What You'll DoThe Product Manager is an experienced member of the Workplace Benefits and is responsible for defining and prioritizing the teams backlog to effectively address identified product/program/project management objectives. Play a meaningful role in the oversight of delivered work, and is instrumental in preparation and delivery of system demos with experience working with intermediate portfolios.
Show confidence in understanding of the product and future strategy. Embody mindsets in our technology culture. Assist in representing a balance of product direction and the customer/stakeholder needs.
Partners with Sr. PMs; AD, Dir., or Sr. Dir of Product Management to ensure product strategy aligns with product family, business, and enterprise strategies.
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.
Assist in making decisions to enable the team to deliver quickly. Be comfortable not having all of the answers.
Responsible for validating the story meets acceptance criteria and will achieve the desired customer outcome.
Start to build a network of partners in various areas and use resources, in addition to own knowledge and experience to understand the stakeholder/customer.
Seeks opportunities to improve the product management practice within their sphere of responsibility; and takes action to continuously improve.
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
4+ years of business, technology, or product management experience; or equivalent proven through the following: work experience, training, military experience, or education.
Demonstrated experience with critical thinking, collaboration and decision making in a product environment.
Proven track record to successfully lead multiple workloads/products and/or contending priorities.
Experience with stakeholder and relationship management in a product environment.
Demonstrated experience leading, influencing, and negotiating in a product environment.
Ability to improve diverse perspectives and use of customer, user, or partner data and insights to advise decisions and actions.
2+ years working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment with engineering teams and stakeholders.
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out
Experience with COMPASS Admin Platform or other Benefit Platform preferred BUT not required.
Salary Range InformationSalary 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)$106400 - $144400 / yearTime Off ProgramFlexible 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 EligibleYesAdditional InformationWork EnvironmentsThis role offers an in-office and hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek) work arrangement in Des Moines, IA.HoursThis role will partner with our global teams and has an expectation for flexibility in your work schedule to have a frequent start time around 7am CST.Work Authorization/SponsorshipAt 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 EthicsFor 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 PrincipalAt 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 EmployerAll 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 WindowWe 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 Date8/5/2024Most Recently Posted Date8/8/2024LinkedIn Hashtag#LI-EW1