59 jobs found in Des Moines, IA

What You'll Do: Distribution Technology is seeking a motivated, collaborative, and experienced technology leader who values servant leadership and is passionate about developing people and maturing modern software engineering practices. As a Software Engineering Leader , you will guide teams in delivering high-quality, innovative technology solutions that advance our business goals. You’ll play an essential role in shaping our technology direction, fostering an inclusive and growth-oriented culture, and building strong partnerships across Principal. Lead and empower high-performing teams through coaching, clear communication, and accountability, while managing formal HR responsibilities such as hiring, performance reviews, and development. Cultivate a culture of continuous learning by encouraging curiosity, professional development, and knowledge sharing. Promote collaboration —build effective relationships with peers, business partners, and leaders to...

What You'll Do: Join our Global Sourcing team and play a central role in shaping how we deliver value across the enterprise. This role sits at the intersection of strategic sourcing, investment data, and stakeholder partnership, supporting critical business, technology, and investment outcomes.   As a Sourcing Consultant focused on Market Data, you will help drive the sourcing, governance, and lifecycle management of complex third‑party data relationships. You’ll partner closely with internal leaders and external providers to balance innovation, risk, commercial rigor, and long‑term value. This role is ideal for someone who brings strong self‑awareness, a high degree of personal accountability, openness to feedback and learning, and the ability to build trust with diverse stakeholders   Strategic Sourcing & Category Management Partner with internal business, investment, technology, legal, compliance, and finance leaders to deliver best‑in‑class market data...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an Investment Manager - Capital Markets to join our Commercial Real Estate Private Equity Real Estate team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for sourcing, coordinating and implementing secured and unsecured financing arrangements in real estate investments managed by Principal Real Estate Investors!   Relationship management of external lending relationships and execution of these financing arrangements Strategy consultant with Portfolio Management in determining the best financing execution for their properties and portfolio Execute the determined financing strategy (including preparation, sourcing, negotiation and documentation of various debt structures). Conduct ongoing research of pricing trends, loan documentation and related developments with lenders and institutional investors About Principal Asset Management   Principal Real Estate, a top-10 global real estate manager with approximately $100B in assets under...

What You'll Do: Supports an assigned group of clients by handling questions, requests, and issues quickly and accurately. This role provides hands-on support, ensures service standards are met, and helps maintain strong client relationships every day. Respond promptly and professionally to client inquiries via phone, email, or portal. Serve as a primary contact for plan sponsors, participants, and internal teams, providing guidance on retirement plan services. Assist clients in navigating account information, retirement plan options, and general administrative processes. Handle a broad array of retirement plan transactions (contributions, distributions, rollovers, loans, investment elections, beneficiary updates). Guarantee accuracy and adherence to internal procedures and regulatory standards. Maintain and reconcile client and participant records, addressing discrepancies as they occur. Adhere to regulatory, legal, and company policies, including ERISA and IRS rules....

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 a Senior Associate Investment Accountant to join our Investment Accounting team. In this role, you'll be responsible for performing investment accounting and reporting activities across various investment strategies and asset classes. This position collaborates with asset management and servicing, portfolio managers, investment operations, risk, compliance, tax, internal/external auditors, and technology teams to support robust reporting and control practices.   Investment Accounting & Financial Reporting Perform intermediate-level investment accounting activities, including analytics on property financials, trade capture, income accruals, valuation, and basic consolidations for various asset types including equities, fixed income, and basic structured products Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports Contribute to internal management reporting and assist with external reporting requirements May apply U.S. GAAP and...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an Executive Assistant to join the Global Operations Support team! In this role, you’ll support & partner with executive leadership within Principal Asset Management.    Strategic calendar management - Independently and proactively manage all aspects of schedules and make decisions on priority on their behalf. Respond to invitations and requests while negotiating with others to find the best date/time options. Independent and proactive meeting management/coordination. Attend meetings, facilitate communications on behalf of the person(s) being supported to the department or team.  Assist with Principal Global Investors Trust Company board meeting planning and logistics. Advanced inbox management – Tracking deadlines and responses. Responding to emails on behalf of in their voice. Articulate opinions while connecting multiple channels of information/communications together to make assessments and assist in prioritizing information...

