Assistant Director, Product Management (Enterprise Data & Analytics)

Principal Financial Group; Des Moines, Charlotte, Raleigh (IA, NC, NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Pension Eligible

Job summary

Principal Financial Group is seeking an Assistant Director of Product Management within its Enterprise Data & Analytics organization to lead a team of Product Managers. You will drive data-informed product leadership and craft a unified product strategy across data product families, partnering with stakeholders to deliver enterprise-wide impact.

You will coach PMs, shape roadmaps, and influence prioritization and delivery processes while promoting innovative, best-in-class product practices

Qualifications

• 8+ years of business, technology, or product management experience
• 5+ years in a collaborative, fast-paced product environment
• 2+ years of leadership experience
• Proven success in multi-product environments with strategy
• Knowledge of modern product discovery and delivery techniques
• Ability to mentor others in research, ideation, testing

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of Product Managers
• Define and execute product strategy for data product families
• Oversee prioritization, planning and execution across products
• Develop a consolidated product family roadmap for internal transparency
• Build relationships with key stakeholders and partners
• Support other product families with roadmaps and discovery efforts

Skills

Product management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-informed decisions

Communication

Mentoring

Job description

What You’ll Do

As an Assistant Director of Product Management in our Enterprise Data & Analytics organization, you’ll lead a team of Product Managers in defining and executing on product strategy for our data product families. You’ll influence enterprise-wide decisions through data-informed product leadership, champion best-in-class practices, and foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.

Our Enterprise Data and Analytics organization provides data, insights, reports, and tools to teams and individuals throughout our business and analytics community. Needs range from understanding customer behavior to financial patterns to knowing better how we work. We dig in deeply with requests to address not just the ask, but the underlying needs for now and the future to come.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Work with Product Management leadership to drive optimization including advocation of product management as a practice
• Lead and coach a passionate team of Product Management professionals
• Provide product oversight to the current prioritization, planning and execution process, including finding ways to optimize all phases
• Develop and lead a consolidated product family strategy and roadmap that can be leveraged for customer (internal PFG) transparency into the work prioritized and in progress
• Act as a representative for EDA as we enable enterprise strategic initiatives, building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders and partners
• Assist other product families, as needed, to maintain individual product/product stack roadmaps and product outlook documents, work through discovery efforts, and stakeholder management

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

• 8+ years of business, technology, or product management experience; or equivalent demonstrated through the following: work experience, military experience, or education
• 5+ years working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced product environment
• 2+ years of informal or formal leadership experience
• Proven success in driving product outcomes in a multi-product environment while establishing business strategy for multiple products and helping others establish product strategy
• Demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery and the ability to mentor that in others
• Understanding of various approaches and tools for research, synthesis, ideation, and testing in a dynamic dual track discovery and delivery loop
• Proven success building positive relationships with different functional partners with the ability to collaborate, work and influence at all levels within an organization
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to establish relationships and influence business partners

Skills that will help you stand out

• Product Management experience
• Experience optimizing ways of working for product and delivery teams
• Experience with Data and Analytic Products

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)

$130000 - $165000 / 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 an in-office and hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek) work arrangement in Des Moines, IA, Charlotte, NC or Raleigh, NC.

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.

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 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.

Benefits

• 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