Product Manager, Disability Insurance

Principal Financial Group • Des Moines, IA

6d • $115,000 - $145,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We're looking for an experienced Product Manager to join our Disability Insurance platform product team. In this role, you’ll define product strategy and vision, create roadmaps, drive discovery and innovation, and deliver outcomes. You'll partner across the organization with business and technical stakeholders to ensure alignment and strategic direction.
You'll have the opportunity to:
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

• 4+ years of business, technology, or product management experience; or equivalent demonstrated through the following: work experience, military experience, or education
• 2+ years working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced product environment with product or engineering teams and stakeholders
• Demonstrable ability to think strategically, collaborate effectively, and make confident decisions in a product-driven environment
• Experienced in managing multiple priorities, leading and influencing cross-functional teams, and navigating stakeholder relationships
• Skilled at integrating diverse perspectives and using customer, user, and partner insights to drive informed decisions

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the financial services/insurance industries
• Ability to influence without authority and lead transformation initiatives
• Extensive experience in end-to-end product management, with a track record of driving product maturity through strategic planning, iterative delivery, and continuous improvement across the product lifecycle

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy: Define and drive strategy as part of our Disability Insurance platform product family, aligned to business, product, and enterprise goals
• Discovery and Insights: Guide discovery efforts by using experimentation and analytics to gain insights and prioritize key areas
• Product Delivery: Own product roadmap and deliver measurable value through effective agile execution, managing dependencies and frequent releases
• Measure & Optimize: Track product performance, ensure data-driven decisions, and evolve the product strategy to meet changing needs and goals
• Engage & Communicate: Keep team members informed and aligned. Represent product direction, results, and strategy across teams and leadership
• Product Leadership: Collaborate with peer product managers, share best practices, and help shape a strong product management culture

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. Employees don’t accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.
• Pension Eligible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees