Assistant Director, Product Management (Enterprise Data & Analytics)

Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, IA, United States
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
2 years minimum
Compensation
$130,000.0 - $165,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Data Analysis Enterprise Data Management

Job description

As an Assistant Director of Product Management in our Enterprise Data & Analytics organization, you’ll lead a team of Product Managers in defining and executing on product strategy for our data product families. You’ll influence enterprise-wide decisions through data-informed product leadership, champion best-in-class practices, and foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.

Our Enterprise Data and Analytics organization provides data, insights, reports, and tools to teams and individuals throughout our business and analytics community. Needs range from understanding customer behavior to financial patterns to knowing better how we work. We dig in deeply with requests to address not just the ask, but the underlying needs for now and the future to come.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Work with Product Management leadership to drive optimization including advocation of product management as a practice
  • Lead and coach a passionate team of Product Management professionals
  • Provide product oversight to the current prioritization, planning and execution process, including finding ways to optimize all phases
  • Develop and lead a consolidated product family strategy and roadmap that can be leveraged for customer (internal PFG) transparency into the work prioritized and in progress
  • Act as a representative for EDA as we enable enterprise strategic initiatives, building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders and partners
  • Assist other product families, as needed, to maintain individual product/product stack roadmaps and product outlook documents, work through discovery efforts, and stakeholder management

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.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of business, technology, or product management experience; or equivalent demonstrated through the following: work experience, military experience, or education
  • 5+ years working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced product environment
  • 2+ years of informal or formal leadership experience
  • Proven success in driving product outcomes in a multi-product environment while establishing business strategy for multiple products and helping others establish product strategy
  • Demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery and the ability to mentor that in others
  • Understanding of various approaches and tools for research, synthesis, ideation, and testing in a dynamic dual track discovery and delivery loop
  • Proven success building positive relationships with different functional partners with the ability to collaborate, work and influence at all levels within an organization
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to establish relationships and influence business partners

Skills that will help you stand out

  • Product Management experience
  • Experience optimizing ways of working for product and delivery teams
  • Experience with Data and Analytic Products

Benefits & conditions

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 (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)

$130000 - $165000 / 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.

About the company

Nonimmigrant Workers (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-nonimmigrant-workers) and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants (https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-employment-based-immigrants), 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 (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers) to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits.

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