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Principal Financial Group · 6 days ago

Leadership Development Program Associate

Des Moines, IA

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

$59K/yr - $80K/yr

Principal Financial Group is a Fortune 500 company offering a Leadership Development Program aimed at cultivating future leadership talent. As an LDP Associate, you will engage in various business rotations, receive coaching, and develop essential leadership skills through hands-on experiences.

Financial ServicesInsurance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Work on business objectives, receive individual coaching, actively practice leadership skills, collaborate with program peers, and create a customized rotation path

Cycle across various business areas to learn the ins and outs of the enterprise

Participate in meaningful projects during rotations

Focus on learning the foundational aspects of Principal, refining core professional competencies, and identifying future opportunities to build targeted skillsets

Create and develop a strategy for one of the program’s high-level initiatives as a Level II Associate

Drive results through team performance, delegating team responsibilities, and reporting back to the program as a Level II Associate

Lead, coach, and mentor a Level I LDP Associate as a Level III Associate

Qualification

Business acumenLeadership skillsEffective communicationStrategic thinkingOrganizedTeam-orientedSelf-motivatedReliability

Required

Bachelor's degree required by your start date

Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA as of your graduation date OR anticipate having a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA upon graduation

Strong demonstration of core professional competencies: effective communication, reliability, team-oriented, organized, and self-motivated

Exceptional business acumen and leadership skills demonstrated through leadership positions, internships, or other work experience

Strong desire to become a future formal leader

Aptitude for strategic and critical thinking, willingness to be challenged, and open to new opportunities and unique exposures

Initiative to lead with or without a formal title

Demonstrated ability to drive results through others

Commitment to relocating to Des Moines, IA for the duration of the program

Willingness to travel as some travel may be required, including overnight stays (5%)

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

Company

Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group® is dedicated to improving the wealth and well-being of people and businesses around the world—helping more than 62M customers plan, protect, invest, and retire as of December 31, 2023.

Founded in 1879