Assistant Director of Engineering, Workplace Personal Investing

Principal Financial

  • Charlotte, NC
  • $137,000-185,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Job Description:What You'll DoWe’re looking for an Assistant Director of Engineering to join our Workplace Personal Investing team. In this critical role, you’ll lead the build of groundbreaking greenfield products that transform how people invest for their future, while leading high performing engineering teams, driving high-impact technical outcomes. As a strategic and technical leader, you’ll drive innovation, guide architectural decisions, and ensure the successful delivery of critical initiatives that shape the future of our retirement and financial planning services.You'll have the opportunity to:
  • Drive technological innovation by identifying strategic opportunities that deliver maximum business impact to build and grow our services
  • Assess emerging technologies and influence technical direction, ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and solution architecture practices and principals
  • Partner with key stakeholders to transform business objectives into robust technical solutions, while effectively bridging communication between technical and non-technical teams
  • Shape product strategy and establish compelling technical vision through active participation in enterprise-level programs
  • Cultivate an exceptional engineering team by fostering innovation, mentoring talent, and building an outcome-driven culture founded on trust and accountability
  • Manage KPIs to track progress and ensure alignment with goals
  • Manage relationships with third-party vendors, partners, and contractors as needed
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 its systems, this role will offer you an exciting opportunity to build solutions that will directly impact our long-term strategy and tech stack, all while ensuring that our products are robust, scalable, and secure!Who You Are
  • Bachelor's degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field) or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of technical experience, demonstrating progressive responsibility and impact with a strong focus on quality
  • Leadership Experiences:
  • Guiding engineers through complex business challenges
  • Designing and deploying resilient and scalable solutions
  • Building alignment among diverse stakeholders
  • Navigating enterprise-level partnerships
  • Leadership Qualities:
  • Strategic and innovative mindset
  • Adaptability in dynamic environments
  • Influential communication and collaboration skills
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out
  • 4+ years of formal people leadership experience, successfully leading and mentoring direct reports
  • Advanced experience with retail retirement products or within the financial services industry
  • Proven track record in solution architecture and systems design
  • Demonstrated ability to solve for the future
  • Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS)
Salary Range InformationSalary 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)$137000 - $185000 / yearTime Off ProgramFlexible 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 EligibleYesAdditional InformationWork EnvironmentsThis 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.Our Engineering CultureThrough our product-driven Agile/Lean DevOps environment, we’ve fostered a culture of innovation and experimentation across our development teams. As a customer-focused organization, we work closely with our end users and product owners to understand and rapidly respond to emerging business needs.Collaboration is embedded into everything we do – from the products we develop to the quality service we provide. We’re driven by the belief that diversity of thought, background, and perspective is critical to creating the best products and experiences for our customers.Work Authorization/SponsorshipAt 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.andInvestment Code of EthicsFor 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 PrincipalAt 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 to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits.Principal is an Equal Opportunity EmployerAll 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 WindowWe 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 Date7/16/2025Most Recently Posted Date7/16/2025LinkedIn Hashtag#LI-EW1

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