Data & Analytics Translator (Des Moines)

Principal Financial Group is seeking a Data & Analytics Translator to partner with business stakeholders and drive analytics initiatives. The role focuses on framing problems, guiding analytics solutions, and translating insights into actionable decisions. Responsibilities Builds and maintains relationships with business stakeholders across the enterprise, developing an understanding of business goals, processes, and decision-making needs Facilitates discovery conversations to clarify business problems, success criteria, and data requirements for analytics initiatives Applies understanding of analytics and modeling approaches to recommend potential solutions and articulate trade-offs in business terms Translates analytical work and model outputs into stakeholder-relevant insights that connect clearly to business outcomes and actions Participates in analytics initiatives from ideation through delivery, ensuring scope, dependencies, and milestones are well defined and communicated Collaborates with data owners, technical teams, and governance partners to identify data gaps, understand data quality considerations, and manage project dependencies Communicates progress, risks, and changes clearly and consistently to all parties throughout the project lifecycle Documents project context, decisions, assumptions, data considerations, and communications to support continuity and reuse Supports stakeholder understanding of data sources, metrics, and insights; contributes to training, enablement, and adoption efforts as needed Skills Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, Technology, or a related field 1+ years of experience in analytics, consulting, marketing, project management, or equivalent experience preferred Working knowledge of analytics and modeling techniques and their use cases; ability to explain analytical approaches and results to non-technical audiences Experience facilitating conversations to identify problems, clarify requirements, and align stakeholders on analytics opportunities Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to document decisions, assumptions, and insights clearly and effectively Familiarity with analytical tools such as SQL, Python, PowerBI, or similar, with emphasis on interpretation and application rather than model development Benefits 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. Pension Eligible Company Overview Principal Financial Group® is dedicated to improving the wealth and well-being of people and businesses around the world—helping more than 62M customers plan, protect, invest, and retire as of December 31, 2023. It was founded in 1879, and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is