Data & Analytics Consultant

Principal Financial Group • Des Moines, IA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Data & Analytics Consultant will join the Benefits & Protection Data & Analytics team and help advance AI literacy, adoption, visibility, and organizational readiness across Benefits & Protection. The role supports broader adoption of analytics, AI, and emerging data and analytics capabilities. As part of the Analytics Consulting team, the consultant partners with business, product, technology, and analytics teams to evaluate opportunities, translate between stakeholders, and enable sustainable adoption of these capabilities.

The position focuses on practical education, coaching, and enablement; facilitating learning experiences; helping teams assess how AI and analytics can support business objectives; and integrating these capabilities into business processes and decision-making. The consultant also shares practices and resources, builds cross-functional relationships, represents Benefits & Protection in enterprise communities, and contributes to the evolution of Analytics Consulting and emerging data and analytics capabilities.

The position is based in the Des Moines office with a hybrid arrangement of three days in the office and two days remotely. The role has a targeted base salary range of $84,600–$106,000 per year. Non-sales positions may participate in a bonus program. Salaried exempt employees receive Flexible Time Off, and the position is pension eligible. Candidates must not require immigration sponsorship or work authorization for this role now or in the future.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; statistics, mathematics, engineering, or business analytics preferred.
• Three or more years of related analytics, consulting, project management, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Proven consulting, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical business language.
• Experience helping teams adopt new tools, technologies, or processes.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to engage a variety of audiences and leadership levels.
• Ability to evaluate opportunities and connect teams with appropriate resources and capabilities.
• Working knowledge of analytics, AI, generative AI, business intelligence, automation, or related technologies.
• Curiosity and comfort working in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.
• Must not require immigration sponsorship or work authorization for this role now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the insurance or financial services industry.
• Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Copilot, AI assistants, agents, Power BI, or low-code platforms.
• Master’s degree.
• Experience designing or delivering AI, analytics, technology, or digital literacy programs.
• Experience with organizational change management, capability building, learning and development, or employee enablement.
• Direct experience with business intelligence, advanced analytics, data science, AI, and generative AI capabilities.
• Familiarity with AI governance, risk, compliance, privacy, or responsible AI practices.
• Experience building communities of practice, reusable enablement resources, or adoption programs.

Responsibilities

• Advance AI literacy and organizational readiness through practical education, coaching, and enablement activities.
• Facilitate workshops, demonstrations, forums, office hours, and learning experiences focused on AI, analytics, and emerging technologies.
• Help teams understand and evaluate how AI and data and analytics capabilities may support business objectives.
• Translate between business needs, technical possibilities, and organizational considerations to support informed decision-making.
• Increase visibility and connectivity across AI efforts by sharing best practices, lessons learned, and relevant resources.
• Guide the integration of AI and analytics capabilities into business processes, decision-making practices, and ways of working.
• Develop relationships across business, product, technology, analytics, and risk teams to foster collaboration and adoption.
• Represent Benefits & Protection perspectives within enterprise AI and data and analytics communities and forums.
• Contribute to the continued evolution of Analytics Consulting and emerging data and analytics capabilities.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) for salaried exempt employees, with paid time away for vacation, personal needs, or short-term illness and no set number of days.
• Bonus program opportunity for non-sales positions.
• Pension eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level