Senior Leadership Development Consultant II (Remote)

Principal Financial Group; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Financial Group seeks a Senior Learning & Development Consultant II to act as a strategic advisor in leadership development. You will diagnose needs, translate insights into scalable solutions, and lead critical programs with HR Business Partners and leaders to drive measurable outcomes.

With 6+ years in leadership development and strong facilitation, your work blends consulting with hands-on delivery to strengthen leadership pipelines across the enterprise, balancing strategy and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Six or more years of experience in leadership development, talent management, organizational development, learning and development, talent consulting, instructional design, or related fields.
• Experience diagnosing business and organizational needs and translating them into effective talent and leadership solutions.
• Experience using talent, assessment, or program data to generate insights and inform decision-making.
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing leadership programs, talent processes, or development initiatives.
• Strong consulting, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong project and program management skills, including managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, build partnerships, and work effectively across teams and functions.
• Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Advanced experience or certification in facilitation, team effectiveness, organizational development, or related leadership-development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Consult to diagnose leadership, talent, and organizational challenges, applying business acumen, talent expertise, and organizational context to develop recommendations that advance enterprise and business outcomes.
• Synthesize talent data, assessments, stakeholder perspectives, and business context to generate actionable insights that inform talent decisions, leadership priorities, and organizational strategy.
• Design, deliver, and continuously improve targeted leadership development solutions. Lead implementation and governance to ensure stakeholder alignment, scalable execution, measurable outcomes, and stronger leadership effectiveness and readiness.
• Help shape the leadership development portfolio by using business outcomes, participant feedback, talent insights, and emerging practices to evolve enterprise strategy, frameworks, tools, resources, and development offerings readiness.
• Build trusted partnerships across HR, business leadership, and Talent Management to influence decisions through expertise, insights, and sound judgment while fostering enterprise alignment, shared ownership, and collective success.

Skills

Leadership development

Talent management

Organizational development

Learning & development

Talent consulting

Instructional design

Consulting

Facilitation

Coaching

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Principal Financial Group seeks a Senior Learning & Development Consultant II to act as a strategic advisor in leadership development. You will diagnose needs, translate insights into scalable solutions, and lead critical programs with HR Business Partners and leaders to drive measurable outcomes.

With 6+ years in leadership development and strong facilitation, your work blends consulting with hands-on delivery to strengthen leadership pipelines across the enterprise, balancing strategy and