About the Role
The Senior Workplace Investigations Business Partner leads complex, employee-facing investigations, with a focus on security breaches, system misuse, and data access concerns. This role requires assessing risk, interpreting technical evidence, and conducting fair investigations in high-stakes situations, balancing employee impact with enterprise risk.
Responsibilities
- Lead investigations into allegations involving unauthorized access, data misuse, and insider threat signals, including cases referred by Security teams.
- Conduct interviews of complainants, subjects, and witnesses.
- Draft clear investigative reports with defensible findings and conclusions.
- Partner with internal Security teams to interpret system logs, access patterns, and digital evidence.
- Translate technical findings into clear investigative narratives and defensible outcomes.
- Assess employee intent, credibility, and level of risk, including distinguishing between negligent, reckless, and malicious behavior.
- Support decision-making where there is heightened legal, regulatory, or reputational exposure.
- Prepare, maintain, and track all case related documents and communication in the designated case management system.
- Develop effective relationships with cross-functional partners such as Security, Legal, Employee Relations, and Human Resources.
- Utilize investigation data to provide strategic insights that inform leadership decisions, mitigate risks, and improve workplace culture.
- Consult with in-house attorneys as needed to ensure compliance and consistent interpretation of relevant laws and regulations.
- Drive continuous improvement of Workplace Investigations and participate in cross-functional projects as needed.
Requirements
- BA/BS and 8+ years of relevant experience in workplace investigations, human resources, employee relations, security, and/or employment law.
- 5+ years of experience conducting complex, high-risk investigations, including matters involving fraud, data misuse, or security-related concerns.
- Experience working with technical or digital evidence (e.g., access logs, systems activity, audit trails), ideally in partnership with Security or technical teams.
- Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguous, high-stakes environments with competing priorities, including balancing employee fairness with company risk.
- Ability to balance speed and quality and prioritize work effectively.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to track and manage multiple cases/projects simultaneously.
- Experience managing relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders in various levels and functions.
- Outstanding communication skills and expertise in writing clear, concise, investigative reports tailored to multiple audiences.
- Flexible and adaptable to a rapidly changing environment with a growth mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.
Skills
- Workplace investigations
- Human resources
- Employee relations
- Security
- Employment law
- Fraud investigation
- Data misuse investigation
- Security-related investigations
- Technical evidence interpretation
- Digital evidence interpretation
- Risk assessment
- Stakeholder management
- Report writing
- Case management
Location
- United States
- Illinois
- Colorado
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- BA/BS
- Juris Doctorate or other advanced degree in a relevant field (Nice to have)
- AWI-CH certification (Nice to have)
- SPHR/SHRM-SCP certification (Nice to have)
- CFE certification (Nice to have)
Salary/Compensations
- $136,000—$200,000 USD
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- Wellness benefits
- Commuter benefits match
- Paid time off
- Paid sick leave
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 11 paid holidays
- Disability insurance
- Basic life insurance
- Family-forming assistance
- Mental health program
- Flexible paid time off/vacation for salaried roles
- 80 hours of paid sick time per year for salaried roles
About the Company
- At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers.
- We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.
- DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers.
- We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.
Equal Opportunity
- We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.
- Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status.
- Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office.
- Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash.
- We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.
- If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.
