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Associate Director, Global Operational Excellence
Principal Financial Group
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Des Moines, United States
Location
Des Moines
Posted
June 17, 2026
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Job Description
**What You'll Do**
At Principal Asset Management, weβre seeking a **Glo** **bal Operational Excellence Associate Director** to act as a strategic partner across Financial Management and Risk & Control functions. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in complex environments, brings structure to ambiguity, and partners across the business to drive transparency in our financial risk related disciplines.
**What Youβll Do**
**Operational Excellence**
+ Champion continuous improvement across financial management, capacity planning, and risk oversight to enhance operational efficiency and scalability.
+ Define and execute an operations value framework, including identifying demand drivers and cost inputs and establishing nit costing models
+ Drive structural improvements to increase operating leverage across global delivery models.
+ Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and agility, including the use of AI and emerging ca...
At Principal Asset Management, weβre seeking a **Glo** **bal Operational Excellence Associate Director** to act as a strategic partner across Financial Management and Risk & Control functions. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in complex environments, brings structure to ambiguity, and partners across the business to drive transparency in our financial risk related disciplines.
**What Youβll Do**
**Operational Excellence**
+ Champion continuous improvement across financial management, capacity planning, and risk oversight to enhance operational efficiency and scalability.
+ Define and execute an operations value framework, including identifying demand drivers and cost inputs and establishing nit costing models
+ Drive structural improvements to increase operating leverage across global delivery models.
+ Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and agility, including the use of AI and emerging ca...