Job Title: Senior Specialist, Ethics & Compliance Investigator

Job Code: 18316

Job Location: Remote

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description: 

The Senior Specialist, Legal Compliance plays a key role in promoting a strong ethical and compliant culture across L3Harris' Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) segment, which includes approximately 14,000 employees. In this dynamic position, you’ll provide expert compliance guidance and lead initiatives related to employee engagement, communication, and training. You’ll also address employee inquiries and complaints related to the L3Harris Code of Conduct, focusing primarily on Labor Mischarging Cases, employee misconduct, and Conflict of Interest disclosures. This role works closely with cross-functional teams, including SAS Legal, Ethics & Compliance, HR, and other key business partners. Reporting to the SAS segment leader of Ethics & Compliance, you’ll play a vital part in maintaining the integrity and ethical standards of the organization.

Essential Functions: 

• Conduct investigations of sensitive workplace and ethics issues, including performing thorough interviews, reviewing documents and other relevant evidence while safeguarding the rights of all parties involved, gathering and analyzing data and conducting research.
• Complete thorough and well-documented investigations with personal and professional integrity in finding unbiased facts and maintaining confidentiality to all participants to the fullest extent possible while demonstrating and practicing knowledge of generally accepted investigative standards, principles and techniques.
• Composing concise investigative reports, which document findings to support appropriate corrective actions, including employment-related disciplinary consequences.
• Provide sound analysis, solid data, confirmed facts, and insights into understanding the root causes.
• Conduct briefings with legal counsel, Human Resources and other leaders, as appropriate.
• Employ active listening skills to interview objectively and without leading the responses while asking open-ended questions; and demonstrate the ability to ask difficult questions in a non-judgmental manner.
• Provide input and implement process improvements based on the assessment of quarterly metrics, ethics survey results, audit results and other sources to enhance service quality and improve overall results.
• Address and investigate employee reported Conflict of Interest matters.
• Train values-based ethics orientation and as needed, business support ethics investigators on standard ethics investigation processes and templates to ensure reports are timely, concise, and thorough. 
• Act as an adviser to employees on ethical matters relating to the L3Harris Code of Conduct, supplier relationships, dealing with other employees, and reporting concerns.
• Strategically plan each investigation and manage the logistics of travel, workspace and appointment scheduling.
• Provide overall online data intake and data-based case management under the direction of the Ethics & Compliance Manager.
• Perform work independently on multiple projects simultaneously, and efficiently manage time and resources.
• Develop relationships with peers, law enforcement, and other governmental agencies at a senior level with demonstrated influence and access.
• Travel to domestic and international locations with limited notice, as required.
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience conducting complex legal, ethics, and/or human resources investigations; or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; or equivalent.
• Formal training (law enforcement, legal, compliance, etc.) interviewing people from a variety of backgrounds.
• Minimum 2 years of experience completing detailed investigative reports which document findings to support appropriate corrective actions.
• Must be eligible to possess a TS/SCI clearance.
• Travel to domestic and international locations with limited notice.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Leverages his/her specialized knowledge and skills, providing management with insight into his/her area of subject-matter focus.
• Experience with federal/local law enforcement procedures and ability to develop and foster relationships and open lines of communication.
• Familiarity with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $73,500 - $157,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.