Senior Corporate Counsel - Global Investigations

Caterpillar•Irving, TX

2d•$177,720 - $266,590•Onsite

About The Position

The Global Investigations Senior Corporate Counsel serves on Caterpillar’s Law, Security & Public Policy Division, providing legal advice and leadership for complex, high-risk internal investigations, compliance matters, employee misconduct allegations, ethics concerns, and regulatory inquiries. The role partners with compliance, security, and business leaders to conduct prompt, objective, and defensible investigations while protecting Caterpillar’s legal interests. It operates at the intersection of law, business, ethics, and risk, helping senior leaders navigate sensitive matters that require sound judgment, discretion, and investigative rigor. The position is based in Irving, Texas, and requires working onsite five days a week. International and domestic travel of up to 15% is required. Relocation assistance is available for those who qualify. Visa sponsorship is not available. The stated salary range is $177,720 to $266,590. Employment offers are conditioned on successful completion of a drug screen.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials.
Eligible to practice as in-house counsel in Texas.
Considerable experience providing counsel for a large organization; typically, 10 or more years of progressively responsible job-related experience.
Extensive experience identifying, assessing, and addressing complex legal and organizational risks, and connecting risk-management recommendations to business circumstances.
Demonstrated ability to objectively analyze complex situations, distinguish facts from assumptions, evaluate alternatives, anticipate potential impacts, and make sound decisions.
Ability to communicate sophisticated legal and investigative matters clearly to varied audiences, including senior and executive-level stakeholders.
Extensive experience analyzing and synthesizing complex information, resolving high-impact problems, and navigating concurrent matters and changing priorities.
Demonstrated ability to interpret legal and factual information, research complex legal issues, explain them clearly, and provide effective legal advice and assistance.
Ability to work onsite five days a week and travel internationally and domestically up to 15%.

Nice To Haves

Significant experience leading complex corporate internal investigations involving fraud, employee misconduct, ethics violations, regulatory non-compliance, or company-policy violations.
Experience advising on high-risk, sensitive investigations in a large corporate, multinational, government, or sophisticated law-firm environment.
Experience advising executive leadership on complex legal risks, investigation findings, and risk-mitigation strategies.
Experience coordinating investigations involving multiple attorneys and subject-matter experts across functions or jurisdictions.
Experience developing or contributing to investigation programs, processes, governance, protocols, or standards.
Strong understanding of attorney-client privilege, confidentiality, investigative independence, and defensible investigation practices.
Exceptional legal writing skills, including preparing concise, well-supported legal memoranda and executive-level recommendations.
Experience working effectively amid significant ambiguity, competing stakeholder interests, reputational considerations, and legal risk.

Responsibilities

Lead complex, high-risk internal investigations into allegations including fraud, employee misconduct, ethics violations, regulatory non-compliance, and potential company-policy breaches, coordinating with attorneys and subject-matter experts to ensure timely and objective resolution.
Advise executive leadership on legal risk and translate investigative findings and legal issues into practical recommendations for risk mitigation.
Research and analyze complex legal issues and prepare clear, well-supported legal memoranda for executive leadership.
Partner with compliance, security, business leaders, attorneys, and subject-matter experts across the enterprise to manage sensitive investigations.
Contribute to enterprise-wide investigation programs, processes, and governance frameworks that promote consistency, confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, and investigative excellence.
Apply informed legal judgment to high-impact matters by objectively evaluating facts, assumptions, potential outcomes, and legal and business risks.
Manage multiple sensitive matters and shifting priorities while maintaining investigative quality, discretion, sound judgment, and appropriate stakeholder communication.