Senior Marketing Strategist (Acquisition)
As a Senior Marketing Strategist on our B2C Marketing Team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the Acquisition marketing strategy that effectively engage and activate specific target segments in our consumer business.
Your primary focus will be on deepening engagement, and driving adoption through innovative, data-driven campaigns. Leveraging your expertise in direct-to-consumer marketing, financial services and wealth management marketing, you will act as a strategic marketing partner across business units.
Key Responsibilities
- Marketing Campaign Strategy, Execution & Optimization
- Lead development and execution of acquisition marketing strategies for individual participant personal investment planning & products.
- Design campaigns to strengthen, deepen engagement, and drive adoption of personal investment solutions.
- Apply test-and-learn methodologies to refine approaches and maximize lifetime value. Prioritizing creative testing and audience segmentation strategies.
- Partner with product, content, marketing strategist and web experience teams to create integrated cross-channel promotional strategies.
- Ensure messaging consistency across email, direct mail, and digital experiences to drive engagement and incremental sales.
- Data & Insights Application
- Leverage data insights to optimize messaging, offers, and targeting strategies across multiple platforms.
- Cultivate a deep understanding of modeling, analytics, and consumer insights to inform acquisition and promotional strategies.
- Track, analyze, and communicate campaign results, using findings to improve future performance.
- Stakeholder Influence
- Partner with and influence leaders across product, marketing, and digital teams to align on business objectives.
- Advocate for sustainable direct marketing experiences that support both acquisition and growth.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of direct-to-consumer marketing experience.
- 4+ years of experience in financial services/retirement, preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of omnichannel marketing strategies (email, direct mail, digital).
- Experience influencing business decisions, facilitating and/or participating in cross-functional teams, motivating and collaborating with key stakeholders, and implementing change management.
- Experience building strategic marketing programs that deliver on business goals.
- An understanding of the competition and market opportunities and customer experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Solid strategic and critical thinking skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across teams.
- Project and time management skills required for working within a fast-paced, nuanced business; must be able to juggle multiple projects and timelines at once.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel.
- Some travel required, including overnight stays
The following locations are examples of market-specific salary ranges across different geographies.
- Grand Island, NE / Wichita, KS: $104,400 - $150,000 / year
- Des Moines, IA / Tampa, FL: $110,200 - $150,000 / year
- Charlotte, NC / Dallas, TX: $116,000 - $150,000/ year
- Chicago, IL / Denver, CO / Minneapolis, MN: $127,600 - $150,000 / year
- Los Angeles, CA / New York City, NY: $139,200 - $150,000 / year
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.
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. Date First Posted (TTF): 3/26/2026 Latest Post Date: Careers - US: 3/26/2026LinkedIn Remote Hashtag
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