Assistant Director, Supervision

Principal Financial Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Financial Group is seeking an Assistant Director to lead a supervision team of registered principals, overseeing centralized supervision and risk controls. You’ll drive improvements in supervisory processes, partner with cross-functional teams on data analytics, and ensure regulatory compliance.

You will mentor staff, manage SLAs, and report to senior leadership. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in financial services supervision, FINRA licenses (7/24 required, 65/66 preferred), and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of financial services industry experience in Broker-Dealer/RIA supervision, compliance, or risk management.
• Bachelor's degree highly preferred.
• 3+ years of formal or informal leadership experience.
• FINRA Series 7, 24 are required.
• FINRA Series 65 (or 66) license strongly preferred or must obtain within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of registered principals responsible for the day-to-day execution of the supervision program.
• Represent supervision as a SME on internal and strategic initiatives and enhance supervisory processes and systems.
• Design and implement data-driven supervision strategies with cross-functional partners; develop dashboards and reporting metrics for leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

What You'll Do

We're looking for an Assistant Director to join our Supervision team. In this role, you'll provide leadership and guidance to a team of registered principals responsible for centralized supervision, oversight, and monitoring of business conducted by securities registered representatives and investment adviser representatives. You’ll ensure work is completed in accordance with team SLAs, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements. You'll also lead the continued development of the supervisory framework, risk mitigation strategies, and internal controls in support of strategic initiatives and serve as an escalation point and key partner for supervision-related matters.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Lead and manage a team of registered principals responsible for the day-to-day execution of the supervision program. Establish performance expectations, coach and develop employees, manage team capacity and SLAs, and ensure work is completed consistently and in alignment with supervisory standards. Oversee new-hire training and team calibration activities to support a consistent, risk-balanced approach to supervision.
• Represent supervision as a subject matter expert on internal and strategic business initiatives and lead the ongoing enhancement of supervisory processes and systems, ensuring they remain robust, efficient, and responsive to evolving regulatory requirements. Identify and assess supervisory risks to the firm, including potential issues of non-compliance, and develop and implement appropriate mitigation strategies and controls.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of data-driven supervision strategies. Partner with cross-functional teams to analyze supervision-related datasets and ensure monitoring and reporting capabilities are efficient, scalable, and strategically aligned. Serve as a key liaison in the development and ongoing refinement of dashboards and reporting metrics to provide actionable insights to senior leadership and inform risk-based models.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with leaders, financial professionals, and key business partners. Oversee ongoing engagement with leaders, ensuring identified issues and areas of concern are communicated, monitored, and addressed through appropriate resolution.
• Coordinate and provide oversight for compliance testing, audits, and regulatory inquiries or examinations as needed. Ensure information is gathered and provided in a timely manner and oversee the completion of applicable action plans.
• Perform other job-related duties and special projects as assigned.

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 financial services industry experience in Broker-Dealer/RIA supervision, compliance, or risk management, demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military experience, or education.
• Bachelors degree highly preferred
• 3+ years of formal or informal leadership experience.
• FINRA Series 7, 24 are required.
• FINRA Series 65 (or 66) license strongly preferred or must obtain within six months of hire.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills, with the ability to provide guidance, develop others, and support team performance.
• Knowledge of publicly and privately traded securities and managed account platforms.
• Knowledge of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and applicable FINRA regulations.
• Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, collaboration, and sound judgment.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a changing environment.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Experience with artificial intelligence tools and their application within supervision, compliance, or risk management preferred.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools, such as Tableau or Power BI, preferred.
• Occasional business travel required, less than 25%.
• Must be a FINRA associated person, which requires fingerprinting and a background check.

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)

$127000 - $171000 / 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.) .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 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 Workersand 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

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.

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

10/27/2026

Most Recently Posted Date

10/27/2026

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