31 jobs found in Des Moines, IA

What You'll Do: We’re seeking a Director, Private Credit – Asset-Backed Finance (ABF) to play a senior role within our Investment Grade Private Credit platform. This individual will be a key contributor to the execution, structuring, and ongoing management of investment-grade private asset-backed finance investments across a broad range of industries and asset types. This role is execution-focused, not origination-driven. You’ll be responsible for implementing sourced opportunities into capital-efficient, regulatory-aligned structured investments, including ABS, ABL, ABF, CLO, and other structured credit strategies—primarily for insurance and long-duration capital.   Additional Responsibilities: You will work across both new and existing transactions spanning sectors such as fund finance, consumer and commercial ABF, mortgage and CRE, and emerging esoteric asset classes.   Key responsibilities include: Leading due diligence and credit underwriting for structured...

What You'll Do: This role focuses on the RIA (Registered Investment Advisor) experience by supporting sales and developing mutually profitable advisor relationships. Handle inbound calls from advisors and answer product related questions, performance data, sales literature, portfolio analytics, etc. while documenting interactions and key advisor data.    Here are a few examples of the kinds of things you’ll do: Proactive outreach to engage advisors (phone, email, meetings) Solve for needs across products: mutual funds, separately managed accounts, ETF's, 529's, internal funds, etc Learn to identify new sales opportunities and providing follow up   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!   *Heavy incentive component in addition to salary listed.   Apply today! Who You Are:...

What You'll Do: Play a key role supporting one of the largest and most sophisticated pension funds in the United States.  This is a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of strategy, investment management, and real estate operating company (REOC) oversight—partnering directly with senior leaders of the client, internal senior management, and operating company executives across the US.   In this role, you’ll shape enterprise-level strategy for a multibillion-dollar real estate platform, support the creation and governance of new operating companies, evaluate entity-level performance, and help drive major initiatives such as recapitalizations, option exercises, and strategic growth opportunities.    Key areas of responsibility:   Enterprise & REOC Strategy   Provide strategic and analytical support across a portfolio of existing and prospective REOCs—helping evaluate performance, enterprise value, governance structures, and long-term entity...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an Assistant Director of Engineering to join our Enterprise Data & Analytics team! In this role, you'll lead a multidisciplinary team of data engineers, data governance analysts, and data quality professionals driving one of Principal’s strategic initiatives to advance the use of data and AI across our global enterprise.   You’ll have a part in maturing our AI and data foundations, strengthening our governance frameworks, and elevating the visibility, accessibility, and quality of the data that powers decision‑making across the organization. Your team will lead essential capabilities such as metadata management, data cataloging, data lineage, and data quality monitoring to ensure trusted, well-governed data is available at scale.   This role is ideal for a leader with a strong data engineering background, exceptional soft skills, and the ability to influence teams. You’ll have the opportunity to: Lead and mentor high-performing...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for a Director- Supplier Management to join the Global Sourcing team! In this role you'll own the enterprise Supplier Management program and are accountable for risk, performance, and value management in the supply base. This role leads a team of Supplier Relationship Managers who focus on our highest impact suppliers. Through management plans, score cards, and strong governance, the supplier management function drives value for Principal.   You'll have the opportunity to: Effectively lead a team of supplier management professionals helping them prioritize focus areas within the supply base through segmentation and proactive issue and opportunity identification. Partner with risk leaders and risk subject matter experts to efficiently complete supplier risk assessments and implement controls to mitigate the identified risks. Ensure the risk rigor aligns with the Principal risk appetite. Collaborate with Sourcing leaders and Sourcing...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an Investment Director – Asset Management to join our Principal Real Estate team. As part of a dedicated Separate Account Team serving a 3rd party institutional client, you would be responsible for all aspects of investment management and investment production for an assigned private equity industrial real estate portfolio/geographic market. In addition to managing core operating assets, you would handle more challenging (value-add) asset assignments such as complex leasing transactions, property re-positioning activities, and development projects. Joint Venture partner relationship management, especially with local development partners Communicate to our client the attributes of each investment owned and market dynamics Review and present recommendations on new prospective industrial development, core and value-add acquisition transactions within appropriate risk/return parameters to the dedicated Portfolio Management Team, our...

What You'll Do: We're looking for a Strategic Portfolio Manager to join our enterprise IT management area leading the enterprise data & analytics (EDA) portfolio. In this role, you'll partner with portfolio leaders, IT teams, and enterprise stakeholders to influence and ensure the EDA portfolio is in alignment with enterprise strategy. This includes setting clear priorities, manage dependencies, and lead effective trade-off decisions to optimize business outcomes within resource constraints. You'll serve as a trusted collaborator and advisor to the portfolio leadership team, share, communicate and promote the portfolio vision to ensure visibility of products/services across the enterprise, foster change leadership consensus to continuously improve portfolio management outcomes, and leverage effective portfolio management tools and techniques which complement the operating model. You’ll have a focus on: Execution of Strategy - Ensure alignment of the EDA portfolio to...

