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DIRECTOR OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/15/2025

What You'll Do :

As a Strategy Execution Leader at Principal Financial Group, you will have the unique opportunity to lead a portfolio management team, driving business initiative execution, and optimizing the portfolio of work to maximize value and impact. In this role, you will lead the team responsible for working with senior leaders, strategy, finance, and IT, to prioritize and allocate resources, ultimately helping to successfully implement our key initiatives propelling our business growth!

Responsibilities

  • Lead the portfolio management functions for the insurance business unit, ensuring the effective execution of portfolios and programs aligned with the business unit strategic priorities.
  • Develop and implement portfolio management strategies, frameworks, and processes to prioritize work and allocate resources effectively.
  • Collaborate with senior leadership to define portfolio objectives, success criteria, and performance metrics., Work with leaders to influence outcomes, address conflict and ensure alignment with business objectives.
  • Understand and continuously improve the performance of portfolios by measuring and analyzing cross-portfolio needs. Apply insights gained to streamline decision making, dependency management, reporting, and value delivery. Facilitate resource management discussions based on business priorities.
  • Guide, support, and coach the team through promoting ongoing team development. Lead the application of knowledge, skills, processes, tools, and techniques to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of the business. Educate and influence others on appropriate methodologies. Display leadership, organizational awareness, and collaborate with leaders for successful outcomes.
  • Identify, communicate, and manage required changes to the portfolio, providing proper reinforcement for success. Balance competing demands to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across teams and stakeholders to ensure project alignment and stakeholder engagement.
  • Collaborate across the enterprise to ensure resources are allocated to key initiatives, not only in the insurance business unit, but collectively across the entire enterprise portfolio.

Who You Are :

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • 10 years of experience with a strong background in managing portfolios, programs, and projects; implementing initiatives, or developing strategic plans including prior leadership experience
  • Proven experience in managing full life cycle, cross-enterprise business programs and initiatives of varying budget sizes and scopes
  • Ability to interact with integrity and a high level of professionalism across all levels of the business and with technology and enterprise partners
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Effective in leading both virtual and local teams
  • Strong influencing skills and ability to build partnerships to achieve desired outcomes
  • Ability to establish strategy, execution, and risk management controls for programs
  • Proven negotiating skills and ability to manage problems to positive resolution
  • Motivated individual who is adaptable, diligent, proactive, and attentive to detail
  • Powerful communicator who reflects professional presence and is confident in interactions with clients and business partners
  • Proactive and independent team member who effectively manages task prioritization and embraces new challenges.
  • Highly dynamic individual who thrives in an interdependent team environment
  • Salary Range Information :

    Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and / or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

    Salary Range :

    137000 - $185000 / year

    Time Off Program :

    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 dont accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.

    Pension Eligible :

    Additional Information :

    Work Authorization / Sponsorship

    At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO : F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.

    Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants

    Investment Code of Ethics

    For Principal Asset Management positions, youll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.

    Experience Principal

    At Principal, we value connecting on both a personal and professional level. Together, were imagining a more purpose-led future for financial services and that starts with you. Our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees. And we support our employees the same way we support our customers : with comprehensive, competitive benefit offerings crafted to protect their physical, financial, and social well-being. Check out our careers site to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits.

    Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

    Posting Window :

    We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.

    Date First Posted (TTF) :

    8 / 8 / 2024

    Latest Post Date : Careers - US :

    8 / 9 / 2024

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    Salary : $137,000 - $185,000

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