Assistant Director of Engineering - Wealth Platform Leader

Principal International; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Asset Management is seeking an Assistant Director of Engineering for our Workplace Personal Investing team. You will lead the build of groundbreaking greenfield products and guide high performing engineering teams to deliver critical initiatives shaping retirement and financial planning services.

You will drive architecture decisions, foster innovation, and collaborate with stakeholders to translate business goals into robust technical solutions. Hybrid work options apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a technical field.
• 8+ years of technical experience with increasing responsibility.
• Formal leadership experience including mentoring direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead the build of greenfield products and drive engineering delivery.
• Guide architectural decisions and ensure robust, scalable solutions.
• Own delivery across key wealth platform domains and integrations.
• Drive innovation and align technical direction with enterprise strategy.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business objectives into technical solutions.
• Cultivate an exceptional engineering team and outcome-driven culture.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Mentoring

Architectural design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

AWS

Job description

Principal Asset Management is seeking an Assistant Director of Engineering for our Workplace Personal Investing team. You will lead the build of groundbreaking greenfield products and guide high performing engineering teams to deliver critical initiatives shaping retirement and financial planning services.

You will drive architecture decisions, foster innovation, and collaborate with stakeholders to translate business goals into robust technical solutions. Hybrid work options apply.