Product Manager II

Principal Financial Group • Des Moines, IA

8d • $110,200 - $148,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

We're looking for an experienced Product Manager to join our Enrollment Product Team within the Workplace Benefits organization! At Principal, our products are designed to deliver meaningful value to customers, users, and partners by addressing their needs and supporting our mission to make financial security accessible to everyone.
The Product Manager II works with the product team to deliver solutions that are both valuable and feasible. They grasp the strategic direction of their product area and ensure their team clearly understands the most important opportunities and problems to address.
You'll have the opportunity to:
Own Product Strategy: Define and lead your product strategy aligned with enterprise goals. Collaborate with leaders to integrate customer, business, and market insights.
Lead discovery and Insights: Guide discovery efforts by using experimentation and analytics to gain insights and prioritize key areas.
Lead Product Delivery: Ensure successful, value-driven delivery across teams. Manage dependencies, support agile practices, and deliver on roadmap commitments.
Measure & Optimize: Track product performance, ensure data-driven decisions, and evolve the product to meet changing needs and goals.
Engage & Communicate: Keep team members informed and aligned. Represent product direction, results, and strategy across teams and leadership.
Provide Leadership: Collaborate with your peer product managers, share best practices, and help shape a strong product management 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

• 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 with the underwriting process
• Extensive experience with the product operating model 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

• Own Product Strategy: Define and lead your product strategy aligned with enterprise goals. Collaborate with leaders to integrate customer, business, and market insights.
• Lead discovery and Insights: Guide discovery efforts by using experimentation and analytics to gain insights and prioritize key areas.
• Lead Product Delivery: Ensure successful, value-driven delivery across teams. Manage dependencies, support agile practices, and deliver on roadmap commitments.
• Measure & Optimize: Track product performance, ensure data-driven decisions, and evolve the product to meet changing needs and goals.
• Engage & Communicate: Keep team members informed and aligned. Represent product direction, results, and strategy across teams and leadership.
• Provide Leadership: Collaborate with your 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