Principal Financial Group Des Moines , IA 50301
Posted 2 weeks ago
What You'll Do
We're looking for a Sr Data & Analytics Consultant to join our Portfolio and Program Management team within the IT Business Management area. You'll serve as a consultant, analyst and partner with portfolio managers, data teams, and enterprise stakeholders to inspect, cleanse, transform, and model data to discover useful insights. These efforts will help guide decision-making to improve productivity, efficiency, and resource allocation to ensure portfolio alignment with enterprise strategy. This includes portfolio data, reporting and analysis related to the following: clear priorities, visible managed dependencies, and effective trade-off decisions required to optimize business outcomes within resource constraints.
You'll have the opportunity to:
Develop, implement, and improve portfolio data standards, inputs, and outputs across the SPM (Strategic Portfolio Management) function (ex: Jira Structure, Key Portfolio Priorities (KPP))
Identify requirements, partnering PoC/Pilot activities, testing / utilization, gather feedback, providing education to SPMs (Strategic Portfolio Management) and/or business partners
Orchestrate portfolio administration and reporting to ensure roadmaps and scorecards accurately reflect work progress, interdependencies and interface with other departmental functions to present a consistent, comprehensive portfolio view
Support portfolio managers and PMT (Portfolio Mgmt. Team) leaders with an understanding of the diverse needs of each to help them accomplish organization goals
Schedule, attend, manage intake / backlog, identify trends, improvement opportunities, partner, and coordinate change management / communications
Ensure alignment to BU (business units) and Enterprise strategic priorities and objectives and the achievement of strategic outcomes. Partner to deliver results that advance strategic outcomes
Work alongside data science teams to provide guidance as they work on modeling and advanced analytics through data querying, preparation, and manipulation
Operating at the intersection of financial services and technology, Principal builds financial tools that help our customers live better lives. We take pride in being a purpose-led firm, motivated by our mission to make financial security accessible to all. Our mission, integrity, and customer focus have made us a trusted leader for more than 140 years!
Who You Are
Bachelor's Degree with a preference in a technical, business administration, analytical field or equivalent
5+ years of demonstrating progressive responsibility for strategic initiatives, integration, stakeholder alignment, complex decision making, analytics or equivalent experience preferred
Advanced knowledge of business operations, values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions, and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, planning, and decision-making skills
Ability to partner and build relationships with people at all levels, including Senior Leaders and outside consultants and vendors to execute effectively in matrix management environment
Developing and implementing new products, processes, standards or operational plans that will have impact on the achievement of functional results
Results oriented and able to adapt to deal with ambiguous situations to cultivate potential options, determine and lead the path forward and manage corresponding expectations
Must have strong strategic and systems thinking, growth mindset, and business acumen coupled with an understanding of information technology/applications to identify opportunities for process improvement
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out
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 (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)
$95200 - $182400 / 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 don't accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.
Pension Eligible
Yes
Additional Information
Work Environment
This role offers an in-office and hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek) work arrangement in Des Moines, IA.
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, you'll 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, we're 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.
Original Posting Date
6/13/2024
Most Recently Posted Date
6/13/2024
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