Director, Investigations & Assistant General Counsel; Hybrid

Overview

At Globe Life, we are committed to empowering our employees with the support and opportunities they need to succeed at every stage of their career. We take pride in fostering a caring and innovative culture that enables us to collectively grow and overcome challenges in a connected, collaborative, and mutually respectful environment that calls us to help Make Tomorrow Better.

Role Overview:

At Globe Life, we are committed to empowering our employees with the support and opportunities they need to succeed at every stage of their career. Our thriving and dynamic community offers ample room for professional development, increased earning potential, and a secure work environment.

Could you be our next Director, Investigations & Assistant General Counsel
? Globe Life is looking for the Director, Investigations & Assistant General Counsel to join the team!

In this role, you will be responsible for providing broad oversight of a team of investigators performing end-to-end investigations across the business lines and within the subsidiaries as part of the Company’s focus on its Compliance and Legal Program. The Director of Investigations oversees investigative efforts, reviews and approves cases, and ensures the delivery of timely and accurate regulatory reporting. The Director of Investigations ensures significant issues and trends are effectively tracked and communicated to management.

This role also works closely with law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and industry counterparts to proactively share intelligence and best practices. Additional responsibilities for this role include providing leadership direction, attracting, assessing, developing, motivating and retaining a successful team. The Director of Investigations ensures consistent quality of activities, processes, and outputs by reinforcing effective review practices.

This is a hybrid position located in McKinney, TX (
WFH Monday & Friday, In Office Tuesday-Thursday).

• Maintain relationships with government agencies, coordinate site visits for regulators, and coordinate implementation and compliance with corrective action plans, as needed.
• Investigate and manage a wide array of workplace misconduct incidents, including harassment, discrimination, and fraud.
• Highlight priority investigations.
• Escalate investigations to senior management and work with various stakeholders to mitigate risk to the business.
• Identify, develop, and implement reasonable, risk-based internal controls to prevent, detect, and report incidents, or, as appropriate, oversee their implementation.
• Achieve compliance with Company policies and procedures pursuant to the Company Compliance Plan.
• Coordinate with SVP Legal & Compliance to ensure the Company Compliance Plan is followed.
• Coordinate with the Internal Audit Department to ensure the Company Compliance Plan is followed.
• Achieve compliance with laws and rules relating to business practices promulgated in the jurisdictions in which the Company does business.
• Evaluate whether internal controls are working effectively and identify weaknesses or gaps in controls.
• Ensure that the quality of investigations, timeliness of reports, and efficiency levels meet the standards determined by policy and law.
• Recommend appropriate and consistent disciplinary measures for violations of Company policies and procedures.
• Identify, evaluate, and resolve or oversee the resolution of gaps relating to internal controls.
• Support the Global Compliance Plan and Operational Risk by serving as the company s primary point of contact with regulatory supervisors, law enforcement, and other government agencies on matters related to investigations.
• Direct, coordinate, and monitor the activities of a professional staff, inclusive of supervisors, as well as a staff of investigators, engaged in the performance of confidential and complex investigations.
• Manage the work and performance of the investigators by providing regular coaching and feedback while fostering an inclusive team environment.
• Help direct activities involving the tracing, identification, and recovery of lost assets, as well as help set guidelines on how research and investigations…