Senior Employment Investigator (Financial Services)

Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa; hybrid office environment with on-site work required Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Occasional travel may be required for business meetings, in-person investigations, and litigation support. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without immigration sponsorship; relocation assistance is not provided.

Salary: $82,000–$92,000 annually, plus potential annual bonus eligibility.

Company

hirify.global is a financial services company providing insurance, retirement, investment, employee benefits, and related financial solutions as part of Aegon.

What you will do

• Conduct workplace investigations involving employee concerns, policy violations, workplace conduct issues, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other assigned matters.
• Plan investigations, conduct interviews, review evidence, assess facts, document findings, and prepare neutral investigation summaries and recommendations.
• Partner with HRBPs and cross-functional stakeholders on investigation updates, disciplinary actions, and next steps.
• Maintain confidential case documentation and support consistent intake, investigation protocols, case tracking, and speak-up practices.
• Coordinate mandatory compliance training through the LMS, audit completion rates, and report compliance readiness to executive leadership and risk committees.
• Compile and submit mandatory federal and state workforce disclosures, including EEO-1 Component 1 and state pay-data reports, while monitoring labor-law changes and internal compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, law, compliance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• At least five years of experience in workplace investigations, employee relations, conflict resolution, HR investigations, or equivalent work.
• Experience conducting interviews, gathering and reviewing information, documenting findings, and supporting recommendations for workplace matters.
• Ability to identify relevant information sources, maintain confidentiality, apply sound judgment, and remain neutral throughout investigations.
• Strong communication, critical-thinking, organization, interpersonal, and case-documentation skills, including empathy, active listening, and trust-building.
• Working knowledge of U.S. employment laws, workplace conduct policies, and employee relations practices.
• Ability to use case data and recurring themes to identify trends and recommend process or training improvements.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without immigration sponsorship or an employer-of-record immigration arrangement.

Nice to have

• Understanding of the business environment, preferably in insurance or financial services.
• HR certification such as PHR or SHRM-CP.
• Experience with complex internal investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or sensitive employee conduct concerns.
• Experience with employee relations, ethics, compliance, or investigation case management systems.
• Experience supporting workplace or physical threat assessment matters.
• Experience with EEO-1 reporting, state pay-data reporting, regulatory workforce reporting, or compliance work in a highly regulated industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time hybrid employment with three required office days per week and occasional business travel.
• Benefits may include competitive pay, annual bonus eligibility, pension, 401(k) match, employee stock purchase plan, insurance coverage, tuition reimbursement, and career development.
• Paid time off starts at 160 hours annually in the first year, with ten paid holidays per year.
• Additional benefits include parental leave, adoption assistance, wellness and employee assistance programs, back-up care, volunteer PTO, employee resource groups, and inclusion programs.