DESCRIPTION

Job Summary:

• Performs complex investigative work across all allegation types and regions. Prepares and maintains detailed confidential reports and summaries of investigations. Collaborates with other functions and business units to encourage a work environment that enhances the employee experience by creating a safe, trusting, environment. Manages improvements for the overall effectiveness and integrity of the investigations process. Consults and supports investigators, processes, and capabilities for the investigations function aligned to performance goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Investigates a variety of workplace issues across all business units and regions in an independent, fair, unbiased manner; cases completed accurately, comprehensibly, and timely.
• Documents, investigates, updates, and maintains cases accurately in case management platform.
• Effectively utilizes investigation plans to foster a standardized and thorough investigation.
• Conducts effective interviews or corresponds with relevant parties.
• Uses an advanced understanding of business ethics policies and practices to develop recommendations and determine an appropriate course of action while considering the organizational environment.
• Demonstrates and promotes the company’s culture in all actions; ensures employees are cared for throughout the investigation.
• Take action ensuring that regulatory and compliance requirements are met throughout the investigation.
• Interprets and analyzes trends in investigation data; works with human resources, legal and other appropriate internal and external parties to prepare and present recommended actions to leadership.
• Maintain a position of independence and objectivity throughout the investigation process; maintains a balanced perspective between the company’s and employee’sposition during investigations.
• Utilizes a strong understanding of ethics and compliance and human resources policies and practices to review recommendations and approve or deny course of action while considering the organizational environment.
• Conducts post-close case related cause analysis and triage process with hand-offs to relevant functions for further action.
• Collaborates with Investigations leadership to execute strategic investigation initiatives to achieve a world class investigations organization.
• Delivers training, communications, and other forums to increase skills of investigators and provide best practices.Is a subject matter expert in core investigative processes, procedures and best practices.
• Acts as a key thought partner and mentor to Investigators and Sr. Investigators.
• Performs second-level case quality reviews for fellow investigators.
• Participates in special projects as required.
• Assist Investigation Directors in operational assignments as necessary.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Competencies:

• Conducting An Investigation - Utilizes interpersonal skills, sound judgment and investigation tools/process to resolve reported violations of Cummins standards in a way that promotes our values and ethical principles; conducts effective interviews and analyzes information; clearly articulates findings and makes recommendations verbally and in writing.
• Cultural Agility - Leverages multiple cultural frameworks, values, and norms; Adapts style in order to be effective across cultures; Recognizes and addresses one’s privileges, biases, and cultural preferences; Commits to continuous learning and improvement in diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural competence; Seeks and utilizes feedback from diverse sources.
• Employee Relations - Builds constructive relationships with employees and other stakeholders; reinforces consistent application of Cummins standards applies knowledge of employment and labor law; effectively manages conflict; builds and maintains a collaborative, productive work environment through information sharing and consultation.
• Facilitation - Guides group discussions or training by creating an active environment where questions are posed, perspectives are shared, and debates occur with the goal of gaining understanding, analyzing issues, resolving conflict, exploring solutions, or making decisions.
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Training Delivery - Instructs learners in a manner that engages and adjusts to individual and group needs resulting in knowledge, skills and abilities that can be applied on the job.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Courage - Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Instills trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Self-development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
• Situational adaptability - Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
• Data Analytics - Discovers, interprets and communicates qualitative and quantitative data; determines conclusions relying on knowledge of business or functional frameworks; simultaneously applies statistics, data validity, data visualization, and problem solving approaches to effectively extract meaningful patterns and business insights; presents conclusions and outcomes that enable data driven business decisions.
• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.Education, Licenses, Certifications:Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (preferred) in Human Resources, Business, Criminal Justice or related field or 7+ years of relevant work experience. Yellow belt certification preferred.Experience:5+ years of experience in handling investigations, employee relations matters, Internal Audit or Internal Controls (preferred).
• English language proficiency, as this is our main business language, along with any other languages (TBD by location of role).

QUALIFICATIONS

• The role is responsible for investigations in China and the APAC region.
• The role collaborates with business leaders and HR colleagues (HRBP and People Support) within both regions and works within the greater global investigations team.
• A working understanding of Mandarin and English is required.
• An understanding of regional investigations jurisdictional requirements for both regions is preferred.

The role can be based in China, Singapore or Australia.

Job Ethics and Compliance

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

ReqID 2420441

Relocation Package No

100% On-Site No