Equity Analyst - Industrials presso Principal Financial Group

What You'll Do:

Principal's Global Equity team is searching for an experienced Small Cap Industrials Equity Analyst to join our research team!  This candidate will work with a diverse team of portfolio managers and dedicated sector analysts and deliver proprietary research and investment recommendations. 

• Generate alpha through investment recommendations based upon in-depth, detailed proprietary analysis of industrial companies, with a specific focus on small cap (<$10bn market cap) capital goods companies in the U.S. 

• Interact frequently with company management, industry experts, and other stakeholders to gather differentiated and convicted qualitative and quantitative insights 

• Partner closely with Industrial sector team lead, analysts, and portfolio managers to provide outperformance through stock selection while working within the framework of our research process and portfolio constraints 

• Build and maintain detailed financial and market-oriented models to forecast company performance and assess security valuation, incorporating macroeconomic and industry-specific factors 

• Generate timely, actionable investment ideas and communicate insights through written reports, models, presentations, and investment committee discussions  

• Maintain research coverage of existing investments within industrials for multiple portfolios 

Who You Are:

• 5+ years equity investment experience in industrials, preferably with at least 2 years on the buyside.  

• Proven track record of generating consistent alpha through actively covered investment recommendations 

• Advanced knowledge of various financial applications: FactSet and Bloomberg 

• Ability to distill and communicate industry data and trends into actionable investment insights 

Skills That Will Help You Stand Out  

• Possess best-in-class analytical skills, including extensive  knowledge of the Industrials sector, fundamental company analysis, and financial modeling  

• Highly intellectually curious, with a clear passion for investing and public markets 

• MBA or CFA highly preferred 

• Entrepreneurial mindset; self-starter with a desire to build out individual franchise within an Industrials dedicated team 

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills 

• Extensive use of AI within security research 

• Humility and self-awareness 

Salary Range Information:Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.Salary Range:$137000 - $236000 / yearTime Off Program:Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Employees don’t accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.Pension Eligible:NoAdditional Information:

Location(s) 

Locations include New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Denver, or Des Moines. You’ll work with your leader to determine the arrangement which best suits our needs. 

Compensation 

When noting compensation expectations on your application, we ask for base pay. The base pay range shown in our description includes two different levels which will be determined by the leader, based on experience. This role will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on individual, fund, and firm-oriented performance. 

Background 

Principal Asset Management includes a market-leading, long-only focused equities platform with $161 billion AUM. Principal offers global asset management expertise across a diverse set of traditional and alternative asset classes totaling over $752.7 billion AUM. Learn more at: www.principalam.com  

Consistent across all strategies, our approach is to evaluate and select stocks from a broad investment universe and construct portfolios in alignment with specific objectives and risk management parameters. Our conviction is built on differentiated fundamental insights we gather from conducting deep, company-specific research.  

Work Authorization/Sponsorship  

At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links. 

Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants

Investment Code of Ethics  

For Principal Asset Management 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):11/7/2025Latest Post Date: Careers - US:11/7/2025 Candidarsi ora