Employer profile
No. 16
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, Iowa [North Central]
Why you want to work there
The spirit of collaboration can be felt throughout the IT department at this Des Moines-based financial services provider. IT professionals regularly work with colleagues in other departments on technology-driven business projects, and they carve out customized career paths with the help of their supervisors. Employees can take advantage of a variety of flexible working arrangements including flextime, telecommuting and job-sharing; they can even use personal devices to access corporate systems.
| Rank by company size | Large, No. 9 |
| Employee Statistics | |
| Total employees | 10,301 |
| Total IT employees | 1,783 |
| IT employee turnover in 2011 | 10% |
| IT employee promotions in 2011 | 11% |
| Training | |
| Training days offered per IT employee in 2011 | 2 |
| Training budget per IT employee in 2011 | $437 |
| Women in IT | |
| Total percentage of women within IT | 46% |
| Percentage of IT managers who are women | 46% |
| Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are women | 46% |
| Minorities in IT | |
| Total percentage of minorities within IT | 8% |
| Percentage of IT managers who are minorities | 5% |
| Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are minorities | 9% |
