BD Customer Experience Specialist I

Principal International; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Global Investors seeks a BD Customer Experience Specialist I to support financial professionals and clients in the Broker Dealer Services space. You will help ensure information is complete, precise, and communicated across systems and processes.

The role covers phone and chat support, system assistance, and handling emails. Candidates should have a business-related bachelor's degree, strong communication skills, and willingness to work varied hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience.
• Customer service, organizational and telephone skills required.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, including telephone communication.
• Self-motivated, able to work in a team, multi-task, detail oriented, and maintain confidentiality.
• Basic computer skills to navigate multiple software and web applications.
• Ability to acquire strong knowledge of business unit products, processes, and systems.
• Broker Dealer experience is a plus.
• Call center experience is preferred but not required.
• May work non-traditional hours to meet customer needs.
• Active FINRA Series 6 registration required; Series 7 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily phone and chat support to financial professionals and clients related to brokerage accounts.
• Provide system assistance and educate users on software used to enter trades and manage portfolios.
• Respond to incoming emails from financial professionals and customers.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Detail oriented

Confidentiality

Basic computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent

Job description

What You'll Do

As a BD Customer Experience Specialist I, you'll support all needs and questions of business unit, registered representatives, and clients within our Broker Dealer Services space, to ensure information is complete, precise, communicated, and maintained.

Here's a few examples of the things you'll do:

• Provide daily phone and chat support to Principal Financial Network's financial professionals and clients related to brokerage accounts that hold a wide array of securities. A team member handles their own case load and will respond to questions and resolve problems relating to potential and existing customer accounts, completed trades, money movement, compliance regulations, available products, and industry information. A team member also provides phone support related to broker dealer questions on direct held accounts. Phone volumes will have seasonal variance, but a team member can expect to handle approximately 40-50 calls per day. Provide quality customer service by providing detailed, accurate, and timely communications.
• Provide system assistance and proactively educates financial professionals and clients on software used to enter trades, view accounts, obtain research, and manage portfolios. Encourage users to learn new functionality and help them to submit orders through the system.
• Perform other job-related duties and special projects as required including responding to incoming emails from financial professionals and customers.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience required.
• Customer service, organizational and telephone skills required.
• Must have excellent verbal/written communication skills, including telephone communication experience.
• Must be self-motivated, able to work in a team environment, able to multi-task, detail oriented and able to maintain strict confidentiality guidelines.
• Requires basic computer skills with the ability to efficiently navigate within numerous software and web applications.
• Must have ability to acquire strong knowledge of business unit products, processes, and systems.
• Broker Dealer experience is a plus.
• Call center experience is preferred but not required.
• May be required to work non-traditional hours to meet customer needs.
• Active FINRA Series 6 registration required; Series 7 registration preferred.

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)

$20.34 - $36.35 / hour

Salary Details

The following locations are examples of market-specific salary ranges across different geographies.

• Wichita, KS: $20.34 - $27.26 / hour
• Des Moines, IA: $21.47 - $28.77 / hour
• Charlotte, NC: $22.60 - $30.29 / hour
• Chicago/Minneapolis: $24.86 - $33.32 / hour
• Los Angeles/New York City: $27.12 - $36.35 / hour

Time Off Program

Personal Time Off (PTO) is provided to hourly (non-exempt) employees and provides a set amount of accrued time earned each pay period. Employees can use their PTO for vacation, personal or short-term illness.

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.

Hours

Monday - Thursday 9:15am-6pm CST and Friday 8:15am-5pm CST

Training will be Monday - Friday 8am-5pm CST (approximately 6 weeks)

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 Global Investors 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

8/24/2026

Most Recently Posted Date

8/24/2026

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