Senior Specialist – Insider Risk & Investigations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Assist in the operation and advancement of the global Insider Risk Management program.

• Oversee reviews and investigations related to insider risk indicators, such as suspicious activities, misuse of access, policy violations, conflicts of interest, fraud indicators, misconduct, negligence, and control deficiencies.

• Evaluate behavioral context, intent, opportunity, access, business justification, and available evidence.

• Analyze relevant system activities, audit trails, communications, business records, access data, and other pertinent sources as appropriate.

• Collaborate with technical teams to interpret logs, alerts, and user activities, ensuring technical indicators are evaluated alongside behavioral and organizational context.

• Assist in refining IRM detection scenarios, escalation pathways, triage criteria, and response protocols.

• Identify recurring patterns, weak controls, process deficiencies, or cultural factors that elevate insider risk.

• Convert IRM findings into actionable preventive measures.

• Lead comprehensive internal investigations involving misconduct, data privacy, policy breaches, whistleblowing, fraud, and employee-related risks.

• Conduct sensitive employee interviews and evaluate credibility, intent, and consistency of accounts.

• Analyze evidence from business systems, communications, records, and stakeholder contributions.

• Support investigative strategies, escalation determinations, and outcome recommendations.

• Ensure investigations are thoroughly documented, appropriate in scope, and handled with confidentiality.

• Contribute to awareness and training programs across Insider Risk Management, fraud, misconduct, responsible data handling, and employee conduct.

• Assist in developing investigation playbooks, IRM standards, triage frameworks, and case management processes.

• Translate investigation results into preventive measures, control enhancements, and lessons learned.

• Provide actionable guidance for HR, Legal, Privacy, Security, and business stakeholders.

• Help enhance the overall investigations and IRM capabilities.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Legal, Privacy, Security, IT, and business stakeholders.

• Support global investigations and IRM assessments outside your region when necessary.

• Mentor junior investigators and assist in improving case quality, consistency, and documentation.

• Clearly communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in conducting corporate, compliance, fraud, employee relations, insider risk, or internal investigations.

• Strong skills in investigative reasoning and interviewing.

• Ability to assess behavior, intent, credibility, and context in conjunction with available evidence.

• Understanding of the fundamental principles of an Insider Risk Management program.

• Comfort in handling sensitive employee matters with discretion and sound judgment.

• Capability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and adjust to shifting priorities.

• Proficient in navigating between investigations, IRM activities, prevention, awareness, and process enhancements within a small team.

• Willingness to collaborate with technical teams to comprehend evidence, refine alerting systems, and enhance detection methodologies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health coverage

• Wellbeing programs

• Paid leave (vacation, sick, parental)

• Retirement plans

• Learning opportunities