Head of Investigations

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Diageo España SA Full time

This role plays a key part in Diageo's ability to operate securely around the world, and safeguard its future by preparing the business to react and thrive in the face of volatility or unseen challenges. The core mission is to protect Diageo’s people, property, operations, and future development, through setting policies and standards and managing/monitoring their implementation.

Role responsibilities:

Leader of the global investigations capability in Diageo.

Accountable for setting strategic direction, policy, and standards for the conduct of investigations into allegations of misconduct, including ensuring alignment with regulatory and legal requirements.

Works closely with other Diageo functions including Business Integrity, Legal, Global Audit and Risk, Global Business Operations, Digital & Technology, HR and Employment Relation Specialists, and Brand Protection.

Provides tools, capability training and performance monitoring on investigation processes and procedures to various in-market personnel conducting and managing investigations, including accountability for their functional capability development, to ensure they have the ability and capacity to deliver investigation support to the required standards.

Top Accountabilities:

Ownership of global investigations strategy and capability; evolve and develop investigations polices, frameworks and capabilities in line with external and internal requirements, monitoring and measuring performance.

Lead the global investigations community – providing clear direction, training, and support, to ensure effective investigative capabilities are in place worldwide.

Lead on the conduct of complex/sensitive, ‘above-market’ investigations that require significant investigation expertise.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

The candidate will be a senior-level investigations professional, with extensive relevant experience.

The experience may include from an operational law enforcement, government, or military investigation background, but this is not essential.

Experience in conducting and leading investigations, and teams, in a corporate environment is essential.

Demonstrable experience of effectively leading, managing a team and influencing senior stakeholders in multiple jurisdictions, working across cultures and in complex markets, and experience of dealing with government officials and agencies.

Proven track record of personally conducting complex and sensitive investigations.

High levels of expertise and experience in use of e-discovery tools in investigations, as well as other relevant technology.

Ability to travel required.

Key Capabilities/Qualities:

Ability to provide effective written and oral reports on complex investigations to senior executives and or other senior partners, ensuring that legal privilege is protected where necessary.

Excellent analytical skills, strong commercial and pragmatic approach.

Excellent interpersonal, influencing and coaching skills, including working with senior internal partners.

High levels of integrity and professionalism – the role requires strong ethical values.

Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed organisation and to manage projects through and with geographically dispersed colleagues, and ability to lead through strong influence and interpersonal skills with a high level of cultural awareness, empathy and sensitivity.

Working with Us

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package.

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

About Us

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character and in 250 years, nothing’s changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy. And it’s why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people.

We're looking for people with creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level

Then this may be the opportunity for you

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.

Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented thinkers, leaders, and makers from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of.

With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.

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