What You'll Do: Are you passionate about retirement sales and want to join a team that is contributing to the strategic growth of Principal?   If so, join Principal's Retirement Investment Solutions team as an Sr. Analyst -  Investment Analytics to provide investment analysis support for the investment platform to business partners. The selected candidate will provide thorough and accurate consultative input to sales and client service personnel to drive sales and team revenue goals by:   Provide analysis on performance, risk, style, holdings, and qualitative attributes of investment options and proactively research and analyze competitor offerings and position our products and services appropriately. Develop performance and analytical reports, share insights and recommendations and maintain controls in alignment with internal policies. Create, update, and distribute value-add materials and participate in conference calls with financial advisors and/or internal...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an Operations Analyst to join our Commercial Real Estate- Equity Asset Management team. In this role, you'll be responsible for providing timely and efficient support for the regional equity team including, but not limited to, lease review and database administration, construction administration, accounts payable management and approval, quality assurance, reporting, and other special projects.   Lease Administration: With minimal direction, review, analyze, identify, and abstract terms and conditions of lease, lease-related documents, and other contracts. Input and maintain data in asset management and general ledger system. Track acquisitions and dispositions and update system as appropriate. Resolve discrepancies and inaccuracies with third party providers and/or asset managers as needed. Monitor and track critical dates and run/analyze reports, as necessary. Construction Administration: With minimal direction, review, analyze, process,...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an Associate Director- Multi Asset to join the PAA Administration team! In this role, you'll provide day-to-day operational, and project support to the Multi Asset team. Maintaining an efficient and well-coordinated operating environment by assisting with processes across the front, middle, and back office. Act as a partner for strategy, finance, human resources, operations, technology, and other corporate partners. Contribute to team productivity through organizing information, coordinating activities, supporting projects, and ensuring consistent execution of business processes.   You'll have the opportunity to: Shared   Services Liaison for   Finance, HR,   Ops   and IT Management: Assist with financial tracking such as reviewing forecasts, monitoring departmental expenses, and helping maintain budgets. Support staffing related administration, including coordinating HR processes for hiring, onboarding, transfers, and other...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for a Senior Manager to join our Participant Experience/ Education Strategy team in Retirement and Income Solutions(RIS). In this role, you’ll provide leadership and oversight for Participant Experience  teams that partner with plan sponsors, financial professionals, and internal service team to design and deliver education and engagement strategies across retirement programs, including plan-related education and outreach. Accountable for operational success, consistent delivery, and cross-functional coordination to drive participation and savings rates, improve retirement readiness and financial wellness, and deliver measurable participant outcomes while meeting regulatory and service standards. Partners closely with distribution, product, marketing, legal, compliance, operations, and other stakeholders to support client satisfaction, retention, and growth through Principal offerings.    Operational Leadership & Delivery: Lead planning and...

Privately owned and founded in the Midwest in 2011, Heritage Building Maintenance is based in central Iowa and serves commercial clients with the highest-quality cleaning and microbial protectant on the market today. Heritage goes the extra mile by using science to prove the efficacy of our system for use in office settings and medical and recreational facilities. In 2022, Heritage was acquired by Bee-Clean Building Maintenance, Canada’s largest privately held janitorial company. While operations remained the same, this partnership opened the doors for continued growth and success in our industry. Today, Heritage continues to be committed to making a difference in the health and productivity of our community and those we serve. WAGE Wage will be determined based on skills and experience to be agreed upon at the time of hire. SCHEDULE Scheduled 40 hours weekly, 9:00am-5:30pm Monday through Friday. JOB SUMMARY The Recruiter is responsible for full‑cycle recruitment...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for an Associate Actuary to join our Variable Annuities team. In this role, you’ll work collaboratively to drive forward pricing and product development efforts related to our VA and RILA products! We're looking for someone who will:   Work collaboratively with actuarial and product teams to deliver on our growth strategy. Lead efforts of analysis and recommendations for actuarial assumption review on our VA block. Collaborate with the RIS Modeling Team in providing critical review and modeling assistance for the variable annuities forecast model and cash flow testing models. Contribute to generation of strategic metrics across the variable annuity line of business, including profit and growth metrics that go to the board. Provide analysis and support for a variety of potential cross-team initiatives such as claims management, large case sales, data analysis, and more.   Operating at the intersection of financial services and...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Retirement & Income Solutions (RIS) business. In this role, you’ll be an engineering lead providing architectural oversight for the modernization of our retirement recordkeeping platform by designing scalable solutions, guiding architectural decisions, and ensuring the successful delivery of mission-critical initiatives that shape the future of our retirement solutions. You'll have the opportunity to: Drive technological innovation by identifying strategic opportunities that deliver maximum business impact in our fast-paced environment Assess emerging technologies and provide guidance on technical direction, ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide strategic initiatives Create and maintain solution architecture artifacts, reference architectures, and technical roadmaps that guide implementation teams Partner with key stakeholders to transform business objectives into robust technical...

