Job Information
Principal Financial Group Assistant Director - Product Management, Onboarding Product Family in Des Moines, Iowa
What You'll Do
Lead. Innovate. Transform.
Are you ready to drive impact, encourage teams, and shape the future of Workplace Benefits? We’re looking for a dynamic, strategic, and visionary Assistant Director - Product Management to take the lead in being responsible for our newly crafted Onboarding Product Family driving high-impact initiatives!
Why This Role?
This isn’t just another leadership role—it’s an opportunity to own, shape, and redefine how we onboard customers in Workplace Benefits. As a key leader , you’ll drive product excellence, develop collaboration, and ensure strategic alignment across business, technical, and operational areas.
What You’ll Do:
Lead & Encourage: Manage and mentor a team of Product Managers, encouraging a culture of innovation, ownership, and excellence.
Drive Strategic Impact: Define and implement product strategies for two highly sophisticated and mission-critical product families.
Own Cross-Functional Success: Partner with leaders across business, technology, and operations to ensure seamless execution and value realization.
Champion Communication & Alignment: Be the voice and advocate for these product families, ensuring clarity in vision, outcomes, and expectations.
Measure, Adapt & Deliver: Keep a sharp focus on product health, customer impact, and ROI—driving continuous improvement and sustainable growth.
Allocate Resources for Success: Collaborate with finance and senior leadership to secure the investment needed to bring critical initiatives to life.
What’s in It for You?
A leadership role where you’ll own strategy, execution, and results.
A chance to work with cutting-edge products and high-visibility initiatives.
A collaborative, fast-paced environment where your ideas make an impact.
If you’re a visionary product leader who thrives on innovation, loves solving complex challenges, and wants to make a real difference , we’d love to hear from you!
Ready to lead, innovate, and inspire? Apply today!
Who You Are
8+ years of business, technology, or product management experience; or equivalent demonstrated through the following: work experience, training, military experience, or education.
5+ years working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced product environment.
2+ years of informal or formal leadership experience.
Proven track record of developing and executing business strategies across multiple products.
Extensive experience managing complex stakeholder relationships and expectations in a multi-product environment.
Strong ability to drive product outcomes, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
Deep expertise in product domain knowledge, leveraging data and insights to inform decision-making.
Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complex challenges using sound judgment, risk assessment, and data-driven reasoning.
Experience coaching and mentoring professionals to develop high-performing teams.
Comprehensive understanding of modern product discovery and delivery methodologies, with the ability to effectively mentor others in these practices.
Proficiency in research, synthesis, ideation, and testing within an iterative dual-track discovery and delivery framework.
Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and effectively to diverse audiences.
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 (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)
$123000 - $167000 / 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
Work Environments
This role offers hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek) in our corporate office in Des Moines, Iowa.
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.
Nonimmigrant Workers (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-nonimmigrant-workers) and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants (https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-employment-based-immigrants)
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 (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers) 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.
Original Posting Date
3/7/2025
Most Recently Posted Date
3/7/2025
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