Project Manager IV

Principal Financial Group • Des Moines, IA

2d • Remote

About The Position

Principal is seeking a driven, experienced Project Manager to lead complex marketing and technology projects that directly affect business performance. The role leads delivery of critical initiatives, develops detailed delivery plans, and oversees implementation of initiatives aligned with company and business-unit strategy. The Project Manager operates at the intersection of financial services and technology, supporting Principal’s mission to make financial security accessible to all.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• At least 6 years of project, program, or initiative management experience.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and tactical capabilities.
• Knowledge of PC and project-planning software, such as Jira.
• Excellent planning, organizational, problem-solving, influencing, presentation, listening, oral communication, and written communication skills.
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to build relationships.
• Strong time-management and decision-making skills.
• Experience delivering in an agile/product environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting marketing projects and initiatives.
• Experience working in the financial services industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead critical projects that build foundational value and create new growth capabilities.
• Lead cross-functional teams in planning and executing process-improvement and transformative projects, delivering intended results and developing strong relationships with cross-functional partners.
• Provide subject matter expertise in project and change management.
• Develop requirements and project documentation, including charters, RACI, implementation plans, communication plans, and metric-measurement plans.
• Determine project milestones, timelines, resources, deliverables, dependencies, issues, risks, and outcomes.
• Ensure project status reports and information are accurately rolled up into a portfolio view.
• Ensure solutions conform to user requirements and client objectives.
• Work closely with IT partners and contribute to agile ceremonies, including prioritization of epics and user stories; provide planning guidance and closely monitor delivery in each sprint cycle.
• Use and improve project-management processes, change-management concepts, and business-process-improvement methods.
• Stay current on new developments, best practices, industry trends, and innovations.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) for salaried exempt employees, providing paid time away for vacation, personal needs, or short-term illness without accruing a bank of time or a specified number of days.
• Bonus-program opportunity for non-sales positions; sales incentives and, in some instances, a bonus plan for sales positions.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits intended to support employees’ physical, financial, and social well-being.
• Pension eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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