards operational reports process maps management information workflow metrics renewal reports or data quality reports.
• Experience supporting supplier onboarding vendor due diligence third-party risk reviews information security reviews privacy reviews business continuity reviews procurement governance workflows or audit requests.
• Understanding of common commercial contract concepts including confidentiality intellectual property payment terms limitation of liability indemnities warranties audit rights termination service levels renewal terms data protection requirements and operational resilience considerations.
• Interest in developing broader contract management contract operations procurement support vendor governance legal operations data analytics process improvement or commercial contracting skills.
• Professional certification or progress toward a relevant qualification such as CIPS IACCM / WorldCC paralegal certification project management Lean Six Sigma data analytics business analysis or equivalent training.

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 $70000 to $80000. This range is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different. This role will remain open until September 30 2026.

Colorado law requires an estimated closing date for job postings. Please dont be discouraged from applying if you see this date has passed.

At Janus Henderson Investors were committed to an inclusive and supportive environment. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. Dont worry if you dont think you tick every box we still want to hear from you! We understand everyone has different commitments and while we cant accommodate every flexible working request were 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 .

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 pagehere.

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 employees 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.