Program Manager, Marketing Operations

What You'll Do
We are looking for a strong communicator who is organized, tech-saving, and has strong project management skills to work on our Marketing Operations & Technology team as a
Program Manager, Marketing Operations
focusing on program management for B2C marketing campaigns. This is a highly collaborative and extremely detail-oriented role

Here is how you'll spend your day:

• Intake, organize, prep, and assign Salesforce Marketing Cloud design and deployment requests
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand needs and connection points.
• Help establish an environment for great creative work to thrive.
• Help evolve our processes with an eye toward optimization, collaboration, and efficiency.
• Keep teammates and business partners aligned with clear, ongoing communication.
• Uphold project management collaboration tool standards and best practices.

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

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, in marketing, communications, advertising, or related field, plus 2+ years of proven work experience as a traffic coordinator, marketing analyst, marketing coordinator, or relevant role.
• Proven experience managing projects in matrixed organizations.
• Must be able to juggle multiple projects at a time while maintaining sharp attention to detail.
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders.
• Must have strong interpersonal and decision-making skills.
• Need strong customer service skills as well as the ability to connect and interact with a wide variety of people.
• Ability to present ideas, negotiate and solve problems.
• Great listening, written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using Confluence and Microsoft Teams, or similar tools.
• Experience using workflow management software, such as Wrike, JIRA, or other systems.
• Annual travel to corporate office in Des Moines if working remote.

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 (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)
$ $98400 / 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

Work Environments
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, Charlotte, NC, and Raleigh, NC). You'll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors.

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.

Original Posting Date
11/3/2025

Most Recently Posted Date
11/3/2025

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