Extended Workforce Policy Investigator, xWI (Fixed-Term)
About The Position
The Extended Workforce Investigations (xWI) team is a dedicated pillar of Google's Employee Relations organization within People Operations. The team upholds Google's values and works to ensure a fair, productive, and compliant environment for its global extended workforce. As a group of subject matter experts, xWI manages complex investigations and grievance resolutions involving alleged violations of Google's Extended Workforce policies, the Google Code of Conduct, and the Google Supplier Code of Conduct. The role partners with stakeholders across Extended Workforce Solutions (xWS), Employment Legal, and other investigative teams to mitigate enterprise risk and support fair treatment and compliance for the extended workforce. This is a fixed-term contract role ending July 31, 2027.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in employee relations or investigations, gained in an HRBP role, Employee Relations Advisory role, or equivalent experience as an employment attorney practicing employment law.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in contingent workforce management, ethics and compliance, or employment law counsel in a global environment.
- Strong project and cross-functional stakeholder management experience, including with xWS, Legal, and leadership.
- Expertise in establishing best practices for co-employment risk management and worker classification, and applying complex employment laws to global HR compliance and investigation issues.
- Ability to establish domain expertise and persuasively influence executive business leaders to drive compliant structures and necessary change in contingent workforce engagements.
- Ability to clearly convey complex investigation conclusions and business recommendations verbally and in writing.
Responsibilities
- Lead and execute thorough, timely investigations and grievance resolutions for complex, sensitive policy violations involving Google's extended workforce, and prepare and maintain associated data and documentation.
- Serve as a subject matter expert by tracking the evolving internal and external risk landscape, anticipating high-risk issues, and escalating policy non-compliance to stakeholders such as xWS and Employment Legal.
- Mitigate significant co-employment and xWS risks by reviewing highly flagged issues, formulating corrective action recommendations, and collaborating with xWS to implement them.
- Influence executive business leaders to strengthen awareness and compliance within their teams regarding co-employment risk and contingent workforce management best practices.
- Use investigation data and insights to inform strategic risk-mitigation initiatives, including enhancing policy guidance, developing training, and driving program improvements across the Extended Workforce organization.
Benefits
- 20% bonus target
- Google benefits are referenced, but specific benefits are not listed in the job description.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
