Associate Director, Senior UX Designer (12 Month FTC)

The Senior UX Designer plays a strategic and hands‑on role in shaping intuitive, accessible, and effective digital experiences across Janus Henderson's global ecosystem. They serve as a design leader who partners across teams, drives UX strategy, contributes to the design system, and elevates design quality through thoughtful execution, research‑informed decisions, and cross‑functional influence.

Responsibilities

• Lead UX strategy and define design approaches for complex digital initiatives.
• Design user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high‑fidelity solutions that elevate digital experiences.
• Champion accessibility and inclusive design, ensuring adherence to WCAG standards and best practices.
• Drive contributions to the JHI Design System including patterns, components, and usage guidance.
• Collaborate closely with marketing, product, engineering, content, and brand partners.
• Translate business goals, analytics insights, and user needs into clear UX recommendations.
• Guide stakeholders toward user‑centered decisions through storytelling and structured rationale.
• Participate in and support all phases of the UX lifecycle.
• Maintain strong quality standards – mobile‑first design, consistency, detail, and craft.
• Stay current with UX methodologies, tools, trends, and emerging best practices.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead cross‑functional workshops, discovery efforts, and design reviews.
• Mentor junior and mid‑level designers, sharing knowledge and elevating team capability.
• Influence the broader organization through UX advocacy and thought leadership.
• Manage expectations, timelines, and communication with stakeholders across regions and teams.

Success Measures

• Delivery of experiences that improve engagement, usability, and business outcomes.
• Increased adoption, quality, and consistency within the JHI Design System.
• Positive stakeholder alignment and cross‑functional collaboration outcomes.
• Demonstrated leadership through ownership, initiative, and strategic impact.
• Carry out other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations.
• Generous holiday policies.
• 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.
• 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 subsidised onsite canteen.

Must have skills

• Prior UX design experience creating digital experiences.
• Expertise in Figma and modern prototyping and research tools.
• Deep knowledge of UX strategy, interaction design, responsive design, and accessibility.
• Strong communicator able to simplify complexity and influence at all levels.
• Experience working with or contributing to a design system.
• Familiarity with HTML/CSS is a plus.

Supervisory responsibilities

• No

Potential for growth

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

Regulatory Obligations

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.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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.