Program Manager I

What You'll Do

We're looking for a Project Manager to join our Retirement and Income Solutions (RIS) team. In this role, you'll organize and lead medium-to-large initiatives in alignment with strategic initiatives. You'll manage multiple concurrent initiatives, collaborate with internal partners and external clients, provide mentorship to team members, and act as a consultant for priority initiatives.

• Lead complex, high-risk, high visibility, strategically aligned initiatives to successful completion. Apply the appropriate project management methodology.
• Identify and manage risks and issues. Leverage the team to research, negotiate, and facilitate the making of cost-effective and timely decisions for meeting objectives. Engage and partner with leaders. Balance competing demands.
• Demonstrate effective stakeholder management. Provide communication for intended audiences including timely risk awareness, progress updates, and results to the stakeholders and business unit(s).
• Lead activities with outside vendors and suppliers to ensure timely delivery and expected results of systems and services. Proactively manage the vendor relationship. Participate in negotiations, procurement, and contract administration activities.
• Apply problem-solving techniques to present clear problem definition and provide potential solutions and workarounds with impacts, including cost / benefit analysis. Partner with leaders to get consensus on direction.
• Contribute to the organization learning by leading, mentoring, and coaching less experienced project managers, developing and sharing best practices, and taking action to facilitate improvements. Conduct reviews to regularly compare results against objectives. Build and sustain relationships through motivation, team building, influence, and empowerment. Implement strategies to handle organizational change and effectively lead the impact on the culture and individuals involved. May formally lead project managers or project analysts.

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.

As Principal continues to modernize its systems, this role will offer you an exciting opportunity to build solutions that will directly impact our long-term strategy and tech stack, all while ensuring that our products are robust, scalable, and secure!

Who You Are

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 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, Charlotte, NC or Raleigh, NC). You'll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors. Work Authorization / Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering candidates 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 and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants

Investment Code of Ethics

For Principal Global Investors 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

While our expertise spans the globe, we're bound by one common purpose : to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all. And our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees - individually and all of us together. Explore our core values, benefits and why we're an exceptional place to grow your career.

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

10 / 2 / 2025

Most Recently Posted Date

10 / 2 / 2025

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