What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr AI Governance Analyst II position at Principal Financial Group?
What You'll Do
We're looking for a Senior AI Governance Analyst to join our Ethical and Responsible AI (ERAI Governance) Program within Enterprise Data & Analytics. In this high-impact role, you'll help shape how we safeguard the organization while enabling responsible AI innovation. You'll lead the operationalization, management, and continued maturation of the AI risk assessment process, helping ensure AI use across the organization is appropriately assessed, inventoried, monitored, and governed.
Working closely with teams across Risk, Governance, Enterprise AI Enablement, Data & Analytics, and Technology, you'll translate regulatory requirements into practical, scalable processes that support innovation and effective risk management.
This will include managing a consistent set of policies, standards, and principles to enable the strategic, ethical, and responsible development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence, data, and analytics while articulating the value of AI governance.
You'll have the opportunity to:
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)
$135000 - $152000 / 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 Environment
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, Raleigh, NC, or Charlotte, 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 candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role. (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)
Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants
Investment Code of Ethics
For Principal Global Investors 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
10/2/2026
Most Recently Posted Date
10/2/2026
Principal uses artificial intelligence tools to assist in reviewing and evaluating job applications, fraud prevention, and candidate matching and comparisons. These AI tools support our human recruiters in the initial review process but do not make final hiring decisions without human involvement. By submitting your application, you acknowledge this use of AI in our recruitment process. Please review our Workforce (U.S.) Privacy Notice for more details on our practices and your data privacy rights.
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We're looking for a Senior AI Governance Analyst to join our Ethical and Responsible AI (ERAI Governance) Program within Enterprise Data & Analytics. In this high-impact role, you'll help shape how we safeguard the organization while enabling responsible AI innovation. You'll lead the operationalization, management, and continued maturation of the AI risk assessment process, helping ensure AI use across the organization is appropriately assessed, inventoried, monitored, and governed.
Working closely with teams across Risk, Governance, Enterprise AI Enablement, Data & Analytics, and Technology, you'll translate regulatory requirements into practical, scalable processes that support innovation and effective risk management.
This will include managing a consistent set of policies, standards, and principles to enable the strategic, ethical, and responsible development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence, data, and analytics while articulating the value of AI governance.
You'll have the opportunity to:
- AI Risk Assessment Process: Co-lead the design of the AI use case risk assessment process. Operationalize and continuously mature assessment methodologies, scoring criteria, workflows, controls, guardrails, monitoring requirements, and training to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to service level agreements (SLAs).
- Operating Model Design & Maturity: Drive the effectiveness and continuous improvement of the AI risk assessment program by overseeing the quality, consistency, completeness, efficiency, and transparency of assessment activities. Monitor assessment queues and turnaround times, remediate at-risk or overdue assessments, identify opportunities to streamline processes, and ensure assessments are conducted in a scalable and reliable manner.
- Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Partner with IT, Risk, Privacy, Compliance, AI Enablement, Technology, Data Science, Data Governance, and business teams to research and resolve AI risk concerns, support AI innovation, and ensure emerging capabilities are implemented ethically, safely, responsibly, and with appropriate governance and oversight.
- Monitoring and Reporting: Develop and deliver dashboards, reporting, and insights related to risk exposure, mitigation effectiveness, regulatory compliance, program performance, operational effectiveness, and governance outcomes. Identify opportunities for improvement across business units and present findings to senior leaders and business partners.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technical teams on AI risks, governance requirements, and the AI risk assessment process. Host office hours, deliver training, provide guidance on requirements, and promote the adoption of governance practices.
- Mentorship and Team Development: Mentor and coach junior analysts by sharing governance expertise, best practices, and risk assessment techniques. Foster a collaborative culture focused on continuous improvement, critical thinking, respectful challenge, and leveraging diverse perspectives to achieve the best outcomes.
- Training and Enablement: Develop and maintain training materials, playbooks, and guidance for enterprise-wide adoption of the AI risk assessment process. Demonstrate curiosity and a growth mindset by exploring AI technologies, understanding their opportunities and risks, and identifying responsible ways to improve team outcomes.
- Policy and Compliance Management: Manage the Principal AI Policy and Standards and measure governance compliance and maturity across the enterprise.
- Security: Follow all security policies and procedures to ensure the highest level of system and data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
- 8 years of professional experience in risk management, data governance, privacy, compliance, legal, or related disciplines, with 3 years focused on AI governance, responsible AI, AI risk management, or related AI oversight activities.
- Demonstrated experience leading transformational change initiatives, including designing and implementing new frameworks, processes, operating models, or organizational capabilities while driving stakeholder adoption and measurable business outcomes.
- Skilled at collaborating with diverse stakeholders and influencing outcomes without formal authority.
- Strong mentorship skills and the ability to lead and guide others without direct leadership responsibilities.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present to audiences ranging from executive leadership to individual contributors and translate complex topics into clear, actionable insights.
- Previous AI Governance experience
- Experience with Credo.AI and/or ServiceNow
- Experience designing, building, or implementing AI solutions
- Previous experience in a highly regulated industry
- Experience with Data Governance and/or Analytics Governance tools
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)
$135000 - $152000 / 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 Environment
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, Raleigh, NC, or Charlotte, 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 candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role. (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)
Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants
Investment Code of Ethics
For Principal Global Investors 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
10/2/2026
Most Recently Posted Date
10/2/2026
Principal uses artificial intelligence tools to assist in reviewing and evaluating job applications, fraud prevention, and candidate matching and comparisons. These AI tools support our human recruiters in the initial review process but do not make final hiring decisions without human involvement. By submitting your application, you acknowledge this use of AI in our recruitment process. Please review our Workforce (U.S.) Privacy Notice for more details on our practices and your data privacy rights.
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Salary : $135,000 - $152,000