Senior Learning & Development Consultant 2

Principal Financial Group • Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

Principal is seeking an experienced Senior Learning & Development Consultant II to serve as a strategic advisor and leadership development expert. The role diagnoses leadership needs, translates talent insights into practical recommendations, and designs scalable solutions aligned with enterprise and business priorities. It combines consultative and practitioner expertise, including leadership programs, facilitation, coaching, assessments, and team-effectiveness interventions.

The consultant leads critical leadership programs and talent processes, ensuring effective execution, continuous improvement, and measurable organizational value. The role partners with HR Business Partners and business leaders, contributes to the leadership development portfolio, and uses business outcomes, participant feedback, talent insights, and emerging practices to evolve enterprise strategy, frameworks, tools, resources, and development offerings.

The role offers in-office, hybrid, or remote arrangements. Remote work is available only to employees residing more than 30 miles from Des Moines, Iowa; Raleigh, North Carolina; or Charlotte, North Carolina. There is a strong preference for candidates based in Des Moines. The work arrangement is determined with the leader based on several factors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Six or more years of experience in leadership development, talent management, organizational development, learning and development, talent consulting, instructional design, or related fields.
• Experience diagnosing business and organizational needs and translating them into effective talent and leadership solutions.
• Experience using talent, assessment, or program data to generate insights and inform decision-making.
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing leadership programs, talent processes, or development initiatives.
• Strong consulting, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong project and program management skills, including managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, build partnerships, and work effectively across teams and functions.
• Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Advanced experience or certification in facilitation, team effectiveness, organizational development, or related leadership-development methodologies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting senior leaders, executive populations, or enterprise talent processes.
• Professional coaching experience or an ICF coaching credential.
• Experience with Hogan or other leadership assessments.

Responsibilities

• Consult to diagnose leadership, talent, and organizational challenges, applying business acumen, talent expertise, and organizational context to develop recommendations that advance enterprise and business outcomes.
• Synthesize talent data, assessments, stakeholder perspectives, and business context to generate actionable insights that inform talent decisions, leadership priorities, and organizational strategy.
• Design, deliver, and continuously improve targeted leadership development solutions.
• Lead implementation and governance to ensure stakeholder alignment, scalable execution, measurable outcomes, and stronger leadership effectiveness and readiness.
• Use business outcomes, participant feedback, talent insights, and emerging practices to evolve enterprise strategy, frameworks, tools, resources, and development offerings.
• Build trusted partnerships across HR, business leadership, and Talent Management, influencing decisions through expertise, insights, and sound judgment while fostering enterprise alignment, shared ownership, and collective success.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) with pay for vacation, personal needs, or short-term illness; salaried employees do not accrue a bank of time off, and no set number of days is provided.
• Opportunity for non-sales positions to participate in a bonus program.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefit offerings intended to support physical, financial, and social well-being.
• Pension eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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