Sr. Counsel, Compliance & Investigations

The role

The Sr. Counsel, Compliance & Investigations will own the implementation and improvement of the internal compliance investigations program. This person will conduct sensitive and confidential investigations and manage the global compliance investigations portfolio.

What you will do

• Manage the end-to-end compliance investigations process
• Advise on investigation outcomes and conduct root cause analysis
• Promote best-practices and fine-tune investigation procedures
• Mentor and oversee the work of junior or contract investigators
• Identify trends and themes in root causes and disciplinary results
• Provide updates on investigations to senior management and the Board of Directors
• Drive embedding speak up values into corporate culture
• Engage with stakeholders on compliance and disclosure matters
• Support responses to law enforcement inquiries, subpoenas, and external investigations
• Provide counsel on legal and regulatory issues related to investigations and general compliance

Required qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited U.S. law school
• Experience at a top law firm and/or in-house legal and compliance department
• 7 or more years experience conducting complex and sensitive investigations
• Admitted to the bar of at least one state with ability to provide legal services from state of residence
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong and clear verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively with cross-functional and cross-business teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritize and manage a high-volume workload while working independently

Nice to have

• Minimum of 3 years experience in employment law
• Experience providing legal counsel on a wide range of compliance issues, including conflicts of interest, third party audits and incident management
• Experience building compliance programs and effecting change management
• Strong understanding of the elements of an effective compliance program for a publicly-traded, global company
• Superior teamwork skills
• Self-starter and ownership mentality

About the company

Pinterest is a platform where millions of people come to find creative ideas and plan for memories. The company is on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.