Data & Analytics Consultant

What You'll Do: 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. As Principal continues to modernize, we are seeking a Data & Analytics Consultant to join our Data & Analytics Participant Marketing Team. In this role, you will drive the development of data solutions that influence business decisions and address key challenges. You’ll demonstrate your business and technical competence to uplift a new line of business for our department, deliver data-driven solutions, and collaborate closely with partners to ensure alignment with strategic objectives. Key Responsibilities: Portfolio Management: Lead all aspects of analytics project portfolios, ensuring alignment with business strategies and providing regular updates to partners on progress and challenges. Strategic Consulting: Align data infrastructure, analytics, and business goals to deliver actionable insights. Collaborate with partners and team members to define project scope, gather requirements, and prioritize work you're doing. Customer Success: Act as a liaison with team members, driving success by leading critical moments in the customer lifecycle and delivering business reviews. Delivery Expertise: Build and maintain metrics and Power BI dashboards to support key business decisions. Create automation and visualizations to scale operations to measure success. Agile Framework: Implement and lead Agile processes, coach teams, and ensure consistent updates and feedback on projects . Who You Are: Bachelor’s degree (preferred in statistics, mathematics, engineering, or business analytics) 3+ years of experience in analytics, consulting, or project management Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex problems and drive business solutions. Expertise in business analytics, performance evaluation, and data-driven decision-making. Proven ability to influence team members, prioritize, and deliver results in fast-paced environments. Strong presentation skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, and influencing decision-making through clear, data-driven insights. Advanced SQL, SAS, Power BI, Tableau or other analytic tools Knowledge of Digital Performance measurement and Marketing Campaigns (execution & reporting) at scale Skills that Will Help you Stand out: Retirement/financial services industry experience preferred. Specifically, knowledge of retirement/financial service retail products Advanced understanding of data modeling, data integration, SQL, SAS, and Power BI Integration amongst CRM tools Experience working with Digital Performance measurements and Marketing Campaigns (execution & reporting) at scale preferred 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: $85000 - $134000 / year Salary Details: The following locations are examples of market-specific salary ranges across different geographies. Wichita, KS: $85,000 - $100,000 / year Des Moines, IA: $90,000 - $105,000 / year Charlotte, NC: $95,000 - $110,000 / year Chicago/Minneapolis: $104,000 - $122,000 / year Los Angeles/New York City: $112,000 - $134,000 / 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: Work Environment This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek), and remote work arrangements (only if residing more than 30 miles from Des Moines, IA, Raleigh, NC, or Charlotte, NC). You’ll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors. Hours This role will partner with our global teams and has an expectation for flexibility in your work schedule to have a regular start time around 7:30am CST a few days a week. Work Authorization/Sponsorship At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role. (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.) 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 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): 4/8/2026 Latest Post Date: Careers - US: 4/8/2026 LinkedIn Remote Hashtag : #LI-Remote LinkedIn Hashtag : #LI-EW1