Principal Financial Group · 20 hours ago
Employee Experience, Listening and Talent Frameworks
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$127K/yr - $171K/yr
8+ years expPrincipal Financial Group is seeking an HR lead for Employee Experience, Listening and Talent Frameworks to join their team. This role involves leading the strategy and execution of employee experience programs and talent frameworks, ensuring a cohesive and scalable approach to talent programming.
Financial ServicesInsurance
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Oversee the enterprise listening strategy, made actionable via employee surveys, pulse checks, and qualitative listening methods
Build clear feedback loops that translate employee insights into meaningful action
Align insights to evolve talent programming and employee experience design
Oversee onboarding, orientation, and ongoing experience touchpoints
Partner closely with HR Operations, Marketing and Technology teams to ensure seamless, employee-centered experiences
Partner with Talent team to ensure platforms, MSS and ESS deliver employee-centered experiences
Partner with Talent & Learning Development team, HRBPs, and leaders across the business to design, evolve, and embed enterprise talent frameworks and best practices
Ensure cohesion across all stages of the talent lifecycle—from onboarding to development to succession
Ensure talent frameworks, programs, and expectations are easy for leaders and employees to access, understand, and use
Manage a small team of employee experience and listening professionals
Set clear priorities, build capability, and model disciplined execution
Translate qualitative and quantitative listening insights into prioritized, actionable recommendations
Influence talent investment decisions and enterprise roadmap development
Establish rhythms, measurement practices, and accountability structures that keep talent practices evolving and improving
Ensure all talent solutions are scalable, inclusive, and aligned to the culture we strive to build
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in HR, Organizational Development, Business, or related field
8+ years of progressive experience across the talent ecosystem (talent strategy, performance, development, succession planning, employee experience, orientation, and insights)
Deep expertise in designing integrated, enterprise level talent frameworks
Demonstrated success building employee listening strategies that drive real change
Ability to translate insights into clear recommendations and measurable outcomes
Proven people leader skilled in coaching and influencing in a matrixed environment
Strong executive presence and stakeholder management with excellent analytical, technical, and communication skills
Preferred
advanced degree preferred
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
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.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Dan Houston
President and CEO
Liliana (Lil) Waters, CPA, FLMI
CFO – US Distribution
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