What You’ll Do
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 a Product Owner supporting our Retirement Income and Solutions (RIS) Product space, you’ll have the opportunity to take lead on initiatives and results of our strategic vision and processes within the investment space. Collaborating with leaders and clients in representing product direction and customer needs! In this role you will:
- Tell the story of the problems that need to be solved, focus on describing value proposition and capability outcomes. Working to validate how solutions build towards those outcomes meet the clients needs.
- Build strong partnerships with Clients, Product Managers and Leaders to engage them to helping overcome barriers.
- Take ownership for prioritizing and using criteria that is defined by business and stakeholders.
- Responsible for backlog refinement and preparation of planned releases which includes backlog grooming, and ensuring the backlog represents priorities of the business are adequately represented.
- Make decisions to enable the team to deliver quickly. Be comfortable not having all of the answers. Make small bets and embrace experimentation. Break down stories to enable small, frequent iterations versus big bang deliveries. Keep lines of communication open with stakeholders so their needs are represented, and they understand what is being delivered along the way. Serves as a subject matter expert in working with more advanced/complex portfolios.
- Challenge status quo, encourage innovation, be open-minded and approachable. Influence, lead and collaborate well with all partners. Gather feedback from delivered work and share with the team. Demonstrate influence on the product strategy and direction.
Who You Are
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required, plus 8+ years related experience.
- Experience with leading client interaction, planning and delivery within investments industry.
- Excellent communication skills required including the ability to influence and negotiate.
- Solid strategic thinking, collaboration and decision-making skills required.
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
$95200 – $182400 / year
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.
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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.
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 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
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.
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