Group Investigations Manager

Requisition ID: 6423

Location:

Zug, CH, 6300

Pay Type:

WHO IS HOLCIM?

As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 70,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

Who Are Holcim People

Holcim people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.

Summary Of The Job

Holcim conducts business across the globe and strives to adhere to the highest business and ethical standards to meet and exceed stakeholder and employee expectations. To support transparency over business conduct and business integrity, Holcim encourages a culture of speaking up, in which employees and other stakeholders can report any known or suspected concerns and where Holcim ensures fair, consistent, and confidential investigations of alleged violations of Holcim’s Code of Conduct, laws and other applicable policies and regulations.

Reporting to the Head of Group SpeakUp & Investigations, the Group Investigations Manager is part of the Group Legal and Compliance team and responsible to assess and manage concerns of reported misconduct and determine if an investigation is warranted. The Investigations Manager is also responsible to conduct investigations of misconduct allegations posing a heightened risk to the company, including also those related to Human Resources matters.

Main Activities / Responsibilities

• Assess and manage concerns reported through any of the channels established by the company and determine if an investigation is warranted.
• Manage and conduct investigations of misconduct allegations posing a heightened risk to the company.
• Be the first point of contact for the relevant regional and local case managers in particular members of Human Resources, Legal & Compliance, Group Internal Control and Group Security and support them with planning and conducting the investigation.
• Define and manage integrated root-cause analysis for investigations; conduct assessment of potential causes of misconduct and recommend remedial action to prevent/minimize similar future conduct.
• Support the development of case studies and best practices to raise awareness of key ethics and compliance risks.
• Prepare comprehensive and clear investigative reports and memoranda in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate, current and thorough case information in Holcim’s internal Whistleblowing case management tool

Profile Required

Level of education / qualifications:

• University degree in Law, Business, Accounting, Finance, Social Sciences or related fields; professional qualifications such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) is an advantage.
• Experience in HR related matters/investigations is an advantage.
• At least 5+ years of professional experience in managing investigations.
• Data analytics skills and qualifications desired.
• Knowledge of E-Discovery tools desired.

Behavioral competencies / Leadership and managerial abilities:

• Strong work ethics and unquestionable integrity
• Confident with empathy, impartiality and objectivity
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple cases/projects
• Ability to exercise sound and independent judgment in complex and sensitive cases
• Works cross functionally and collaborates effectively with multiple business stakeholders, including local Legal and Compliance, Human Resources, Internal Audit
• Communicates effectively with senior leaders
• Experience in managing teams of internal or external investigators in fieldwork and forensics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Linguistic skills:

• Fluent in English and preferably French and/or German, both written and verbal

Mobility requirements:

• Ability to travel internationally (20%)

Do you want to work in an international and dynamic working environment with attractive benefits? We are looking for colleagues to join our team to build progress for people and the planet.

Please submit your CV, a motivation letter and relevant documents with information on the career portal. No agencies can be considered.