Assistant Director - Engineering, Asset Management Digital Experience
Principal Financial · Des Moines, IA | Charlotte, NC | Raleigh, NC | Chicago, IL | New York City, NY · Engineering & Technology
About this role
Principal Financial is hiring a director-level Director of Engineering in the software engineering function based in Des Moines, IA | Charlotte, NC | Raleigh, NC | Chicago, IL | New York City, NY. The posting calls out experience with Agile, DevOps, Performance Optimization, A/B Testing. Compensation is listed at $145,000–$183,000 per year.
- Role
- Director of Engineering
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- director
- Track
- Management
- Location
- Des Moines, IA | Charlotte, NC | Raleigh, NC | Chicago, IL | New York City, NY
- Department
- Engineering & Technology
- Posted
- May 28, 2026
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Job description
from Principal Financial careersWhat You'll Do We’re looking for an Assistant Director of Engineering to join our Digital Experience team within Asset Management. In this role, you’ll lead an engineering team responsible for building client-facing web experiences and digital tools that support some of our largest global institutional clients. You’ll have the opportunity to Set strategic direction: Partner with product, marketing, and business leaders to shape the digital experience strategy across client-facing platforms, delivering scalable web and portal solutions that support global Asset Management clients Lead and inspire: Guide teams supporting public websites, secure client portals, and digital tools, driving high-quality delivery across multiple agile product teams and global regions Translate vision into action: Bridge digital, engineering, and business priorities—ensuring seamless execution of initiatives that enhance how clients access investment insights, data, and tools Drive alignment: Influence and align cross-functional partners across product families, enabling coordinated delivery of digital capabilities and client experiences at scale Innovate for impact: Identify and advance new digital capabilities, including next-generation tools and AI-enabled experiences to improve client engagement, usability, and platform scalability Build high-performing teams: Coach and develop engineering talent (both direct and matrixed), fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement across a global team…