Lead Investigator Americas - ABB Motion

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This position reports to

Head of Integrity and Regulatory Affairs

Your role and responsibilities

**Please note that with the holidays season, your applications will only be reviewed from January 7th 2025** In your role as Lead Investigator Americas for ABB’s Motion Business Area, you are accountable and responsible for overseeing all Severity Level 3 integrity and all Severity Level 1-3 HR investigations for the Americas region for the Motion Business (“MO”). You will partner with Division, Regional, and Country Legal & Integrity and Human Resources colleagues, as well as with other partners and stakeholders, to effectively investigate various integrity and workplace issues of severity levels ranging from low to high. These include, but not limited to theft, T&E concerns, conflict of interest, harassment, bullying, workplace respect and fairness, and alcohol or substance abuse. You are also responsible for thorough analysis of root causes and making suggestions for recommended process and control improvements. The role will report to the Head of Integrity for Motion, with a dotted line to the Head of HR for Motion. Your main responsibilities with this role will be the following: · End to end accountability including leading investigation of various Integrity matters for MO globally, with focus on Americas region, under authorization of Head of Integrity, MO, with a focus on integrity and HR-related topics such as workplace harassment and improper behavior, discrimination, conflict of interests, T&E concerns, unauthorized disclosure of confidential or proprietary information. Lead investigative sup-port can entail other investigation areas, including receipt of Confidential or Commercially Sensitive Information, unauthorized assignment of ABB resources, theft of company property or other self-enrichment, threats & violence and HSE matters · Principal case administrator for HR-related complaints, MO, triage, plan and conduct investigations, including analysis of allegations and facts, collection and forensic analysis of emails and other data, transaction analysis and review, report writing, and other duties as deemed appropriate by the company · Prepare for and conduct often sensitive interviews of complainants, witnesses, victims and subjects with expertise, calmness, and objectivity · Undertake thorough analysis of root causes of failures / errors and make suggestions for recommended process and controls improvements and liaise with the relevant internal controls / HR or other functions to drive remediation efforts · Present the findings to the relevant management and / or committees to determine appropriate level of discipline and/or other corrective actions in conformity with local labor laws in various countries · Provide a high level of experience, expertise, guidance, and leadership relative to company-wide, multi-jurisdictional, often complex reviews, which may impact employees, business operations, and company reputation · Use ABB case management system to track, manage and close matters, including remediation or follow up actions · Provide guidance, support and expertise to HR and legal colleagues in relation to conducting investigations into HR or other investigative topics · Continuously assess and measure the program's effectiveness and tools, implement, and communicate changes when necessary, and lead, guide, upskill, develop, users of the various tools and processes.

Qualifications for the role

• Education: preferably a US degree in law / HR / audit such as LLB, LLM or equivalent
• 5+ years’ experience in handling ethics and integrity investigations / forensic reviews, ideally with a focus on HR-related matters in a multinational corporation, reputed legal firms or consulting firms and / or experience in white collar crime law enforcement
• Knowledge and experience of eDiscovery processes / data collection, analysis, results and reporting
• Good understanding of IT tools and especially MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills, fluency in both written and verbal English and Spanish is essential, additional languages a bonus.
• Good judgment and ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion
• Strong work ethics
• Experience in conducting interviews with the highest sense of professionalism
• Self-starter and motivated individual to operate with minimal supervision in a dynamic and multicultural work environment and ability to multi-task with efficiency

More about us

ABB Motion, a global leader in motors and drives, is at the core of accelerating a more productive and sustainable future. We innovate and push the boundaries of technology to contribute to energy efficient, decarbonizing and circular solutions for customers, industries and societies. With our digitally enabled drives, motors and services we support our customers and partners to achieve better performance, safety and reliability. To help the world’s industries outrun – leaner and cleaner, we deliver motor-driven solutions for a wide range of applications in all industrial segments. Building on over 140 years of domain expertise in electric powertrains, our more than 22,000 employees across 100 countries learn and improve every day. go.abb/motion We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. For US locations only, while base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant’s qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $105'700 and $196'500 annually and is eligible for an annual bonus (US locations only).