Corporate Investigations Manager

### About the role
The Corporate Investigations Manager leads high-quality investigations across the Tesco Group, including its subsidiary businesses, both in the UK and internationally, into serious, sensitive, and complex matters. They provide expert investigative leadership, advice, and guidance in the management of high-risk investigations, including safeguarding cases, ensuring matters are handled professionally, objectively, and with integrity. Using insights and learnings from investigations, they identify risks, influence decision-making, and drive improvements that strengthen controls, enhance operational efficiency, and reduce loss across the business.

### What is in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here (https://www.tesco-careers.com/explore-our-world/colleague-benefits/) to find out more!
- Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
- Private medical insurance.
- 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
- Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.
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You will be responsible for

- Leading high-quality, independent investigations into matters that meet the criteria for allocation to a Corporate Investigator, typically Serious Reportable Incidents (SRIs) or issues of a complex, sensitive, or high-risk nature.
- Leading cross-functional Natural Work Teams to manage complex investigations and significant incidents.
- Producing comprehensive investigation reports and case files for referral to People Teams and/or law enforcement agencies where appropriate.
- Conducting investigations across the Tesco Group, including subsidiary businesses, within the UK and internationally.
- Ensuring investigations are conducted in accordance with relevant legislation, company policies, and professional standards, maintaining the highest levels of integrity and ethical practice at all times.
- Partnering with key stakeholders to provide expert advice and guidance in the management of colleagues who pose a significant risk to other colleagues or the business, with particular focus on safeguarding matters and supporting traumatised victims.
- Identifying investigation findings, lessons learned, and recommendations, ensuring they are effectively communicated and translated into actionable improvements that strengthen controls, enhance processes, and reduce loss.
- Providing second-line assurance, specialist advice, and guidance to colleagues conducting investigations that do not meet the threshold for allocation to a Corporate Investigator.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships across the business, promoting a positive security and investigations culture through the application of Group Investigation Standards, policies, and Blueprints.
- Maintaining accurate management information, identifying emerging trends, risks, and vulnerabilities, and producing reports and insights for senior leadership.
- Collaborating with the wider Global Security & Resilience (GSR) team to support security, resilience, and fraud risk management activities as required.
- Maintaining professional expertise through continuous professional development (CPD), engagement with external industry and security bodies, attendance at relevant conferences and events, and active participation in the Tesco Intelligence Council.

You will need

- At least five years’ experience managing investigations within a corporate, law enforcement, or mixed environment, including responsibility for complex, sensitive, and high-risk investigations.
- Experience working within diverse, cross-functional teams to deliver investigation, security, or risk management objectives.
- Strong influencing, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to operate confidently at all levels of the business to promote a positive security culture, build support, and drive change.
- Membership of a recognised professional body, such as the Security Institute, ASIS International, or equivalent.

- Expert knowledge of corporate investigation methodologies and procedures, supported by a recognised professional investigation qualification (such as a BTEC Professional Investigation qualification or equivalent law enforcement PIP qualification).
- Ability to produce high-quality written reports, investigation findings, and recommendations for both internal stakeholders and external law enforcement partners.
- Strong risk assessment and decision-making capabilities, with the ability to prioritise activity effectively to mitigate threat, reduce harm, and protect the business.
- Excellent relationship-building skills, with the ability to establish collaborative partnerships and work effectively across diverse business functions and stakeholder groups.
- Experience of engaging and liaising with law enforcement agencies and external partners.
- Sound judgement, resilience, and the ability to manage sensitive, confidential, and often emotive matters with professionalism and integrity.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify trends, establish root causes, and develop practical recommendations to reduce risk and loss

### About us
You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues. At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support. We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here (https://www.tesco.com/careers/en-GB/accessibility) for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying. When you join us in this role, you'll be employed by Tesco Stores Limited, the Tesco legal entity responsible for your employment.