Product Manager, Talent Acquisition & Development

Principal Financial Group; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Financial Group is seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead a portfolio of Talent Acquisition and Talent Development products, guiding strategy, discovery, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes. You’ll collaborate across HR, Technology, Delivery, and vendors to translate insights into prioritized initiatives that drive business impact.

You will partner with engineering and business teams in a matrixed environment, shaping opportunities, resolving ambiguity, and building trusted

Qualifications

• 4+ years of business, technology, or product management experience.
• 2+ years partnering with engineering teams, business partners, and stakeholders in a matrixed product environment.
• Experience leading one or more products through the product lifecycle, including strategy, discovery, prioritization, delivery, and outcome measurement.
• Experience applying critical thinking, customer and stakeholder insights, and data to identify problems, evaluate opportunities, and make product decisions.
• Ability to lead through influence, champion stakeholder relationships, negotiate priorities, and build alignment across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, roadmaps, priorities, and outcomes across the Talent Acquisition and Talent Development product families, balancing distinct needs while identifying meaningful connections across the employee experience.
• Lead product discovery and problem definition, using customer insights, data, and business context to uncover opportunities and ensure teams are solving the right problems.
• Drive prioritization and strategic tradeoffs across competing opportunities, creating clarity around decisions, investments, dependencies, and desired outcomes.
• Partner with stakeholders to strengthen product practices, creating greater clarity and consistency in how opportunities move from discovery through prioritization and delivery.
• Build trusted partnerships across HR, Technology, Delivery, business teams, and vendors, translating product strategy into aligned priorities and actionable outcomes.

Skills

Product lifecycle

Roadmaps

Discovery

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Mentoring peers

Job description

Principal Financial Group is seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead a portfolio of Talent Acquisition and Talent Development products, guiding strategy, discovery, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes. You’ll collaborate across HR, Technology, Delivery, and vendors to translate insights into prioritized initiatives that drive business impact.

You will partner with engineering and business teams in a matrixed environment, shaping opportunities, resolving ambiguity, and building trusted