Assistant Director, Product Management (Enterprise Data & Analytics)

Principal Financial Group • Raleigh, NC

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. 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.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Pension Eligible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed