Managing Director - Principal Financial Network

Principal Financial Group • Cincinnati, OH

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role leads and consults with financial professionals to help them build their skills and grow their practice through Ohio, West Virginia and Northern Kentucky. You'll also attract and develop top-tier talent to our team; It is a great opportunity to build an intentional culture! This role develops a profitable business center by attracting, training, motivating and retaining advisors. It achieves specified goals in recruiting and retention of advisors, production, persistency, business conduct, and expense management in accordance with business center and company key objectives. In April, the company was named to the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2026, marking their seventh year on the list.

Requirements

• Requires bachelor degree or eight years of equivalent experience.
• 4+ years related work experience, including sales and management.
• Must have a broad knowledge of sales techniques, as well as regulations governing insurance and security sales.
• Must have good oral and written communication skills as well as good presentation skills.
• Must have ability to recruit, select, train, lead, manage, and supervise a diverse group of producers to meet the goals of the business center.
• Must be able to develop and maintain community relations.
• Some travel required, including overnight stays (up to 15%).
• Resident state Life/Health and Variable Annuity license; non-resident state Life/Health and Variable Annuity licensing for all non-resident states in which business will be conducted.
• Series 7 and 63 or equivalent, 24, 65 and/or 66 as required by applicable state law to become IAR with Principal Securities, Inc.'s RIA.

Nice To Haves

• Recruiting of experienced financial advisors, strongly preferred.
• Chartered Life Underwriter/Chartered Financial Consultant (CLU/ChFC), Certified Financial Planner (CFP) or Chartered Leadership Fellow (CLF) designations desired.

Responsibilities

• Develop a profitable business center by attracting, training, motivating and retaining advisors.
• Achieve specified goals in recruiting and retention of advisors, production, persistency, business conduct, and expense management in accordance with business center and company key objectives.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness.
• Pension Eligible

What This Job Offers

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