HR Business Partner

Principal Financial Group • Denver, CO

1d • $127,000 - $171,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for an HR Business Partner to join our Principal Asset Management team. In this role, you’ll bring your expertise in strategic Human Resources and leverage deep business acumen and human resources expertise to serve as a strategic HR Business Partner to assigned leaders, advising on the people and organizational implications of business strategy. You'll anticipate and translate enterprise and business priorities into integrated talent, culture, organization design and workforce solutions; influences decision-making as a member of leadership teams; and aligns human capital strategy to drive performance, engagement and sustainable results. Your passion for people's strategy will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of talent at Principal. As an HR Business Partner within our dynamic and matrixed enterprise, you’ll serve as a strategic advisor and catalyst for growth aligning talent solutions with ambitious business goals. As a key member of both the Enterprise Human Resources team and your assigned client group leadership teams, you’ll drive initiatives that unlock performance, accelerate leadership, and build a resilient, inclusive culture.
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

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required, plus 8 or more years' experience in HR, including experience in strategy/planning, compensation, development, talent management, and leadership
• Deep understanding of line of business and related industry and broad understanding of business unit required
• Strong experience and understanding of compensation plan design and execution along with experience managing unique organizational design approaches, including growth through mergers and acquisitions
• Must be able to build strong relationships and influence senior leaders
• Strong organizational/project management skills; strategic thinking/planning and decision-making skills with high level of diagnostic and analytical skills required
• Expert communication, facilitation and presentation skills required
• Travel required up to 20%

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a global HR model, as well as Asset Management preferred

Responsibilities

• Shape and drive an integrated human capital strategy aligned to business and market priorities, using internal and external insights to anticipate workforce needs and organizational risks. Translate strategy into an actionable roadmap (e.g., succession, critical roles, retention, inclusion, culture and capability building). Lead cross-functional planning and execution to deliver outcomes across the talent lifecycle and strengthen organizational effectiveness.
• Lead the business talent agenda by partnering with leaders and COEs to design and deliver strategic talent solutions and transformation initiatives (e.g., leadership pipelines, performance and development, skills strategy). Apply data and analytics to provide insights, challenge assumptions, and influence talent and workforce decisions.
• Use workforce metrics, talent data and business performance indicators to inform recommendations, measure impact and course-correct initiatives. Influence talent decisions and outcomes through consultative partnership, clear options, and governance aligned to enterprise standards.
• Partner with business leaders to evolve the operating model and HR support approach across regional and global teams, ensuring alignment to strategy, governance, and an effective employee experience. Coordinate with Compensation, Legal, Finance and HR COEs to integrate practices, manage change, and tailor solutions where differentiation is required. Drive stakeholder alignment and decision-making across partner groups to deliver integrated, compliant and scalable outcomes.
• Orchestrate external and internal talent channels (e.g., search partners, contingent labor, internal mobility) to meet business needs, providing market insight, scenario options, and effort/cost estimates to support prioritization and enterprise capacity planning.
• Enable prioritization decisions by synthesizing demand signals, constraints, and tradeoffs across the enterprise.
• Support additional strategic initiatives and analytical work needed by the Head of HRBPs Principal Asset Management, including strategic planning and analysis, business specific programs and processes and special projects as business needs evolve

What This Job Offers

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