12 executive director jobs found in Des Moines

What You'll Do:   The Sr. Director, Business Owner Solutions is a senior, outward‑facing leader who drives marketplace demand, advisor engagement, and revenue growth for Principal Asset Management’s business owner solutions. This role sits at the intersection of business development, relationship management, solution positioning, and execution—partnering closely with Advanced Solutions and wholesalers across three business units to deepen engagement with key firms and financial professionals.   What You’ll Do: Lead and execute the Business Owner Solutions strategy for Principal Asset Management, owning program goals, KPIs, and operating cadence Drive advisor adoption and revenue conversion by aligning business owner solutions to firm priorities and client outcomes Pro-actively identify, advance, and influence growth opportunities across Asset Management and broader Principal solutions Serve as a national, outward‑facing market leader—engaging advisors and firms...

What You'll Do: Are you looking for a role where expertise meets impact? Are you passionate about complex tax and financial planning? Do you thrive in a role where your strategic thinking and deep technical knowledge directly support high-value cases and drive business success? Join Principal® as our next Assistant Director or Director of Advanced Solutions and become a trusted expert to advisors, clients, and professionals nationwide.   At Principal, we’re not just helping people plan for their future—we're reshaping what financial security looks like for generations to come. We’re a purpose-led organization that has been helping individuals, businesses, and institutions achieve financial wellness for more than 140 years. Now, we invite you to bring your experience, vision, and insight to help us deliver advanced planning solutions that continue to make a difference.   What You’ll Do As the Assistant Director of Advanced Solutions , you’ll provide...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an AVP – Global Head of Front Office Investment Technology to join our Asset Management team. The AVP is accountable for defining and executing a forward‑looking global front‑office technology strategy that directly enables investment performance, scale, and competitive advantage. Reporting to the Executive Managing Director - Chief Information Officer, this leader will partner closely with investment professionals, front‑office leadership, and business stakeholders to deliver modern, resilient, and data‑driven technology capabilities that support portfolio management, trading, research, and investment decision‑making across public and private asset classes. As the organization continues on an ambitious growth trajectory, this role is critically important to evolving front‑office technology platforms and data capabilities that enhance alpha generation, improve speed to insight, and strengthen risk management. The AVP will play a central role in...

What You'll Do: We are hiring for an Associate Actuary or Assistant Financial Director in Treasury on the Capital Management and Reporting team. You’ll play a critical leadership role in shaping Principal’s capital deployment, management, and strategy. You’ll provide technical expertise, strategic insights, and forward‑looking analysis to help steward the financial strength of the enterprise. In this role, you will influence capital decisions across business segments, guide executive leadership on capital positioning, and own the development and communication of key capital metrics. Key Responsibilities Lead enterprise capital reporting and analysis , serving as the authoritative source for understanding capital positions across entities and at the total‑company level. Provide strategic guidance to the CFO and Treasurer on both short‑ and long‑term capital positioning, offering recommendations and actions that directly influence financials, shareholder perception...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an Managing Director, Head of Advice & Distribution to join our Individual Solutions leadership team! In this role you'll be responsible for defining and building an at scale, category-defining advice and distribution platform that delivers high-quality, technology-enabled financial education, guidance, and advice to millions of workplace participants – bridging the gap between retirement, wealth, and holistic financial decision-making. This leader will architect the advice operating system, rules frameworks, tools, planning philosophy, and build and execute a modern distribution engine that integrates human advisors, digital experiences, and strategic internal and external partners into a unified client journey. This leader directly owns the advice roadmap and supporting sales, financial planners, and education services teams. This role serves as the voice of stakeholders (customers, advisors, sales, and internal partners) and translates...

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: We're looking for a Strategic Portfolio Manager to join our enterprise IT management area leading the Architecture & Enablement portfolio. In this role, you'll partner with portfolio leaders, IT teams, and enterprise stakeholders to influence and ensure the Architecture & Enablement 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 will also partner with business and technology stakeholders to support Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) processes, including exploring opportunities to leverage AI capabilities to enhance portfolio insights, prioritization, and decision‑making. 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...

