What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director, Quantitative Equities position at Principal Financial Group?
What You'll Do:
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: $137000 - $185000 / 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: No Additional Information:
We’re looking for an Associate Director, Quantitative Equities to join our Equities team at Principal Asset Management. In this role, you’ll apply quantitative methods to research, develop, and implement investment strategies, helping to inform key decision-making across our equity portfolios!
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Leverage Quantitative Methods to Inform Investment Decisions around income enhancement
- Build tools to evaluate options market opportunities
- Evaluate other income enhancing tools and asset classes
- Advise portfolio managers across US and Global Strategies
- Lead data sourcing and management efforts, including acquisition from external vendors, pipeline development, database design, and quality assurance to ensure timely and accurate information delivery
- Publish and monitor production models that influence investment decisions
- Deliver interfaces and solutions to end users in intuitive and useful ways
- Monitor and control performance of models and investment products
- Leadership of projects and people including supporting Portfolio Managers and Analyst teams
Principal Asset Management is the global investment solutions business for Principal Financial Group® (Nasdaq: PFG), managing about $580 billion in assets and over 60 years of experience. Principal Asset Management has been recognized as a “Best Places to Work in Money Management” for 13 consecutive years! Check us out at www.principalam.com!
Who You Are:
- Bachelor Degree in Statistics, Data Science, Business, Finance, Financial Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
- 5 years of related experience in equity investment industry and quantitative finance (models), options preferred
- Experience with programming such as Python, R, and/or SQL
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out
- Experience in Data Engineering, including database design and ETL principles
- Ability to make effective, well-informed decisions and recommendations in a highly time-sensitive environment, often with incomplete and/or contradictory information
- Ability to efficiently and effectively research and summarize information, and communicate persuasive recommendations
- High level of self-initiative, be able to work independently within a collegial structure, and be comfortable taking risks
- Enjoy asking questions, expressing opinions, and actively engaging in internal discussions regarding investment strategy and recommendations
- Ability to demonstrate creativity and offer unique solutions to complex problems
- Creativity in defining challenging exploratory projects and developing solutions
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: $137000 - $185000 / 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: No Additional Information:
Location(s)
Locations for hybrid talent are Des Moines, Denver, Seattle, Chicago, or New York. You can check out what our Global Headquarters in Des Moines looks like here:
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. Date First Posted (TTF): 10/31/2025 Latest Post Date: Careers - US: 10/31/2025Salary : $137,000 - $185,000
