Product Manager 2

<h2 class="jdheading"><strong> What You'll Do</strong></h2><br><br><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We are seeking a </span></span><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Product Manager</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> to redesign how technology decisions flow—from insight to confident action—across a large organization.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Your work will center on building an optimized decision stream that makes the right decisions clear, actionable, and appropriately adopted without friction.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This first of its kind role offers a front row seat to a broader product mission and the opportunity to grow alongside a team transforming how architecture delivers value.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Own </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">the </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Decision Value Stream</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> (Core)</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lead and evolve</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> the</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Decision Value Stream</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> as a product—</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ensure decisions are made once with evidence, embedded into delivery workflows, discoverable, reusable, and consistently applied</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Apply product thinking to architecture </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">decisions</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> and execution</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">so the </span></span><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“right path is the easy path”</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Build and mature the </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">architecture decision system and decision memory</span></span><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">with</span></span><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">visibility into adoption, reuse, and exception handling to ensure decisions scale without becoming bottlenecks</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Develop products that </span></span><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">solve the awareness gap</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> between decisions and what gets delivered</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> across the enterprise</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Support the Broader Product Family</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Partner closely with product leadership to support</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> the larger product family a</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">s </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">it</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> evolve</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">s</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ensure continuity and reinforcement across products to drive aligned outcomes</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 2.66667px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91; font-size: 13pt;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">About Principal</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13pt; color: #365f91;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":40,"335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">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.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">As </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">Principal</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> continues to modernize its systems, this role will offer you an exciting opportunity to build solutions that will directly </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">impact</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> our long-term strategy and tech stack, all while ensuring that our products are robust, scalable, and secure!</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p> <br><h3 class="jdheading"><strong>Who You Are</strong></h3><br><br><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">4+ years of business, technology, or product management experience; or equivalent </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">demonstrated</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> through the following: work experience, military experience, or education</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2+ years working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced product environment with product or engineering teams and stakeholders</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Demonstrable ability to think strategically, collaborate effectively, and make confident decisions in a product-driven environment</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Skilled at integrating diverse perspectives and using customer, user, and partner insights to drive informed decisions</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 2.66667px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91; font-size: 13pt;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Skills That Will Help You Stand Out</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13pt; color: #365f91;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":120,"335559740":259}"=""> </span></span></p><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Platform/centralized enterprise experience navigating diverse stakeholders</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":0}"=""> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Experience with Architecture thinking and approaches</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":0}"=""> </span></span></li></ul> <br><h2 class="jdheading"><strong>Salary Range Information</strong></h2><br><br>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. <br><h3 class="jdheading"><strong>Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)</strong></h3><br><br>$104400 - $163200 / year <br><strong class="jdheading">Salary Details</strong><br><br><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">The following locations are examples of market-specific salary ranges across different geographies. </span></p><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Wichita, KS: $104,400 - $122,400 / year</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Des Moines, IA: $110,200 - $129,200 / year</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Charlotte, NC: $116,000 - $136,000 / year</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Chicago/Minneapolis: $127,600 - $149,600 / year</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Los Angeles/New York City: $139,200 - $163,200/ year</span></li></ul> <br><h3 class="jdheading"><strong>Time Off Program</strong></h3><br><br>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. <br><h3 class="jdheading"><strong>Pension Eligible</strong></h3><br><br>Yes <p style="margin: 2.66667px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91; font-size: 13pt;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Our Product Culture</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13pt; color: #365f91;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":40,"335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Through our product-driven Agile/Lean DevOps environment, </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">we’ve</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> fostered a culture of innovation and experimentation across our development teams. As a customer-focused organization, we work closely with our end users and engineering teams to understand and rapidly respond to emerging business needs. </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Collaboration is embedded into everything we do – from the products we develop to the quality service we provide. </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We’re</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> driven by the belief that diversity of thought, background, and perspective is critical to creating the best products and experiences for our customers. </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 2.66667px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91; font-size: 13pt;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Work Environments</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13pt; color: #365f91;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":40,"335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek), and remote work arrangements (only if </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">residing</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> more than 30 miles from Des Moines, IA, Charlotte, NC, and Raleigh, NC). </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">You’ll</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> work with your leader to figure out which </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">option</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> may align best based on several factors.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 2.66667px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91; font-size: 13pt;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Job Level</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13pt; color: #365f91;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":40,"335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We’ll</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> consider talent at the next </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">level</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">,</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Senior </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Product Manager I, </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">with</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> the right </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">experiences</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> and skills.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":259}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Senior Product </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Manager I</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">minimum </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">qualifications</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">: </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":259}"=""> </span></span></p><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">6+ years of business, technology, or product management experience; or equivalent </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">demonstrated</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> through the following: work experience, training, military experience, or education.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":0}"=""> </span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridmultilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">3+ years working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced product environment with product or engineering teams and stakeholders.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":0}"=""> </span></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 2.66667px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="2"> </p><p style="margin: 2.66667px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91; font-size: 13pt;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Work Authorization/Sponsorship </span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13pt; color: #365f91;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":40,"335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">At this time</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">, </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">we're</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">additional</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 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 </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">additional</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> information around work authorization needs please use the following links.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 2.66667px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91; font-size: 13pt;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Investment Code of Ethics </span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13pt; color: #365f91;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":40,"335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">For Principal Asset Management positions, </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">you’ll</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 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.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 2.66667px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91; font-size: 13pt;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Experience Principal </span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13pt; color: #365f91;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":40,"335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">At Principal, we value connecting on both a personal and professional level. Together, </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">we’re</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 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, </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">values</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> and benefits. </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 2.66667px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91; font-size: 13pt;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer </span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13pt; color: #365f91;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":40,"335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">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.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":120}"=""> </span></p> <br><h3 class="jdheading"><strong>Posting Window</strong></h3><br><br>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. <br><h4 class="jdheading"><strong>Original Posting Date</strong></h4><br><br>5/22/2026 <br><h4 class="jdheading"><strong>Most Recently Posted Date</strong></h4><br><br>5/22/2026 <br><p style="color:#FFFFFF">LinkedIn Remote Hashtag</p><br><br>#LI-Remote

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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...