Hiring: Associate Sales Representative - Group Benefits Company: Principal Financial Group Location: West Des Moines, IA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:52:39 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : CPT About the job Experience: •8 years of equivalent experience required at the time of hire Required Skills: •Principal Financial Group is a Fortune 500 global leader in financial services focused in insurance, retirement, and asset management. We have 18,000 employees and 51 million customers around the world with over $714B in assets under management. •You want to make a difference in others’ lives. •You are internally motivated to achieve your goals, persist through challenges, and reach personal success. •You enjoy networking, meeting new people, and building relationships. •You like to outperform the competition and win. •You’ll start at one of our national training centers where you’ll gain in-depth knowledge of our business through intensive classroom-based study and opportunities to network and learn from senior sales leaders. •Following this experience, you’ll be assigned a territory and get thorough on-the-job training with local sales leaders and mentors before gaining your own book of business toward the end of the 18-month program. •Learn to actively develop and implement sales strategies Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree or 8 years of equivalent experience required at the time of hire •Strong interest in a career in external sales •Strong work ethic, self-starter, and accountable for own actions •Adaptable to change as well as running multiple projects •Life/Health License required within 90 days of hire •Requires ability to work independently, excellent and persuasive written and oral communication skills, excellent presentation skills, and basic computer skills •Willingness to travel within the identified territory as needed for this position •Awards or recognition from sales competitions •Bilingual English/Spanish skills preferred but not required •Outstanding extra-curricular, leadership, or community involvement Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Personal Time Off (PTO) is provided to hourly (non-exempt) employees and provides a set amount of accrued time earned each pay period Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!