Regional Recruiting Director - Principal Financial Network

Principal Financial Group • Des Moines, IA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a Regional Recruiting Director to join our Principal Financial Network Management team! You will lead efforts to identify and attract qualified, high performing candidates within the financial services industry to join Principal Financial Network as a Financial Professional. This role will identify and vet the very best candidates with the shortest learning curves and time to revenue possible.
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

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 4+ years work related experience.
• Experience with direct Financial Professional recruiting, hiring strategies and applicable labor law.
• Familiarity with prescribed key performance indicators (KPIs) for financial representatives.
• Excellent decision-making and organizational skills toward developing successful hiring strategies.
• Exceptional interpersonal skill and strong recruitment-related intuition.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with candidates and internal teams.
• Excellent communication and persuasion abilities (particularly when making cold calls and sending recruiting emails)
• Familiar with online and offline sourcing techniques.
• Salesforce or similiar CRM's (Customer Relationship Management) systems
• Abiltiy to travel 5-10%

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of recruiting strategy, then plan and execute on recruiting goals.
• Source and develop prospective financial representatives. Proactively target top performing, passive candidates within our industry.
• Direct the sourcing of candidates through referrals, networking, social media, and through knowledge of effective search methods. Network with current employees, acquaintances, and industry professionals to build a pipeline.
• Develop leads and build relationships with prospective financial representatives, maintaining continued, on-going contact with prospective representatives.
• Provide consultation and education to prospective financial representatives on platform options and partnering with field leadership and the advisor recruitment team to evaluate platform options.
• Perform other job related duties and special projects as required.

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: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree