Delivery Manager III (Hybrid) Position Available In Mecklenburg, North Carolina

• What You’ll Do
• If you’re a highly driven individual that relishes new challenges, advocates for Agile methodology, enjoys working across multiple subject areas, likes to help shape strategic outcomes, exhibits a growth mindset, and is technically curious, this is an excellent opportunity for you!

As a Delivery Manager in our Retirement and Investment Services (RIS) area, you will be a team level coach for one or more agile teams that empowers the team to focus on Predictability, Visibility, and Continuous Improvement while helping with impediments for the applications and platforms to achieve business outcomes. You will be helping to produce and accelerate the team’s effectiveness, efficiency, and engagement. This role will focus heavily on continuous improvement and requires collaboration with the business and other technology teams to influence and inspire outcomes.

• You’ll have the opportunity to:
• + Understand and advocate for an empirical approach to problem solving.

+ Apply Lean and DevOps principles and practices to create stable, safe, and impactful delivery systems. + Coach teams through delivery cadence, release plan and sprint schedule while considering the product goals and objectives. + Help teams move from administrative to autonomous teams of the delivery lifecycle. + Recognize and propose strategies around problems affecting the team, communicate standards, and facilitate working agreement on solutions. + Proactively identify and improve components of the delivery system to produce desired results. + Coach agile practices and inspire change across the development value stream. + Persist in the face of roadblocks, effectively and efficiently working to resolve them. + Partner with agile team members to solution and deliver business outcomes. + Ensure quality is built into every step of the product delivery. + Enable transparency ensuring that the team can adapt quickly to changes. + Provide an environment of psychological safety for the teams. + Facilitate collaboration and guides the team past the point of success. + Lead a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging experimentation. + Foster an environment of innovation, discovery, and growth. 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
• We are looking for someone with:
• + Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field) and 3+ years work experience or equivalent experience.

+ 4+ years of Agile team experience in any well-known software environment preferred. + Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects, activities and tasks under time constraints. + Ability to collaborate with executives and partners regarding issues of project scope and status. + Knowledge of financial services products preferred. + Advanced planning/organizational, problem-solving, analytical, decision-making and communication skills required. + Basic mentoring and presentations skills required. + Ability to work on cross-functional teams and collaborate with both IT and non-IT partners.

• 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)
• $86450 – $152000 / 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
• Job Level
• We’ll consider talent at the next level with the right experience and skills.
• Work Environments
• This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek). 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 candidates 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 Global Investors 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
• While our expertise spans the globe, we’re bound by one common purpose: to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all.

And our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees – individually and all of us together. Explore our core values (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers#core-values) , benefits (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers#benefits) and why we’re an exceptional place (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers#reputation) to grow your career.

• 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
• 6/10/2025
• Most Recently Posted Date
• 6/10/2025