Senior Portfolio Analyst, Asset Allocation
Location
Des Moines, IA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 17, 2026
**What You'll Do**
The Senior Portfolio Analyst role within Principal Asset Allocation’s (PAA) Portfolio Management team ($250 billion in assets) is responsible for the day-to-day research and implementation of open-architecture, multi-manager equity strategies. This role supports core-satellite strategies in portfolio construction and management decisions across six active equity strategies through quantitative research and analysis of approximately $20 billion in AUM.
**What** **You’ll** **Do**
+ Lead research efforts focused on developing, enhancing, and maintaining systematic indicators to inform portfolio management decisions, including active-passive allocations, manager allocations, and portfolio construction across core-satellite portfolios
+ Enhance active-passive implementation frameworks to determine the optimal use of active managers, passive exposures, and blended structures based on market conditions, macro trends, and asset class d...
The Senior Portfolio Analyst role within Principal Asset Allocation’s (PAA) Portfolio Management team ($250 billion in assets) is responsible for the day-to-day research and implementation of open-architecture, multi-manager equity strategies. This role supports core-satellite strategies in portfolio construction and management decisions across six active equity strategies through quantitative research and analysis of approximately $20 billion in AUM.
**What** **You’ll** **Do**
+ Lead research efforts focused on developing, enhancing, and maintaining systematic indicators to inform portfolio management decisions, including active-passive allocations, manager allocations, and portfolio construction across core-satellite portfolios
+ Enhance active-passive implementation frameworks to determine the optimal use of active managers, passive exposures, and blended structures based on market conditions, macro trends, and asset class d...