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What You'll Do

Specialty Benefits E-file is seeking a Senior Business Project Lead to join the team! In this role, you'll plan, organize, direct, control and manage complex business unit production systems, supporting systems, and workflow projects. Additionally, you'll be responsible for vendor management, including establishing and maintaining relationships, while ensuring a positive and collaborative experience for our vendors. This is a great opportunity for an individual that not only thrives in a challenging technical environment, but also values and excels at relationship management!

Here are some examples of what you'll be doing:

• Lead and coordinate new and ongoing projects to drive efficiencies and improve quality, and the overall client experience.

• Identify and recommend opportunities for work process and efficiency improvements.

• Communicate with business partners and vendors on solutions to meet immediate and strategic needs. Build and sustain relationships to ensure timely and efficient solutions. Facilitate problem resolution and strategic discussion. Inspire change throughout the business unit.

• Manage complex, high risk, high visibility, strategically aligned business projects for successful completion.

• Effectively compile complex system and business process documentation for business and technical audiences with clarity, completeness and specificity.

• Utilize problem solving techniques to present clear problem definition and provide potential solutions, including cost benefit analysis. Identify and mitigate risks. Diagnose and execute approved changes.

Operating at the intersection of financial services and technology, Principal builds financial tools that help our customers live better lives. We take pride in being a purpose-led firm, motivated by our mission to make financial security accessible to all. Our mission, integrity, and customer focus have made us a trusted leader for more than 140 years!

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree, or the equivalent experience.

• 6+ years of project related or leadership experience, with at least 4 years of direct responsibility for project management/leadership.

• Strong knowledge of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Application Programming Interface (API) methods of transmitting and consuming data.

• Knowledge of various EDI file layouts (ANSI, XML, etc.)

• Strong knowledge of employer group benefits (Group Term Life, Voluntary Life, Dental, Disability, etc.)

• Excellent leadership, oral and written communication, planning, decision making and negotiation skills.

• Must have a high level of creativity, advanced analytical skills and proven project management skills.

• Must have an understanding of technology applications to identify opportunities for process improvement.

• Minimal travel (2%) may be required, including overnight stays.

Skills that will help you stand out:

• Payroll and experience with HRIS/Ben Admin preferred.

• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships and facilitate collaboration and communication with both internal and external partners.

• Results oriented and able to adapt and deal with ambiguous situations and manage expectations.

• Ability to execute effectively in matrix management environment.

Salary Range Information

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)

$95200 - $182400 / 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

Additional Information

Work Environments

This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek), and remote work arrangements. 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 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-nonimmigrant-workers) and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants (https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/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 (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers) 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

6/25/2024

Most Recently Posted Date

6/25/2024

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