Investigator, Extended Workforce Investigations (Fixed-Term Contract)

About the role

This role is part of the Googler Engagement team within People Operations, Employee Relations. We uphold Google’s values with integrity and care, conducting thorough and timely investigations into allegations of violations of Google HR and Extended Workforce policies, and reviewing and advising on other workplace concerns.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough and timely investigations and grievance resolution for violations of Google’s HR and extended workforce policies, Google’s code of conduct and Google’s Supplier Code of Conduct.
• Develop and maintain relationships with our partners in Employment Legal, Employee Relations and Regulatory Affairs and Security Investigations and Assessments.
• Provide risk insights/trends to Product Areas and Extended Workforce Solutions (xWS) to support their risk mitigation efforts.
• Anticipate and escalate high-risk issues or supplier non-compliance to Product Areas and central functions like Procurement, Extended Workforce Solutions (xWS) and Employment Legal.
• Prepare, track and maintain appropriate investigation data and documentation.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, 7 years of experience in employee relations/investigations, gained in either an HRBP role, Employee Relations Advisory role, or equivalent experience as an employment attorney practicing employment law, experience consulting directly with employees and management, experience in interpreting policies and applying legal advice, experience in applying investigative interview techniques.
• Preferred qualifications: Experience establishing best practices and knowledge management for investigation protocols and HR compliance issues, experience in employee relations, employment law or ethics and compliance, experience establishing domain expertise, exercising initiative and judgment across multiple workstreams and processes to influence organization to reach goals, project/program management and influencing leadership and stakeholder management experience, ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, be diplomatic and influence stakeholders, third-party/suppliers and international teams, ability to persuasively convey opinions and recommendations both in speaking and writing.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retailment Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year