Product Manager / Senior Product Manager 1, Software Security Services Product Team
Apply NowCompany: Principal Financial Group Inc
Location: Des Moines, IA 50317
Description:
What You'll Do
We are looking for a Product Manager to join our Software Security Services product team in our Information Security & Risk Organization! Based on your background and expertise, we'll consider you for a Product Manager 2 or Senior Product Manager 1 position.
This team manages the enterprise vulnerability management program and helps ensure the security of Principal's systems and applications. In this role, you'll be supported in managing several of our products, such as Application Security, Application Vulnerability Assessments, Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessments, and Adversary Emulation. You'll interact with various stakeholders and gain experience in key product disciplines. By developing and demonstrating product practices, you'll help strengthen our enterprise product practice with curiosity, open-mindedness, and motivation to learn all phases of the product lifecycle.
You'll have the opportunity to:
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.
Who You Are
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
$106400 - $167000 / 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
Additional Information
Hours
This role will partner with our global teams and has an expectation for flexibility in your work schedule with a frequent 7am CST start time.
Job Level
We'll consider talent at the next level (Senior Product Manager 1) with the right experiences and skills.
Work Environments
This role offers an in-office and hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek) work arrangement in Des Moines, IA or Charlotte, NC.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering applicants 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 Asset Management 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
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 to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits.
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.
Date First Posted (TTF)
4/11/2025
Latest Post Date: Careers - US
4/11/2025
LinkedIn Hashtag
#LI-EW1
We are looking for a Product Manager to join our Software Security Services product team in our Information Security & Risk Organization! Based on your background and expertise, we'll consider you for a Product Manager 2 or Senior Product Manager 1 position.
This team manages the enterprise vulnerability management program and helps ensure the security of Principal's systems and applications. In this role, you'll be supported in managing several of our products, such as Application Security, Application Vulnerability Assessments, Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessments, and Adversary Emulation. You'll interact with various stakeholders and gain experience in key product disciplines. By developing and demonstrating product practices, you'll help strengthen our enterprise product practice with curiosity, open-mindedness, and motivation to learn all phases of the product lifecycle.
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Create and execute on the vision and strategy for our software security capabilities
- Be accountable for understanding and defining key business outcomes and requirements for your product(s)
- Foster strong relationships with technical, operational, and business leads, ensuring that end-user needs are at the forefront of our development efforts
- Lead product backlog and prioritize product features
- Use metrics and analytics that drive decisions to ensure product development aligns with business goals
- Communicate product updates, timelines, and risks to internal partners and senior leadership
- Be responsible for product health and find opportunities for product innovation and improvement
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.
Who You Are
- 4+ years of business, technology, or product management experience; or equivalent demonstrated through the following: work experience, military experience, or education
- 2+ years working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced product environment with product or engineering teams and stakeholders
- Experience partnering with teams in a matrixed environment, managing multiple technology products through an agile environment, and successfully establishing product strategy by bringing together customer, user, or partner data and insights to make decisions
- Experience resolving solutions to complicated problems using good judgment and positive relationships to assess risk, and lay-out your argument in a well-structured, data-informed narrative
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to influence and negotiate with partners at all levels of the company while advising on complex expectations
- Shown success in both discovery and delivery against product outcomes; Thinking strategically and making decisions in a fast-paced environment, in multiple teams/functional areas/organizations
- Product Management experience
- Experience working with engineers, technology architects, delivery managers, and/or product managers
- Vulnerability Management experience
- Familiarity with security governance concepts
- Experience informally leading individuals that do not directly report to you
- Experience with JIRA and Confluence
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
$106400 - $167000 / 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
Additional Information
Hours
This role will partner with our global teams and has an expectation for flexibility in your work schedule with a frequent 7am CST start time.
Job Level
We'll consider talent at the next level (Senior Product Manager 1) with the right experiences and skills.
Work Environments
This role offers an in-office and hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek) work arrangement in Des Moines, IA or Charlotte, NC.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering applicants 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 Asset Management 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
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 to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits.
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.
Date First Posted (TTF)
4/11/2025
Latest Post Date: Careers - US
4/11/2025
LinkedIn Hashtag
#LI-EW1