Program Manager, Retirement & Income Solutions
About The Position
We’re looking for a Program Manager to join our Retirement and Income Solutions (RIS) team. In this role, you'll drive complex and high-impact business initiatives in alignment with the Retirement Platform Modernization strategic initiative that spans collaboration with multiple functional areas and business units. You'll manage multiple concurrent initiatives, collaborate with internal partners and external clients, provide mentorship to team members, and act as a strategic consultant for corporate, business unit, and client-focused priority initiatives. You'll have the opportunity to: Lead multiple complex, high-risk, high-visibility RIS initiatives to successful completion, using appropriate methodologies and influencing partners. Lead with organizational awareness and collaboration to meet or exceed expectations. Track achievements and results to ensure progress aligns with objectives Communicate clearly with internal teams, department leadership, business partners, and vendors, providing updates, ensuring visibility, and driving accountability Build relationships by promoting motivation and collaboration. Facilitate change and drive improvements, using change management principles Identify and mitigate risks impacting cross functional teams. Communicate and manage organizational changes, balancing competing demands Make cost-effective decisions, aligning financial and operational strategies. Oversee vendor activities to ensure delivery and expected outcomes. Manage relationships, negotiations, and support procurement 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
- 8+ years project, program, initiative management experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or combination of the following: work experience, military experience, or education
- Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, facilitation, planning, and decision-making skills
- Demonstrated capability to build and sustain relationships with individuals at all levels, including external consultants and vendors, fostering collaboration and communication, while effectively leading and influencing without direct authority
- Performance driven and able to adapt and deal with ambiguous situations, managing expectations effectively while executing in a matrix management environment
- Understanding of the capabilities of information technology and applications to find opportunities for process improvement
- Strong knowledge of PC, Microsoft Suite and project planning oriented software
- Strong understanding of negotiation and procurement processes for purchase of professional services and/or products
- Experience and/or ability to assess organizational culture and appropriately adapt work efforts to deliver required results
Nice To Haves
- Retirement services experience
- Financial services experience
- Expert program manager with the application of project scope, cost, and time management as well as other project management fields such as quality and risk control, communication, and HR management and integration
- Project Management Professional (PMP) designation
- Experience working with product managers and business operations stakeholders
Responsibilities
- Lead multiple complex, high-risk, high-visibility RIS initiatives to successful completion, using appropriate methodologies and influencing partners. Lead with organizational awareness and collaboration to meet or exceed expectations. Track achievements and results to ensure progress aligns with objectives
- Communicate clearly with internal teams, department leadership, business partners, and vendors, providing updates, ensuring visibility, and driving accountability
- Build relationships by promoting motivation and collaboration. Facilitate change and drive improvements, using change management principles
- Identify and mitigate risks impacting cross functional teams. Communicate and manage organizational changes, balancing competing demands
- Make cost-effective decisions, aligning financial and operational strategies. Oversee vendor activities to ensure delivery and expected outcomes. Manage relationships, negotiations, and support procurement
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
