Compliance Investigator

Job Summary

The Compliance Investigator position is primarily dedicated to conducting internal investigations of Code of Conduct matters while also supporting Compliance audits as needed. The Investigator will be responsible for end-to-end case resolution, including root cause analysis and recommendations for remediation, and will play an important role in maintaining the Company’s core value of Integrity. The position requires pragmatic professionalism, exercising sound judgment with limited information, and seamlessly balancing leadership responsibilities while collaboratively supporting functions across the Company.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

- Leads Compliance Investigations: Independently scopes, conducts, and closes out investigations into Compliance-related matters.

- Manages Hotline & Case Management System: Oversees the Company’s Ethics Hotline and associated case management system, ensuring accurate documentation, tracking, compilation, KPIs, and matter closure.

- Supports Workplace Conduct Investigations: Supports and closely collaborates with Legal and Human Resources on Workplace Conduct investigations.

- Coordinates with External Counsel: Manages relationships with external law firms conducting investigations, ensuring cost-effective and thorough resolution of investigations.

- Data Review: Supports Legal, Risk, & Compliance Organization (LRC) to collect, preserve, and analyze electronic data.

- Reporting & Documentation: Prepares comprehensive, confidential, and actionable investigative reports in support of resolution and broader risk mitigation.

- Audit Support: Provides targeted assistance and leverages investigative skills in support of Compliance Audits and Reviews.

- Stakeholder Engagement: Communicates progress and outcomes with discretion, building trusted partnerships across relevant functions and sharing lessons learned.

- Continuous Improvement: Identifies trends, root causes, and systemic risks in investigations to enhance Compliance processes, procedures, controls, and training.

- Assists LRC as needed: Balances responsibilities as Investigator with additional needs of the LRC upon request.

Qualifications / Education

- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required, preferably in Law, Business, Accounting, Criminal Justice, or related field; ideally, a relevant advanced degree and/or certification (e.g., CCEP, CFE, CPA).

- At least five (5) years of investigative experience required, ideally within Compliance, Legal, or Audit.

Familiarity with Hotline and case management software required; experience with digital forensics and root cause analysis strongly preferred.

Skills & Experience

- Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex investigations.

- Proficiency with Hotline and case management systems.

- Experience with digital forensics and root cause analysis.

- Proven ability to collaborate with, and build trust across, key functions in the company (e.g., HR, IT, Law, and Operations).

- Strong analytical skills with the ability and comfort to make sound judgments with limited information.

- Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including ability to tailor communications to different stakeholders.

- Ability to balance strategic, high-level advising with hands-on investigative work.

- Commitment to confidentiality, integrity, and ethical standards.

- Ability to travel.

Behaviors

As part of our commitment to fostering a high-performance culture, employees are expected to align their actions and decisions with the principles outlined in our Behavioral Framework. This framework serves as the foundation for our organizational culture and guides our behaviors to drive better outcomes across the company. Employees are responsible for incorporating these behaviors into their daily actions, relationships, and decision-making to help manage expectations, strengthen relationships, and contribute to the overall success of the organization.

Our five behaviors that define our culture are:

Analyze & Plan – Being deliberate in understanding and describing the problem to solve and using information from a range of relevant sources to develop solutions that are effective and evidence-based.

Collaborate – Collaborating effectively, sharing ideas, and leveraging one another’s strengths based on trust, transparency, and empathy, creating an environment where everyone’s input is valued.

Communicate – Communicate clearly with all employees and stakeholders, ensuring active listening, understanding, and timely information sharing.

Learn, Grow & Adapt – Building organizational capability through our own learning and development while coaching others and supporting others to adapt, learn, and develop.

Deliver Results – Striving to deliver and exceed required results, identifying and overcoming obstacles, and taking responsibility for the outcome while respecting our values.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. It is not designed to have or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Valaris is an equal opportunity employer in all aspects of employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other non-job related factors.

About Us

-At Valaris, our core purpose is to provide responsible solutions that deliver energy to the world. Our purpose is the driving force that defines us as a leading organization in our industry. Our diverse fleet of ultra-deepwater drillships, versatile semisubmersibles and modern shallow-water jackups is capable of meeting a wide spectrum of customers’ well program requirements. Our rig fleet is among the most technologically advanced in the industry and our well-trained crews perform at the highest levels in the most challenging offshore environments. With an unwavering focus on safety and dedicated employees, we provide innovative solutions and aim to deliver excellence in everything that we do.