Data & Analytics Consultant

About the job

What You'll Do

Are you passionate about helping people and organizations put AI and analytics into practice? Do you enjoy connecting business needs with emerging technology and helping teams build confidence in new ways of working?

We are looking for a Data & Analytics Consultant to join the Benefits & Protection Data & Analytics team. In this role, you will help advance AI literacy, adoption, visibility, and organizational readiness across Benefits & Protection while supporting the broader adoption of analytics, AI, and emerging D&A capabilities. As part of the Analytics Consulting team, you'll partner across business, product, technology, and analytics teams to evaluate opportunities, translate between stakeholders, and enable sustainable adoption of D&A capabilities.

What You'll Do

• Advance AI literacy and organizational readiness through practical education, coaching, and enablement activities.
• Facilitate workshops, demonstrations, forums, office hours, and learning experiences focused on AI, analytics, and emerging technologies.
• Help teams understand and evaluate how AI and D&A capabilities may support business objectives.
• Translate between business needs, technical possibilities, and organizational considerations to support informed decision-making.
• Increase visibility and connectivity across AI efforts by sharing best practices, lessons learned, and relevant resources.
• Guide the integration of AI and analytics capabilities into business processes, decision-making practices, and ways of working.
• Develop relationships across business, product, technology, analytics, and risk teams to foster collaboration and adoption.
• Represent Benefits & Protection perspectives within enterprise AI and D&A communities and forums.
• Contribute to the continued evolution of Analytics Consulting and emerging D&A capabilities.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred in statistics, mathematics, engineering, or business analytics).
• 3+ years of related analytics, consulting, project management, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the insurance or financial services industry preferred.
• Proven consulting, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical business language.
• Experience helping teams adopt new tools, technologies, or processes.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage a variety of audiences and leadership levels.
• Ability to evaluate opportunities and connect teams with appropriate resources and capabilities.
• Working knowledge of analytics, AI, generative AI, business intelligence, automation, or related technologies.
• Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Copilot, AI assistants, agents, Power BI, or low-code platforms.
• Curiosity and comfort working in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Skills That Will Help You Stand Out

• Master's Degree preferred
• Experience designing or delivering AI, analytics, technology, or digital literacy programs.
• Experience with organizational change management, capability building, learning and development, or employee enablement.
• Direct experience with business intelligence, advanced analytics, data science, AI, and generative AI capabilities.
• Familiarity with AI governance, risk, compliance, privacy, or responsible AI practices.
• Experience building communities of practice, reusable enablement resources, or adoption programs.

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)

$84600 - $106000 / year Salary Details

Work Environment

This role is located in our Des Moines office.  We offer a hybrid work arrangement with 3-days in the office and 2-days remotely.

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role. (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)

Nonimmigrant Workers and 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

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.

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.

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

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

10/12/2026

Most Recently Posted Date

10/20/2026

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