What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Portfolio Associate, Corporate Private Placements and Private Infrastructure Debt position at Principal Financial Group?
What You'll Do
We are looking for a Senior Portfolio Associate to join our team! This role is responsible for providing comprehensive operational support to the Corporate Private Placements and Infrastructure Debt teams, including trading support, portfolio credit reporting tracking, client portfolio servicing, RFP responses and client reporting, portfolio valuation, and ensuring timely execution of internal workflows.
Key responsibilities:
Principal Asset Management offers global asset management expertise across a diverse set of traditional and alternative asset classes. Check us out at www.principalam.com!
Who You Are
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)
$110000 - $187200 / 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
Compensation
The pay ranges listed include the two locations. The base pay range for Des Moines is $110,000 - $148,200. New York range is $139,200 to $187,200. The bonus is a profit share plan, paid annually.
Location
This role will be based either out of our World Headquarters located in Des Moines, IA or New York City. You can check out what our Global Headquarters 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.
Original Posting Date
12/10/2025
Most Recently Posted Date
12/10/2025
We are looking for a Senior Portfolio Associate to join our team! This role is responsible for providing comprehensive operational support to the Corporate Private Placements and Infrastructure Debt teams, including trading support, portfolio credit reporting tracking, client portfolio servicing, RFP responses and client reporting, portfolio valuation, and ensuring timely execution of internal workflows.
Key responsibilities:
- Monitor portfolio holdings for financial reporting and covenant compliance tracking
- Ensure timely execution of internal trading workflows and coordinate with operational/accounting teams
- Support coordination with client requests and ad hoc portfolio monitoring and reporting
- Support inquiries from marketing, RFP, product, distribution, clients, and client reporting
- Develop knowledge of financial markets, current events, laws and regulations, tax and accounting trends and implications and business operating trends
Principal Asset Management offers global asset management expertise across a diverse set of traditional and alternative asset classes. Check us out at www.principalam.com!
Who You Are
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field (ie, finance, accounting, economics, statistics, engineering, data science, business analytics)
- 3 years investment related work experience
- Experience in financial markets with exposure to fixed income including investment strategies, or portfolio management
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Familiarity with credit analysis, debt instruments, and related financial products
- Hands-on experience with Bloomberg, Charles River, or other debt trading platforms
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships across teams
- Exceptional attention to detail, with proven ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
- Undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or above
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)
$110000 - $187200 / 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
Compensation
The pay ranges listed include the two locations. The base pay range for Des Moines is $110,000 - $148,200. New York range is $139,200 to $187,200. The bonus is a profit share plan, paid annually.
Location
This role will be based either out of our World Headquarters located in Des Moines, IA or New York City. You can check out what our Global Headquarters 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.
Original Posting Date
12/10/2025
Most Recently Posted Date
12/10/2025
Salary : $110,000 - $187,200