Assistant Director - Des Moines, IA

What You'll Do · We're looking for an Assistant Director of Product Management to join our Corporate Treasury team and to shape the future of our enterprise-wide Treasury capabilities. If you are energized by complexity, motivated to drive meaningful change, and excited to work a ...

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What You'll Do
We're looking for an Assistant Director of Product Management to join our Corporate Treasury team and to shape the future of our enterprise-wide Treasury capabilities. If you are energized by complexity, motivated to drive meaningful change, and excited to work across the enterprise to modernize and elevate Treasury systems – we want to meet you.

In this role, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight for the Corporate Treasury product family, including cash management, payments, and bank account services, and Treasury Management System capabilities. You will be responsible for defining product strategy, prioritizing technology initiatives, and ensuring successful delivery and operational performance of Treasury products across the Principal Enterprise. You'll build strong partnerships with stakeholders across the enterprise and cultivate a high-performing team by developing, mentoring, and motivating staff to achieve shared goals. You'll guide the team by prioritizing efforts and turning priorities into team objectives.

• Lead product strategy and prioritization for Treasury technology, ensuring team focus' on work that drives the most value.
• Owns prioritization decisions in partnership with team, technology, and business leaders.
• Drive successful outcomes for Treasury initiatives by removing roadblocks, influencing collaborators, and ensuring measurable results.
• Shape the vision for Treasury products, staying aligned with broader finance and enterprise strategies.
• Build deep, and trusted relationships with internal partners, gaining a clear understanding of their goals, challenges, and what creates value.
• Lead and develop a high-performing product team, providing coaching, feedback, talent development, and clear direction.
• Collaborate across time zones to support a global product toolset and ensure alignment with international partners.
• Serve as supplier manager for our Treasury Management System, guiding vendor direction by influencing their roadmap and managing spend to achieve the right outcomes.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• CTP certification preferred
• 8+ years of leadership experience in product management leadership or corporate treasury.
• Strong knowledge of Kyriba or similar SaaS-based treasury management system
• Ability to work across global time zones and collaborating with geographically distributed teams.
• Exceptional communicator with strong analytical skills and the ability to turn complexity into clarity.
• Skilled at coaching, developing, or leading product professionals.
• Motivated by challenge, accountability, and the opportunity to elevate a critical enterprise capability.

Salary Range Information
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)
$ $155000 / 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.

Pension Eligible
Yes

Work Environments
This position is located in our corporate office in Des Moines, IA, and offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek) in Des Moines, IA.

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.

Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants

Investment Code of Ethics
For Principal Global Investors positions, you'll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.

Experience Principal

While our expertise spans the globe, we're bound by one common purpose: to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all. And our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees – individually and all of us together. Explore our core values, benefits and why we're an exceptional place to grow your career.

Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Posting Window
We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.

Original Posting Date
2/20/2026

Most Recently Posted Date
2/20/2026

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