What You'll Do: We are actively seeking an Associate Accountant to join our Tax Financial Reporting team, which is responsible for income tax reporting and the preparation of tax returns for our domestic non‑insurance entities. This role is ideal for someone who has a solid understanding of financial statements, can learn and apply technical accounting concepts, and is a motivated self-starter.   Under direct supervision, the Associate Accountant will build technical accounting knowledge, develop familiarity with organizational processes and systems, and contribute to accurate and compliant financial reporting. Key Responsibilities Financial Analysis & Reporting Perform basic accounting analysis and reporting of financial transactions in accordance with GAAP, SAP, and tax or other regulatory guidance Execute transaction processing, exception handling, and month‑end close activities Prepare routine journal entries and ensure accurate, timely financial...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an AVP to join our Corporate Finance team. In this role, you'll be responsible for overseeing financial activities of the Shared Services and partner across Enterprise Finance. This role requires strong leadership skills as it will oversee a team of finance professionals and collaborate with other departments to ensure the financial health of the organization.     You'll have the opportunity to: Provide strategic direction and oversight for the continued maturation of the SCBU FP&A capability, including standardization of processes and deliverables, enhancement of consultative practices, and advancement of visualization and communication techniques to improve decision quality.   This will also include oversight of the SCBU FP&A operating model, including workforce strategy, role clarity, and deployment of global delivery resources, to ensure efficient, scalable, and high‑quality delivery of FP&A services.  Provide...

What You'll Do: We’re on a procurement transformation journey — advancing our Source to Pay (S2P) maturity and expanding our global Coupa implementation. As the S2P System & Process Lead , you’ll be the go-to expert ensuring that Coupa interactions are optimized, processes are streamlined, and best-in-class practices are embedded across our organization. This is a hands-on, change-driving position designed for someone eager to shape the next phase of our global procurement evolution.   What You’ll Do Lead and continuously improve Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes within the Coupa platform, enhancing user experience and operational efficiency. Drive Coupa S2P rollout across new regions and teams, ensuring seamless adoption and compliance. Partner with Sourcing, Procurement Operations, and Accounts Payable to identify and resolve process gaps, driving automation and standardization. Collaborate with Technology and Business stakeholders to implement Coupa...

What You'll Do: We're looking for an experienced Product Manager to join our Disability Insurance platform product team. In this role, you’ll define product strategy and vision, create roadmaps, drive discovery and innovation, and deliver outcomes. You'll partner across the organization with business and technical stakeholders to ensure alignment and strategic direction. You'll have the opportunity to: Product Strategy: Define and drive strategy as part of our Disability Insurance platform product family, aligned to business, product, and enterprise goals Discovery and Insights: Guide discovery efforts by using experimentation and analytics to gain insights and prioritize key areas Product Delivery: Own product roadmap and deliver measurable value through effective agile execution, managing dependencies and frequent releases Measure & Optimize: Track product performance, ensure data-driven decisions, and evolve the product strategy to meet changing needs and...

What You'll Do: We are looking for a Senior Internal Auditor- Technology to join our Audit Technology team. You'll support the organization’s business objectives by performing risk-based internal audit and advisory services.   Audit Execution – Complete audits in accordance with professional standards and established audit methodologies. Assess key risks impacting business objectives in alignment with business unit and enterprise strategies. Identify key controls, evaluate design effectiveness and develop test plans to validate the operating effectiveness. Maintain timely and adequate documentation via ongoing use of automated audit tools. Validate adequacy of corrective action taken to address audit issues and mitigate risk. Gain exposure to leading audits and applying data analytics to validate key controls. Communication – Maintain ongoing communication within the audit team regarding status and progress of work. Discuss audit objectives, scope of work, and audit...