Associate Strategic Relationship Manager (Group Benefits)

Principal Financial Group • Des Moines, IA

89d • $81,900 - $135,000

About The Position

Be part of our team at Principal Financial Group, where we value collaboration and innovation. As an Associate Strategic Relationship Manager in our Workplace Benefits area, you can create positive relationships with key partners and find opportunities for growth. In this role, you will assist the SRM team by supporting the optimization of their valuable partnerships to explore new pathways for crafting shared value. You will collaborate and establish positive relationships with key business partners to discover potential growth opportunities and generate value for assigned Workplace Benefits accounts. The focus will be on purposeful segmentation of strategic partners and aligning resources to improve B2B relationships. You will communicate optimally with business partners to identify new opportunity areas and share successes, distribute relationship and market insights to manage strategic relationships more effectively, and reduce operational and reputational risks by gaining a comprehensive understanding of essential relationships. Additionally, you will facilitate strategic account planning activities and preparation to enable long-term account growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 3+ years of related work experience.
• Strong knowledge of group benefit products.
• Experience working in group benefits insurance sales, service, or support.
• Strong oral and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a strategic approach to analysis.
• Experience manipulating data to conduct analysis to identify trends.
• Attention to detail and well-organized.
• Flexible and able to pivot quickly and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work independently and build strong relationships.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Willingness to travel when needed, including overnight stays.
• Life & Health insurance license required within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Experience modeling data.
• Advanced Excel skills – Power Pivot and Power Query.

Responsibilities

• Assist the SRM team by supporting the optimization of their valuable partnerships.
• Collaborate and establish positive relationships with key business partners.
• Focus on purposeful segmentation of strategic partners.
• Communicate optimally with business partners to identify new opportunity areas.
• Distribute relationship and market insights to business partners.
• Reduce operational and reputational risks.
• Facilitate strategic account planning activities.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) for salaried employees.
• Pension eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees