Job Description

What You'll Do:

Are you an individual who excels at resolving intricate issues, questioning obsolete systems, and spearheading creativity in financial services? Do you find satisfaction in bridging business strategy with technology to achieve impactful results? If the answer is yes, we invite you to join our team!

Principal Financial Group seeks a Senior Business Operations Analyst to bridge business leaders and technical teams, bringing central initiatives to fruition and driving cross-functional projects.

 

What You’ll Do:

• Mentor and lead: Develop high-performing teams and support growth across your network of collaborators.
• Be a force for change: Drive innovation by finding ways to modernize, simplify, and scale business infrastructure.
• Lead central initiatives: Own large projects from ideation through implementation, including analysis and change management.
• Collaborate with both business leaders and IT to create solutions that align with business priorities—both immediate and long-term.
• Solve real problems: Identify root causes of organizational challenges and build high-impact solutions that improve performance, efficiency, and experience.
• Build what's next: Drive the execution of strategic infrastructure and operational initiatives that enable future-state readiness.
• Impact at all levels: Lead conversations with interdisciplinary groups, frequently exerting influence.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience)
• 6+ years of relevant work experience with demonstrated leadership in projects, working groups, or initiatives.
• Demonstrated success navigating and accomplishing in matrixed environments.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to see both the big picture and the details.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing abilities; capable of working with customers across all levels.
• A track record of leading business analysis and solution delivery on initiatives across business units and systems.
• A passion for questioning the status quo, building better systems and processes, and leading transformative change.

Experience / Skills That Will Help You Stand Out

• Experience working with Income Solutions engagement centers(e.g. Bank, Annuities, Funds) including associated technologies (i.e. Salesforce CRM).
• A consultative approach and a passion for partnering to co-create solutions.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a continuous improvement approach.
• Experience guiding organizations through change and delivering measurable impact.

  What You Can Expect:

• A platform for impact: Your ideas will be heard, and your solutions will build how we do business!
• Challenging, meaningful work: You'll help solve real business problems that get results.
• Encouraging environment: Collaborate with individuals who are passionate about their work and the people they work alongside.
• Growth opportunities: Expand your influence, sharpen your skills, and explore new areas of leadership.

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: $81900 - $140000 / 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 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. Date First Posted (TTF): 9/12/2025 Latest Post Date: Careers - US: 9/12/2025

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Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Work at office, Immediate start, Remote work, H1b, Flexible hours,

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