What You'll Do:

Passionate about data?! We are looking for a Product Owner to join our Data Platform Product Team within Income Solutions. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to partner with various collaborators to solve business problems and drive pivotal initiatives. In Income Solutions you will be paving the way for our data strategy. Working towards consistent, quality and accessible data to enable our businesses and product teams to make more informed and strategic decisions.  

Here are a few examples of the kinds of things you’ll do:  

Collaborate with Data Engineers, stakeholders, and other product managers to successfully implement a variety of technology solutions for customers and business teams. 

Show confidence in understanding of the product and contribute to the overall future vision and strategy. 

Assist in representing a balance of product direction and the customer/partner needs. Tell the story of the problems that need to be solved and opportunities. 

Focus on describing value proposition of the Data Platform. Work with team to validate how solutions build towards those outcomes and meet customer needs. 

Help with leading discovery efforts and leverage lean experiments to improve findings at a minimal expense. 

Build strong partnerships with team members and business partners to represent their needs. Garner their support and engage them proactively to overcome barriers. 

Assist in making decisions to enable the team to deliver quickly. Be comfortable not having all of the answers. Make small bets and embrace experimentation. 

Challenge status quo, encourage innovation, be open-minded and approachable. Collaborate well with all partners. Capture feedback from customers on delivered work and share with the team. 

Use data, customer insights and industry trends to drive decision making. 

Operating at the intersection of financial services and technology, Principal builds financial tools that help our customers live better lives. We take pride in being a purpose-led firm, motivated by our mission to make financial security accessible to all. Our mission, integrity, and customer focus have made us a trusted leader for more than 140 years. 

Who You Are:

You have 2+ years of business, technology, or product management experience; or equivalent demonstrated through the following: work experience, training, military experience, or education  

You have prior experience in a product environment and exposure to the Product Manager role  

You are passionate about the value of data and evangelizing the product mindset 

Skills That Will Help You Stand Out  

SQL, AWS, Snowflake, Informatica, Python, Power BI and/or LLMs 

Working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence sites 

Experience defining vision, driving strategy, and articulating the value of enterprise data and analytics 

Salary Range Information:

Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Salary Range:

$77350 - $(phone number removed) / year

Time Off Program:

Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Employees don’t accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.

Pension Eligible:

Yes

Additional Information:

Our Engineering Culture 

Through our product-driven Agile/Lean DevOps environment, we’ve fostered a culture of innovation and experimentation across our development teams. As a customer-focused organization, we work closely with our end users and product owners to understand and rapidly respond to emerging business needs.  

Collaboration is embedded into everything we do – from the products we develop to the quality service we provide. We’re driven by the belief that diversity of thought, background, and perspective is critical to creating the best products and experiences for our customers.  

Work Environments 

This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek), and remote work arrangements (only if residing more than 30 miles from Des Moines, IA, or Charlotte, NC). You’ll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors. 

Job Level 

We’ll consider talent at the next level with the right experiences and skills.  

Work Authorization/Sponsorship  

At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links. 

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Investment Code of Ethics  

For Principal Asset Management positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization. 

Experience Principal  

At Principal, we value connecting on both a personal and professional level. Together, we’re imagining a more purpose-led future for financial services – and that starts with you. Our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees. And we support our employees the same way we support our customers: with comprehensive, competitive benefit offerings crafted to protect their physical, financial, and social well-being. Check out our careers site to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits.  

Principal 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. 

Posting Window:

We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.

Date First Posted (TTF):

7/23/2024

Latest Post Date: Careers - US:

9/19/2024

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