What You'll DoWe’re looking for an Associate, Investment Risk & Analytics to join our Principal Asset Allocation (PAA) team. In this role, you’ll help execute the team's effort to provide global, multi-asset investment risk management expertise!
- Support the development and deployment of risk models and systems, leveraging quantitative research, analysis, and risk-based analytics to inform investment decisions and enhance portfolio outcomes
- Produce quantitative risk insights, risk assessments, and analytical research to improve investment processes and support decision-making across investment teams
- Develop and maintain proprietary risk data and analytics, including portfolio risk, scenario, and attribution analyses using systems such as MSCI BarraOne and FactSet
- Contribute to the production, maintenance, and enhancement of investment analytics infrastructure, including data processing, storage, and reporting supporting investment strategies
Collaborate with investment teams to ensure the use of high-quality data and deliver insights on portfolio risk factors, performance attribution, and portfolio statistics.
Who You Are
- Bachelor's degree in business or information systems, or eight years related work experience
- Experience with the MSCI BarraOne risk model or similar factor-based risk model
- 3+ years of professional experience within the investment management or investment risk management field
- Strong risk management judgment and experience developing or maintaining a robust, global, multi-asset investment risk management framework
- In-depth understanding of investment vehicles (i.e., stocks, bonds, alternatives, mutual funds, UCITs, ETFs) and investment strategies
- Knowledge of finance (particularly risk management, volatility modeling, fundamental analysis, quantitative investment research, asset allocation, portfolio construction, as well as risk and attribution systems) complemented with superior database management experience
- Development expertise and systems management [Python, R, or other relevant languages/DB expertise/etc]
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out
- CFA, FRM, and/or CAIA designation or progress toward
- Bloomberg, FactSet, Morningstar experience
- Business acumen, superior judgment, and outstanding analytical capabilities with a vision to drive strong investment results through superior risk and engineering support
- Self-starter and demonstrate the capacity to grow into additional investment management responsibilities
- Advanced skills in development and database administration
- Strong written and verbal communications
Salary Range InformationSalary 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$127000 - $171000 / year
Salary Details
The base salary range for this role is $127,000 - $171,000 as indicated above. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, experience, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities.
In addition to base pay, this role participates in an annual profit share bonus plan.
Time Off ProgramFlexible 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 EligibleNo
Additional Information
Location(s)
We’re open to office locations of Des Moines, Seattle, New York, or Raleigh. You can check out what our Global Headquarters in Des Moines 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.
Posting WindowWe 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.
Date First Posted (TTF)7/7/2026
Latest Post Date: Careers - US7/7/2026
