Assistant General Counsel - Investigations

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JOB DESCRIPTION

The Assistant General Counsel - Investigations will lead and support significant internal investigations across the company, including matters involving compliance concerns, alleged misconduct, regulatory inquiries, and other sensitive issues. This role will sit within the Legal Department and work closely with senior legal leaders, compliance, HR, internal audit, finance, security, and business stakeholders to develop facts, assess legal and regulatory risk, and recommend appropriate actions.

The successful candidate will bring sound judgment, strong investigative discipline, and the ability to operate with discretion in high-stakes matters. This role requires experience managing complex investigations, advising senior leaders, and interacting with government regulators and outside counsel.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and conduct internal investigations involving compliance issues, employee misconduct, financial controls, regulatory matters, conflicts of interest, fraud, retaliation, harassment, data protection, and other sensitive subjects.
• Develop and execute investigation plans, including issue identification, document preservation, witness interviews, document review, fact analysis, and preparation of findings.
• Manage, mentor, and provide guidance to attorneys, investigators, and other professionals supporting investigations.
• Assess potential disclosure, reporting, and escalation obligations to regulators, enforcement authorities, auditors, customers, business partners, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare clear, accurate, and practical investigation reports, executive summaries, and recommendations for remediation or corrective action.
• Present findings, risk assessments, and recommended actions to executive leadership, the board of directors, audit committee, and other governance bodies.
• Collaborate with HR, compliance, internal audit, finance, security, privacy, and business teams to ensure investigations are handled consistently, efficiently, and appropriately.
• Manage outside counsel and other external advisors on complex, cross-functional, or high-risk investigations.
• Advise on investigation-related policies, procedures, controls, and training to strengthen the company’s compliance and risk management program.
• Monitor investigation trends and help identify root causes, repeat issues, and opportunities for process improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• 10 to 12 years of relevant legal experience, including substantial experience conducting or managing investigations.
• Law firm background representing multinational companies in government investigations, regulatory enforcement matters, white collar matters, or related proceedings.
• Experience appearing before, communicating with, or otherwise interacting with U.S. government regulators and enforcement agencies, such as the DOJ, SEC, FTC, or similar authorities.
• Strong investigative skills, including witness interviews, document review, evidence assessment, privilege analysis, and fact development.
• Excellent legal and business judgment, with the ability to handle sensitive, confidential, and high-risk matters with discretion.
• Proven ability to assess legal, regulatory, reputational, and business risks and provide practical recommendations.
• Strong writing skills, including the ability to prepare clear investigation reports, executive-level summaries, and board materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior in-house experience handling internal investigations for a multinational company.
• Experience managing teams of lawyers, investigators, compliance professionals, or other cross-functional personnel.
• Experience with cross-border investigations, including matters involving multiple legal regimes, data privacy restrictions, local employment considerations, and foreign regulators.
• Relevant professional certifications, such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP), or similar credentials.
• Experience advising on remediation, disciplinary recommendations, control improvements, and regulator-facing disclosures.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong analytical rigor, attention to detail, and ability to distinguish material facts from incomplete or conflicting information.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present complex issues clearly to senior leadership, board committees, and non-legal stakeholders.
• High degree of discretion, integrity, and sound judgment in handling confidential and sensitive matters.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple investigations, deadlines, stakeholders, and workstreams simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently while exercising good judgment about escalation and collaboration.
• Practical, business-oriented approach to legal risk management.
• Calm, credible presence in high-pressure situations involving senior stakeholders, regulators, or sensitive employee matters.

 

 

The annual base salary range for this position is $230,000-$287,500. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.

This position is incentive plan eligible

 

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