36 finance 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: Oversee the department operations staff, establishing production standards and budget that meet the business need and monitor results. Provide team leadership, assist with workflow, and implement guidelines to meet the needs of the customer and field partners. Increase production of risk and investment products through broker, advisor and field office support activities. Oversee business center operations by establishing production standards and monitoring results. Act to improve results as needed while continuing to drive efficiencies and meet the needs of the field and customers. Ensure strengthening partnerships between home office contacts, local field offices, internal and external customers. Build a strong organization by hiring, leading, retaining, and developing employees within processing business roles. Promote business literacy and competency development. Achieve performance expectations as established by the business. Build strong...

What You'll Do: Are you energized by creating memorable event experiences that bring teams, clients, and partners together? Do you love managing details, building relationships, and delivering polished, high‑impact programs that drive business results?   We are looking for an experienced Events Strategist to support our Sales organization within Principal’s Retirement & Income Solutions (RIS) business. In this role, you’ll play a vital part in bringing our brand to life by planning and executing exceptional events that strengthen and support our sales strategy.   If you thrive in a fast‑paced environment, enjoy owning projects from concept to completion, and are committed to flawless execution—we’d love to have you on our team.   What You’ll Do   Event Design & Execution Partner with internal stakeholders to develop annual event strategies, ensuring alignment with brand, sales priorities, and compliance standards. Manage all logistical...

What You'll Do: We’re looking for a Corporate Strategy & Development Director to join our Corporate Strategy and Development team! In this role you'll direct and  gu ide strategy planning and development efforts for the organization in order to contribute to the growth and profitability of the business. In consultation with other department leaders, work with executive management of the company and business unit management to turn strategic ideas into actionable operational plans to ensure successful execution of the strategy. Contribute to the continued profitable operations, growth, and overall success of the company by (1) providing strategic insights, technical expertise, and fact-based recommendations to the CEO, CFO, CRO, CGO and business units’ senior management and (2) executing related transactions involving strategic partnerships, financing, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and capital management. Collaborate and utilize an agile approach to integrate potential...

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’re looking for an HR Business Partner to join our Principal Asset Management team. In this role, you’ll bring your expertise in strategic Human Resources and leverage deep business acumen and human resources expertise to serve as a strategic HR Business Partner to assigned leaders, advising on the people and organizational implications of business strategy. You'll anticipate and translate enterprise and business priorities into integrated talent, culture, organization design and workforce solutions; influences decision-making as a member of leadership teams; and aligns human capital strategy to drive performance, engagement and sustainable results. Your passion for people's strategy will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of talent at Principal. As an HR Business Partner within our dynamic and matrixed enterprise, you’ll serve as a strategic advisor and catalyst for growth aligning talent solutions with ambitious business goals. As a key member of both the...

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 an AVP of Technology to join our Information Security team. Reporting to the CISO, you will own  and lead  security engineering outcomes across cloud security, AI ‑ enabled automation, IAM/CIAM, and enterprise data protection. In this role, you will set the strategic vision and drive execution  through your teams  for how the organization designs, builds, and  operates  secure cloud and identity ‑ centric platforms — reducing risk through engineered, automated controls rather than manual processes.   You will build and mature scalable security control planes across cloud, identity, and data— leveraging  automation and AI to improve speed, consistency, and resilience—while enabling engineering teams to move from current ‑ state implementations to future ‑ state, secure ‑ by ‑ design architectures.   Your Day Could Look Like:   Cloud Security Engineering & Architecture...

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: We’re looking for an Associate Financial Advisor to join our Workplace Personal Investing team! In this position, you will:   Support clients beginning their financial journey by delivering foundational financial advice and client service. Assist clients with onboarding, basic financial and investment education, and digital planning tools. Act as the initial point of contact, conducting discovery conversations to understand client goals and referring more complex needs to senior advisors.     For unlicensed talent, the company offers a Pre-Licensure Training Period, during which you will complete required study, training, and preparation activities needed to obtain your regulatory licenses. Licensure is required within 90 days of hire and is an essential component of the role.   What You’ll Do During the Pre‑Licensure Period (First 90 Days) Participate in required training programs, study sessions, and licensing preparation...

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: 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: 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 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 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: 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...