Leadership Development Program Associate

Principal Financial Group is a Fortune 500 company offering a Leadership Development Program aimed at cultivating future leadership talent. As an LDP Associate, you will engage in various business rotations, receive coaching, and develop essential leadership skills through hands-on experiences.

Responsibilities

• Work on business objectives, receive individual coaching, actively practice leadership skills, collaborate with program peers, and create a customized rotation path
• Cycle across various business areas to learn the ins and outs of the enterprise
• Participate in meaningful projects during rotations
• Focus on learning the foundational aspects of Principal, refining core professional competencies, and identifying future opportunities to build targeted skillsets
• Create and develop a strategy for one of the program’s high-level initiatives as a Level II Associate
• Drive results through team performance, delegating team responsibilities, and reporting back to the program as a Level II Associate
• Lead, coach, and mentor a Level I LDP Associate as a Level III Associate

Skills

• Bachelor's degree required by your start date
• Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA as of your graduation date OR anticipate having a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA upon graduation
• Strong demonstration of core professional competencies: effective communication, reliability, team-oriented, organized, and self-motivated
• Exceptional business acumen and leadership skills demonstrated through leadership positions, internships, or other work experience
• Strong desire to become a future formal leader
• Aptitude for strategic and critical thinking, willingness to be challenged, and open to new opportunities and unique exposures
• Initiative to lead with or without a formal title
• Demonstrated ability to drive results through others
• Commitment to relocating to Des Moines, IA for the duration of the program
• Willingness to travel as some travel may be required, including overnight stays (5%)

Benefits

• 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.
• Pension Eligible

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