Sales Support Specialist
Location
Des Moines, IA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 20, 2026
**What You'll Do**
As a Sales Support Specialist at Principal, you will play a crucial role in supporting our sales team, becoming a product knowledge and sales expert along the way. This role offers an exciting opportunity for growth and advancement within the annuities distribution sector.
Here are a few examples of the kinds of things you’ll do:
+ Promote variable annuity products through inbound phone contact with financial advisors to provide marketing and presale support.
+ Engage with case building by keeping up-to-date on retirement-related topics to contribute value.
+ Maintain close working relationship with top representatives in an effort to increase sales.
+ Understand how our investments fit into an overall, well diversified portfolio of assets by staying current on economic and financial issues that affect our business.
+ Support sales efforts by assisting with case design, sales ideas, hypothetical product illustrations, and applic...
As a Sales Support Specialist at Principal, you will play a crucial role in supporting our sales team, becoming a product knowledge and sales expert along the way. This role offers an exciting opportunity for growth and advancement within the annuities distribution sector.
Here are a few examples of the kinds of things you’ll do:
+ Promote variable annuity products through inbound phone contact with financial advisors to provide marketing and presale support.
+ Engage with case building by keeping up-to-date on retirement-related topics to contribute value.
+ Maintain close working relationship with top representatives in an effort to increase sales.
+ Understand how our investments fit into an overall, well diversified portfolio of assets by staying current on economic and financial issues that affect our business.
+ Support sales efforts by assisting with case design, sales ideas, hypothetical product illustrations, and applic...