Director of Investigations and Compliance

About This Role

Manage internal investigations, EEO-DEI compliance, and diversity strategies for the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, ensuring an inclusive and equitable work environment.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage all internal investigations alleging discrimination, harassment, or retaliation in violation of the EEO Policy, including intake, tracking, and resolution.
• Recommend corrective actions and systemic changes based on investigation findings, and manage related training and remedial measures.
• Direct and manage the Agency’s EEO-DEI compliance requirements and best practice initiatives/strategies.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and training regarding workforce adherence to EEO-DEI law, related mandates, and best practice standards.
• Manage the EEOD Office’s response to requests for EEO records and related audits.
• Supervise and train a team of investigators and related staff.
• Prepare and present regular reports to executive leadership regarding investigation trends, outcomes, areas of risk, and risk mitigation recommendations.
• Collaborate with HR, Legal, and other departments to ensure compliance-driven, comprehensive, and practical resolutions/outcomes.
• Stay current on changes in laws, regulations, and best practices in EEO compliance, workplace complaint investigations.

Requirements

• Admission to the New York State Bar
• 4 years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar
• 18 months in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar
• 4 years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.