Global Ethics & Compliance Investigations Head, Americas

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The Global Ethics & Compliance Investigations Head, Americas, senior director level, leads the team that reviews and investigates allegations of misconduct and/or potential violations of laws, regulations, or Company policies across North and South America.

This role involves leading, managing, and developing talent on the Americas investigations team; planning and conducting thorough investigations; preparing and presenting detailed findings to senior stakeholders; and collaborating cross-functionally to identify, mitigate, and remediate identified risks.

As part of the Global Ethics & Compliance team, this role will report to the Global Head of Ethics & Compliance Investigations.

• Be a core contributor to the development, enhancement, and implementation of a comprehensive enterprise-level global investigations program. Incumbent owns the Investigation Process in Americas for Takeda, adapting it in response to regulatory, technological or organizational shifts.

• Assess concerns and allegations in the Americas region to determine if an investigation is warranted

• Oversee case distribution, and provide guidance, mentoring, and oversight to direct reports

• Prepare investigation plans and conduct thorough investigations into compliance and regulatory issues. Incumbent runs Tier-1 investigations and deals with sensitive cases and stakeholders. This role interacts with Legal Litigations team to hand over for legal action as needed.

• Prepare and present detailed investigation reports to different levels of organization, including executive level

• Collaborate across all BU/BF with Legal, Ethics & Compliance, HR, business functions, and other departments to identify root cause(s) and mitigate or remediate risks that impact Takeda, beyond the investigations function

• Ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations and company policies

• Provide training and guidance on investigations and compliance matters.

• Proactively identify opportunities to mitigate company risk through training and sharing of case studies/ best practices

• Provide regular reporting on investigation trends and takeaways to the Head of Global E&C Investigations, Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance Program, the Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, and other senior leaders and executives

• Represent Global Investigations in different cross-functional forums, ensuring consistency and compliance in the investigation’s cases across Americas.

• Strategic and pragmatic approach to investigations, including the ability to make timely decisions in ambiguous situations with limited information

• Impeccable integrity, sound and independent judgment, discretion, and finesse in handling sensitive matters/information

• Highly skilled in cross-functional collaboration as well as with external consultants and experts

• Demonstrated ability to proactively develop and continuously enhance an Investigations Program, including its framework, processes, and governance

• Strong personal and business acumen to build strong relationships at all levels in the organization and to navigate and manage complex stakeholder interactions effectively

• Ability to interpret, contextualize and apply rules, guidelines, policies, procedures, and controls

• Takes initiative, works independently, and appropriately prioritizes work on multiple cases/projects

• 10+ years of hands‑on experience managing sensitive and complex investigations in the United States is required; additional international investigations experience in Central / South America is preferred

• A graduate degree (i.e., JD, MBA) and/or a professional credential (i.e., CPA, CFE, CCEP) is required

• Proven track‑record in leading teams and planning and executing corporate investigations as outside counsel,…