Sales Internship - Workplace Benefits (Summer 2027)

What You'll Do

Come join Principal’s Workplace Benefits, Sales Internship Program (Summer 2027)! As a sales intern, you’ll be teaming up with our Workplace Benefits sales team to provide sales support, assist with projects, and collaborate with other sales interns across the organization. This role is given the opportunity to assist our regional sales offices, while learning how we distribute and support our group insurance customers. By partnering on these tasks, we anticipate you will be directly impacting territory sales and overall business unit success! In this role, you'll get a first-hand look at what it takes to be successful in a sales-minded career in the future. This position partners with many areas within Principal which includes teams like underwriting, new business, marketing, administration, product, sales and compensation, among others. Getting to know the many areas in our organization is a great way to learn and develop your skills and build lasting professional relationships! The right candidates will be working in the following Principal office locations: Midwest (West Des Moines, Denver, Omaha, or Minneapolis) Atlanta, GA Houston, TX Waltham, MA Chicago, IL Woodcliff Lake, NJ Operating at the intersection of financial services and technology, Principal builds financial tools that help our customers live better lives. We take pride in being a purpose-led firm, motivated by our mission to make financial security accessible to all. Our mission, integrity, and customer focus have made us a trusted leader for more than 140 years!

Who You Are

Currently pursuing or completed undergraduate or graduate level degree Involvement in extracurricular activities and/or involvement within the community Interest in a career in sales Preference will be given to students who have experience with sales either through a previous internship, involvement, or work experience Ability to build positive relationships with internal and external partners Strong commun