Business Intelligence Analyst III

Principal Financial Group is seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst III to support its Retirement & Income Solutions Data & Analytics team. The role develops and maintains BI dashboards and reports, advises on reporting tools and governance, supports ad hoc analytics, and explores innovative applications of automation, AI, and emerging technologies to deliver actionable insights.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and data visualizations that enable business decision-making
• Serve as a BI subject matter expert, recommending improvements to reporting tools, processes, and analytics capabilities
• Participate in enterprise BI governance and tool evaluation efforts, helping guide decisions on platform adoption, optimization, and retirement
• Own existing reports and support ad hoc analytics requests
• Explore innovative approaches to analytics, automation, AI, and self-service reporting
• Partner with business leaders to understand reporting needs and deliver actionable insights
• Promote data governance, data literacy, and effective use of BI tools across the organization

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, or reporting
• Experience with Power BI and familiarity with other BI platforms such as Tableau, Qlik, Looker, Domo, or Sisense
• Proficiency in SQL, DAX or other query languages
• Strong data visualization, reporting, and business analysis skills
• Demonstrated curiosity and an innovation mindset, with the ability to challenge traditional approaches and recommend new solutions
• Experience working with business stakeholders to translate data into meaningful insights
• This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek), and remote work arrangements (only if residing more than 30 miles from Des Moines, IA, Raleigh, NC, or Charlotte, NC)
• 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.)
• Experience with Snowflake and modern cloud data platforms
• Experience with AI, generative AI, LLMs, copilots, or agentic solutions to enhance analytics and reporting
• Experience evaluating or implementing analytics tools, technologies, and reporting solutions
• Demonstrated curiosity and an innovation mindset with a focus on continuous improvement