Principal Financial Group · 11 hours ago
Program Manager, Retirement & Income Solutions
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$127K/yr - $165K/yr
8+ years expPrincipal Financial Group is a trusted leader in financial services, committed to making financial security accessible to all. They are seeking a Program Manager to drive complex business initiatives within their Retirement and Income Solutions team, focusing on collaboration across multiple functional areas and ensuring successful project completion.
FinanceProperty & Casualty InsuranceFinancial ServicesInsurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead multiple complex, high-risk, high-visibility RIS initiatives to successful completion, using appropriate methodologies and influencing partners. Lead with organizational awareness and collaboration to meet or exceed expectations. Track achievements and results to ensure progress aligns with objectives
Communicate clearly with internal teams, department leadership, business partners, and vendors, providing updates, ensuring visibility, and driving accountability
Build relationships by promoting motivation and collaboration. Facilitate change and drive improvements, using change management principles
Identify and mitigate risks impacting cross functional teams. Communicate and manage organizational changes, balancing competing demands
Make cost-effective decisions, aligning financial and operational strategies. Oversee vendor activities to ensure delivery and expected outcomes. Manage relationships, negotiations, and support procurement
Qualification
Required
8+ years project, program, initiative management experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or combination of the following: work experience, military experience, or education
Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, facilitation, planning, and decision-making skills
Demonstrated capability to build and sustain relationships with individuals at all levels, including external consultants and vendors, fostering collaboration and communication, while effectively leading and influencing without direct authority
Performance driven and able to adapt and deal with ambiguous situations, managing expectations effectively while executing in a matrix management environment
Understanding of the capabilities of information technology and applications to find opportunities for process improvement
Strong knowledge of PC, Microsoft Suite and project planning oriented software
Strong understanding of negotiation and procurement processes for purchase of professional services and/or products
Experience and/or ability to assess organizational culture and appropriately adapt work efforts to deliver required results
Preferred
Retirement services experience
Financial services experience
Expert program manager with the application of project scope, cost, and time management as well as other project management fields such as quality and risk control, communication, and HR management and integration
Project Management Professional (PMP) designation
Experience working with product managers and business operations stakeholders
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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