What You'll Do: Join a high-performing team deploying capital in one of the fastest-growing real estate sectors. As an Investment Director of Asset Management on our data center team, you’ll drive the performance and optimization of a data center portfolio. This role carries responsibility for financial and operational performance of assets, driving value creation, and ensuring alignment with broader investment strategies and risk management parameters.   The ideal candidate has deep experience in data center asset management—covering leasing, power infrastructure, construction oversight, and hyperscale/enterprise tenant dynamics—while also partnering with portfolio management team and supporting capital markets activities including acquisitions and dispositions.  Key responsibilities:   Engage with portfolio manager to shape the portfolio strategy and performance of a national/international portfolio of data centers, driving financial results, tenant satisfaction, and...

What You'll Do: Partner with business stakeholders, third-party vendors and operational staff daily to ensure delivery of services are in alignment with contractual expectation. Advocate service offerings on behalf of the area by influencing decisions related to use of services. Support Technology teams and business units on tasks associated with vendor supplier management. Responsible for documentation and record tracking to fulfill EDS responsibilities Gain understanding of strategy and associate changes. Be encouraging toward strategy and change through transparent feedback.  Be a champion of the strategy and change agent among peers and customers. Shows precision in conveyed data and aids with reporting. Proactively collaborate with your vendor management colleagues and any operational personnel within Enterprise Documents and throughout the organization. Be continuously and actively engaged with vendors who support our operation. Work on assigned...

What You'll Do: As a Senior, Client Service Manager , you will manage day-to-day client relationships within our Large Market business and manage an assigned portfolio to ensure accuracy and timely service. This role builds trust by helping clients navigate questions, issues, and requests while maintaining service standards and company policies. By providing dependable support and solutions, helps clients get their needs met accurately and on time, strengthens satisfaction, fosters long-term relationships, and supports improvements that drive retention and business growth. Manage a large client portfolio with complex plan structures. Provide proactive, strategic guidance to clients, including plan design considerations and compliance implications. Resolve escalated or sensitive client issues independently. Review and approve highly complex transactions, ensuring compliance and operational integrity. Conduct detailed account and trend analysis to mitigate errors or risks....

What You'll Do: We’re looking for a Client Reporting Analyst to join our Principal Asset Management Operations Reporting team. In this role, you’ll be mentored by senior team members to learn the intricacies of the Client Reporting team.   This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a data-driven environment and is eager to learn and grow within an encouraging and diverse team. Key Responsibilities: Learn how to use the Vermilion Reporting Suite to create and check Level 1 client reports and factsheets, working with the Pune team to ensure accuracy and consistency. Follow a daily task list, completing assigned work and documenting time and task completion, while remaining flexible to support team needs. Follow existing procedures to produce reports and factsheets, and help update or improve documentation when something can be unclear. Identify data or content issues during report production and escalate them appropriately to ensure quality and timely...

What You'll Do: Do you love helping people and making a positive difference? As a Customer Experience Specialist within Individual Life, you’ll provide a high level of value and service by balancing inbound contacts from internal and external customers, applying a variety of skills and proficiencies, and meeting the demands of challenging products and changing procedures. This is a high volume, fast paced call center environment – and we know that’s not for everyone.   Here are few examples of the kinds of things you’ll do: Respond promptly and accurately to customer inquiries regarding policy changes and contractual options. Serve as a contact for advisors and their staff for post-sale service on existing policies. Actively execute and coordinate resolution of policy changes while handling some sophisticated casework. Utilize online procedure manuals and system applications to optimally interpret and resolve the most sophisticated customer inquiries and provide...

What You'll Do: We're looking for a Safety & Security Specialist to provide day-to-day security for our Home Office employees.    Here are few examples of the kinds of things you’ll do: Responsible for detailed patrol of the corporate complex to ensure a safe and secure operating environment. This includes regular inspections and verification of functionality of alarms, security doors, elevator phones, CCTVs, etc. Report and assist in the resolution of hazardous or safety related problems. Provide a high level of customer service assistance to visitors entering campus and ensure proper access is followed. Knowledge and ability to staff all security posts while monitoring entrances to building, alarm responses and reception duties. Responds to and conducts interviews to obtain complete and accurate information regarding incidents occurring involving employees and/or property to include but not limited to criminal actions, vehicle and pedestrian accidents,...