Director, Internal Investigations

About the role

Seagate is seeking a Director of Global Investigations to lead the company's global investigations program. This position is responsible for managing and resolving complex investigations involving employee misconduct, fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest, intellectual property theft, asset misappropriation, data misuse, supplier integrity concerns, and insider threats. The Director will lead a team of investigators and work closely with Human Resources, Legal, Ethics & Compliance, Information Security, Internal Audit, and business leaders to ensure investigations are conducted professionally, objectively, and in accordance with applicable laws and company policies. The role will also drive investigative strategy, governance, case management, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives across Seagate's global operations. The Director must build strong partnerships across multiple functions while maintaining independence, objectivity, and confidentiality throughout investigative activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Seagate's global investigations program, ensuring timely, thorough, and objective investigations.
• Manage a team of investigators located across multiple regions and provide coaching, development, and performance leadership.
• Conduct and oversee sensitive investigations involving employee misconduct, fraud, ethics violations, corruption, retaliation, workplace threats, conflicts of interest, data loss, and intellectual property protection.
• Establish investigative priorities based on organizational risk and business impact.
• Partner with Human Resources, Legal, Ethics & Compliance, Internal Audit, Information Security, and business leaders throughout investigation lifecycles.
• Brief executive leadership on high-risk matters and provide fact-based recommendations for resolution.
• Ensure investigative activities comply with local laws, privacy requirements, company policies, and employee relations standards.
• Develop and maintain investigation methodologies, quality standards, and investigative documentation practices.
• Manage external investigative resources, forensic providers, and specialized consultants as needed.
• Manage a team responsible for conducting pre-employment background checks.
• Analyze case trends and develop proactive strategies to reduce organizational risk.
• Support crisis response activities involving workplace violence, executive threats, insider risk, and other significant security incidents.
• Prepare executive-level reports, dashboards, metrics, and risk assessments.
• Drive continuous improvement of case management systems, investigative tools, analytics capabilities, and reporting processes.