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Senior Associate, Manager Research

Company

Principal Financial Group

Location

Des Moines, IA

Posted

July 21, 2026

Position Overview

**What You'll Do**

We’re looking for a Senior Associate, Manager Research to join our OCIO Manager Research / Analytics team. In this role, you’ll lead traditional manager research for assigned asset classes while supporting broader investment analytics, asset allocation modeling, and portfolio strategy work for client-facing teams.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

+ Lead manager identification, selection, due diligence, monitoring, and termination work for assigned coverage areas, including approved manager list oversight and quarterly manager research calls.

+ Develop and maintain analytics used in manager selection, manager pairings, vehicle pricing, performance/risk/return attribution, LDI tracking, projected returns analysis, and portfolio construction support.

+ Support portfolio strategists and client-facing teams with asset allocation modeling, risk analytics, scenario analysis, compare/contrast portfolio work, and custom client solution analyti...

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