What You'll Do: We are seeking an Associate Portfolio Manager to join our Private Real Estate Debt team, with a primary focus on managing and supporting the General Account portfolio. In this role, you will partner closely with senior Portfolio Managers to help develop and execute portfolio strategy, evaluate risk and return across investments, and support the ongoing management of real estate debt portfolios. Key areas of responsibility: Support a Sr Portfolio Manager in the development and execution of portfolio strategy and tactical plans aligned with client and General Account risk/return objectives, including product type, geography, leverage, and tax considerations. Manage smaller or less complex portfolios independently and provide analytical and strategic support on larger or more complex portfolios and funds. Monitor portfolio performance and risk metrics; conduct sensitivity, variance, and scenario analyses; and recommend adjustments to holdings as...

What You'll Do: As a Strategic Client Group Analyst, you will support the strategic client group and sales teams in their engagement with institutional plan sponsors and consultants.  This is an excellent opportunity to build a career in asset management distribution if you are interested in financial markets, investment capabilities and engaging with others in a collaborative environment.   The role is critical to the team’s strategic effort to retain clients and grow assets under management across investment capabilities, from equity to fixed income to private markets.  Responsibilities include acting as the team’s liaison with our external constituents and internal partners – providing follow up materials, preparing briefing documents and collaborating on pipeline opportunities.    We’re looking for someone who embraces new opportunities to learn, thrives under pressure, can juggle competing demands with grit and focus, and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves to help...

What You'll Do: The Real Estate Equity Portfolio Management team is currently recruiting for a Portfolio Analyst II.   In this role, you will provide analytical support to the U.S. Property Portfolio Team including sensitivity and variance analysis of annual operating budgets and business plans, asset valuation models, portfolio diversification, performance returns and attribution and other asset/portfolio metrics as directed by the team In addition, you will assist portfolio managers with external communication to clients and consultants. You will also support the following: Portfolio Analysis: Develop extensive knowledge of the assets within the portfolio. Provide analytical support regarding business plans and investment strategies including portfolio performance, diversification measures, sensitivity analysis, variance analysis, attribution, and other relevant financial analysis. Address less complex consultant and client questions regarding portfolio analysis....

What You'll Do: We’re looking for a Financial Analyst IV to join our Treasury team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the analysis and reporting of results related to multiple Treasury functions. Additional responsibilities will include: Research, analyze, and communicate current cash positions and expected cash flows. Proactively identify and communicate liquidity concerns and make recommendations to address concerns and constraints. Compare expected to actual cash flows to improve the forecasting process. Partner across the enterprise to identify, recommend, and incorporate new data sources to improve our cash forecasts. Perform and communicate results of our liquidity stress tests to internal and external stakeholders. Own and drive enhancements to our liquidity stress testing framework. Evaluate sources and uses of liquidity and make recommendations to ensure sufficient liquidity across the enterprise. Facilitate and participate in complex technical...

What You'll Do: We are looking to hire an Associate Private Credit Analyst to support our investment grade private credit investment strategy!    Primarily, you will perform in depth, bottom-up fundamental research on an assigned coverage universe and make investment recommendations to the portfolio management team. You will  be responsible for  the  initial  development of company valuation models and underwriting memorandums and will have the opportunity to contribute to other  facets  of the team’s investment process.   Additional :   Evaluate private placement transactions, both investment and non-investment grade and including traditional private placements, infrastructure, structuring commitments, closing transactions,  managing  and  monitoring  existing investments   Build financial models with both historical performance and pro forma projections   Develop and  maintain  relationships with sources of deal flow...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an experienced fixed income credit analyst to join our Investment Grade team. In this role, you’ll cover the TMT and Industrial sectors!  Conduct independent fundamental research and analysis on assigned companies/sectors, develop financial models, and provide investment recommendations, credit ratings and outlooks Analysis includes economic and competitive analysis, financial modeling, and relative value assessment Respond to inquiries from various stakeholders and represent research function in client meetings Monitor financial markets, current events, and economic trends to identify opportunities and risks Build and maintain industry relationships to ensure consistent information flow Assist with staff development through coaching, mentoring, and training team members About Principal Asset Management Principal Asset Management is the global investment solutions business for Principal Financial Group® (Nasdaq: PFG),...

