Global Director, Investigations and Hotline Operations

Your Responsibilities

The Global Director, Investigations and Hotline Operations for Deere & Company World Headquarters located in Moline, IL, is responsible for our enterprise-wide hotline investigations program.  Primary responsibilities include leading the global investigations team, the development and implementation of documented end-to-end processes along with supporting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory hotline/whistleblower requirements.  Oversee the intake/triage, investigation, and resolution of complaints that are completed in a timely and thorough manner.

You will also be responsible for serving as the subject matter expert in all elements of investigations (strategic and operational) including whistleblower processes.
- Developing and implementing improvements to strengthen or enhance program elements that align with company policies and global regulations
- Establishing, maintaining, or evolving policies and procedures for reporting, investigating, and resolving hotline concerns
- Advancing a speak-up culture and good faith reporting while ensuring the confidentiality of hotline complaints and protecting reporters from retaliation
- Developing and conducting training and complementary awareness campaigns in collaboration with compliance colleagues to continuously strengthen employee understanding of the hotline program
- Strengthening root-cause analysis methodologies as part of continuous improvement and identification of risk mitigation activities
- Creating routine reports and analytics on investigations, trends, activities, and outcomes for the Chief Compliance Officer, senior management, and other internal stakeholders

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position

What Skills You Need

- 10 or more years working in Compliance, Legal, Audit, Forensics, and/or a related field
- Demonstrated experience developing, leading, and/or managing a global hotline investigations/whistleblower program serving at least 50,000 employees across 50+ markets
- Experienced manager who inspires, leads, develops, and mentors global talent and teams
- Demonstrated experience achieving organizational goals through driving accountability within a matrix organization environment
- Demonstrated investigator and investigations experience and expertise covering myriad compliance matters
- Expertise in leveraging timely and sound judgment in good decision making that considers potential risks, business goals, and regulatory requirements
- Effective communicator with strong verbal and written competencies and capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to influence and persuade at all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated experience in inspiring confidence and trust through clear, decisive, and strategic guidance
- Demonstrated commitment to ethical leadership and integrity
- Ability to engage and advance programmatic priorities while navigating complex and changing regulatory environments
- Strong executive presence and experience in advancing and executing global, regional, or local initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to issue spot and incorporate predictive analytics, and technology in prioritization of tasks
- Able and willing to travel up to 25%

What Makes You Standout

- Experience designing, implementing, integrating, and managing global compliance hotline programs
- Advanced knowledge of analytics tools such as Business Objects, Power BI, or Tableau
- Experience utilizing technology/AI in hotline program
- Experience leading cross-functional global teams and enterprise-wide projects
- Language Fluency (Spanish, Portuguese, German, French)

Education

Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Post-graduate degree in law, forensics, ethics and compliance, or related field preferred.