Senior Product Manager, Retirement Solutions

Principal Financial Group•Raleigh, NC

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our Retirement & Income Solutions Product Management team, leading strategy and delivery for our packaged offering family. This is a high-visibility role where you'll shape how our business teams engage customers, streamline workflows, and unlock value. You'll have the opportunity to define and manage the product vision and strategy for the Packaged Offering family focused on various packaged products including Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs), Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs), Service Agreements, Services, and others. Partner with leaders across the Retirement & Income Solutions (RIS) organization to align customer needs, business goals, and enterprise priorities. Lead product discovery through experimentation, customer research, and analytics to identify high-value opportunities and prioritize investments that move the needle. Drive delivery end-to-end, partnering with IT engineers, designers, and cross-functional product managers to execute the roadmap using agile standard practices, resolving dependencies and delivering quality outcomes on time. Measure what matters. Use data, customer insights, and industry trends to assess product performance, inform strategic adjustments, and continuously evolve the platform. Communicate and align across teams and leadership forums, keeping partners informed, engaged, and rallied around a shared direction. Foster product leadership by mentoring fellow product managers, championing best practices, and helping cultivate a high-performing product culture. Challenge the status quo. Make small bets, embrace experimentation, and stay comfortable making decisions without having every answer.

Requirements

6+ years of business, technology, or product management experience; or equivalent demonstrated through the following: work experience, training, military experience, or education
3+ years working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced product environment with product or engineering teams and stakeholders
Proven success leading product strategy across multiple products and cross-functional teams
Strong track record of navigating complex stakeholder relationships and aligning priorities in a matrixed environment
Demonstrated success in both product discovery and delivery, with a focus on measurable outcomes
Skilled at translating customer, user, and partner insights into product decisions
Strategic thinker who makes sound calls quickly, even with incomplete information
Experience coaching or mentoring other product managers or peers

Nice To Haves

Product management experience in a mature product organization
Financial services/retirement industry background

Responsibilities

Define and manage the product vision and strategy for the Packaged Offering family focused on various packaged products including Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs), Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs), Service Agreements, Services, and others.
Partner with leaders across the Retirement & Income Solutions (RIS) organization to align customer needs, business goals, and enterprise priorities.
Lead product discovery through experimentation, customer research, and analytics to identify high-value opportunities and prioritize investments that move the needle.
Drive delivery end-to-end, partnering with IT engineers, designers, and cross-functional product managers to execute the roadmap using agile standard practices, resolving dependencies and delivering quality outcomes on time.
Measure what matters. Use data, customer insights, and industry trends to assess product performance, inform strategic adjustments, and continuously evolve the platform.
Communicate and align across teams and leadership forums, keeping partners informed, engaged, and rallied around a shared direction.
Foster product leadership by mentoring fellow product managers, championing best practices, and helping cultivate a high-performing product culture.
Challenge the status quo. Make small bets, embrace experimentation, and stay comfortable making decisions without having every answer.