What You'll Do: Join our Principal Asset Allocation (“PAA”) Portfolio Management team supporting Target Date Funds. In this role, you’ll deliver investment forecasts, risk analytics, portfolio modeling, and research insights that help optimize portfolio positioning and performance. Portfolio Construction: Support asset class research, risk modeling, scenario analysis, and efficient frontier work. Create reports that monitor key investment criteria, risk characteristics, and attribution trends. Provide insights and recommendations to the portfolio management team based on independent analysis Distribution & Client Support: Participate in client and consultant due‑diligence meetings. Communicate portfolio positioning, performance, sub‑advisor updates, and active risk drivers. Assist in preparing and publishing performance commentary Model Portfolios: Under senior PM guidance, build and optimize model portfolios across U.S. and global platforms. Select asset...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for a Private Markets Product Manager with a specific focus on real estate to define, develop, implement, and maintain investment products through their lifecycle! In this role, you'll serve as a liaison with the distribution teams, product specialists, and product development Assess competitor capabilities, figure out the best industry practices, and examine what differentiates best in class products and managers allowing the team to build strategies and find opportunities that are durable, profitable and aligned with the vision and objectives of Principal Real Estate Collaborate with Product Development and the distributions teams to coordinate timely and thorough communication to investors to support their investment due diligence effort Project manage and socialize fund launches with all relevant partners across Principal Asset Management Assist with the structuring and documentation of new and existing funds Work closely with...

What You'll Do: As an Advisor Relationship Consultant III , you'll... Deliver on a firm focused partnership with advisors from one of our key partner firms. Serve as the advisor’s single point of contact, responsible for overall service delivery, creating a strategic service plan or roadmap for their block of Principal clients in order to make the business more efficient. Contribute to retention and growth by providing support, tools and training to advisors and their staff and becoming a trusted business partner through dedicated delivery of service.   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 or equivalent experience...

What You'll Do: With minimal guidance/supervisions, perform routine & intermediate recurring procedures, analysis and report preparation to support the lifecycle of investments in a global infrastructure. Identify and resolve problems following established guidelines; raise complex problems or issue to senior team members. Conduct special analyses and/or studies. Responsible for account reconciliation, reporting, transaction management, portfolio analysis and reporting, compliance, data and/or trade support activities. Support global investment initiatives through participation in projects, process reviews and/or system enhancements. Under general direction, independently execute routine & intermediate transactions and resolve problems. Establish new securities, compliance rules, new accounts, and or new reports to ensure readiness for trading, reconciliation, settlement and/or the client reporting process. Identify and resolve issues associated with client data, trade...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for a Portfolio Analyst to join our General Account Investments team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the relative value, performance analysis and analytics in support of the general account investment function.   This role will enhance the efficiency and insight of our data processes, strengthen communication with business partners, and support performance attribution across individual asset classes and the portfolio. You’ll also expand our understanding of asset class underwriting and valuation. Additionally, you will play a key role in advancing general account investment initiatives through leadership in projects, process improvements, and system enhancements. Investment Strategy: Support the investment strategy process through the creation and maintenance of data and reports tied to the various strategic objectives. Spend time with asset class teams to learn the underwriting process, improve investment knowledge, learn about...

What You'll Do: We are looking to hire a Senior Private Credit Analyst to support our investment grade private credit investment strategy! Primarily, you will perform in depth, bottom-up fundamental research on an assigned coverage universe and make investment recommendations to the portfolio management team. You will be responsible for the initial development of company valuation models and underwriting memorandums and will have the opportunity to contribute to other facets of the team’s investment process. Additional: Evaluate private placement transactions, both investment and non-investment grade and including traditional private placements, infrastructure, structuring commitments, closing transactions, managing and monitoring existing investments Develop and maintain relationships with sources of deal flow Identify quality businesses with above average fundamentals long term investment horizon (typically 3-5 years) Make long-term investment recommendations...

What You'll Do: We are looking for a Portfolio Associate to join our team!  This role is responsible for providing comprehensive operational support to the Corporate Private Placements team, including trading support, portfolio credit reporting tracking, client portfolio servicing, RFP responses, data aggregation and presentation, client reporting, portfolio valuation, ensuring timely execution of internal workflows and support and participation in all new client asset aggregation efforts.    Key responsibilities:   Monitor portfolio holdings for financial reporting and covenant compliance tracking compliance  Ensure timely execution of internal trading workflows and coordinate with operational/accounting teams \ Support coordination with client requests and ad hoc portfolio monitoring and reporting  Support inquiries from marketing, RFP, product, distribution, clients, and client reporting  Develop knowledge of financial markets, current events, laws and...