Senior Marketing Strategist

Des Moines, IA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-channel marketing initiatives that translate business priorities into actionable campaigns, with SME collaboration, audience insights, and measurable impact.

  • Campaign ownership across multiple concurrent programs with SME input and targeted audience understanding.
  • Define success metrics and ensure flawless execution and rollout.
  • Elevate brand visibility by amplifying third-party recognition and aligning internal/external stakeholders.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with distribution teams to develop strategic marketing campaigns that align with business priorities, promote awareness and drive engagement.
  • Establish clear metrics for assessing success and guarantee seamless implementation.
  • Work closely with subject matter experts (SMEs) to create, build, and successfully implement multiple complex and concurrent campaigns.
  • Have a deep understanding of specific audiences and behaviors
  • Oversee and evaluate our advisor marketing qualified engagement program.
  • Elevate brand awareness by amplifying third party recognition
  • Communicate ideas effectively to internal and external stakeholders, lead through influence and work across teams, the enterprise and with external agencies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (BS or BA) and at least 6 -8 years of related work experience required
  • Experience helping to build strategic marketing programs that deliver strong results
  • Experience parting with or supporting a sales organization
  • Ability to translate data analytics into implications
  • Strong strategic and critical thinking skills
  • Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Strong influence and informal leadership skills, with the ability to bring stakeholders together to deliver a consistent message
  • Perform other job-related duties or special projects
  • Some travel required, including overnight stays

Preferred

  • Familiarity with financial services or retirement industry
  • Ability to anticipate needs, problem- solve proactively and build strong internal relationships
  • General understanding of Principal business, products and industry along with understanding or experience with identified audience

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. Employees don’t accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.
  • Pension Eligible
  • Work Environments: 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, Charlotte, NC, and Raleigh, NC). You’ll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors.

Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group® is dedicated to improving the wealth and well-being of people and businesses around the world—helping more than 62M customers plan, protect, invest, and retire as of December 31, 2023. Along the way, we commit to supporting the communities where we do business. Improving our planet. And building a diverse, inclusive workforce. We’re proud to be recognized as a Best Place to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for the 11th consecutive year, an Ethisphere World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 12th time and as Forbes The Best Employers for Diversity 2023. Disclosure: Insurance products issued by Principal National Life Insurance Company (except in NY) and Principal Life Insurance Company®. Plan administrative services offered by Principal Life. Principal Funds, Inc. is distributed by Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. Securities offered through Principal Securities, Inc., member SIPC and/or independent broker/dealers. Investment advisory services are offered through Principal Global Investors, LLC or its affiliates. Principal Asset ManagementSM is a trade name of Principal Global Investors, LLC. Referenced companies are members of the Principal Financial Group®, Des Moines, IA 50392. ©2024 Principal Financial Services, Inc. Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. ("Principal® Foundation") is a duly recognized 501(c)(3) entity focused on providing philanthropic support to programs that build financial security in the communities where Principal Financial Group, Inc. ("Principal") operates. While Principal Foundation receives funding from Principal, Principal Foundation is a distinct, independent, charitable entity. Principal Foundation does not practice any form of investment advisory services and is not authorized to do so. https://www.principal.com/social-media-disclosures

Des Moines, Iowa, USA
24K employees (675 in marketing)
76% recommend to a friend
86% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$7.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
20.8%
Direct
74%
Referral
4.7%
Social
0.2%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~23.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
562 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
20 years
Median Tenure
7.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Funding

Total Funding
$700M
Last Raise
$700M
Post IPO Debt, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2023
    Post IPO Debt • $700M

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