Investigator, Compliance & Ethics

Nscale; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nscale is seeking a dedicated investigator for the UK/EMEA region to handle SpeakUp reports and compliance investigations across offices and data centres. You will manage cases end-to-end, applying local requirements and Nscale's Investigation Standards, serving as the contact for Legal, People, and site leadership on sensitive issues.

You will influence how the programme operates as the footprint grows, collaborating with Operations, Legal, People, and Finance to ensure investigations are

Qualifications

• Experience conducting compliance investigations in a professional setting.
• Strong interviewing skills, including with senior leaders and in sensitive situations.
• Working knowledge of employment laws and investigation practices, including privacy requirements.
• Clear, concise report writing that separates facts from opinion.
• Discretion, impartiality and sound judgement with highly confidential information.
• Ability to manage several cases at once and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead and conduct investigations into misconduct and compliance concerns.
• Build investigation plans, conduct interviews with reporters, witnesses and subjects, and gather and analyse documents and data.
• Follow Legal guidance on privilege and evidence preservation, including privacy warnings when directed.
• Write clear, fact-based investigation outcome reports and recommendations and escalate when required.
• Support other geographies and functions on internal investigations when required.
• Deliver speak-up and investigations training to managers and internal investigators.
• Suggest improvements to templates, processes and tooling based on case learnings.

Skills

Interviewing skills

Clear report writing

Discretion and judgement

Case management

Knowledge of employment laws

Education

CFE / CCEP / AWI-CH certification

Investigations experience

Tools

Case management platforms

Job description

About Nscale
Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.

At Nscale, our Legal & Compliance team plays a critical role in driving business success by partnering with stakeholders to anticipate regulatory change, operationalize compliance requirements, and deliver solutions that protect the company while enabling commercial opportunities, to scale confidently, sustainably, and with integrity.

We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.

About the Role

You will be a Nscale's dedicated investigator in the UK or EMEA, mainly handling SpeakUp reports and compliance investigations across our offices and data centre sites. You will run cases from intake to outcome report, applying legal requirements and Nscale's global Investigation Standards.You will be the local point of contact for Legal, People and site leadership on sensitive matters, and help shape how the programme works as our footprint grows.

Key stakeholders
Operations and corporate teams
Legal, including employment counsels and external counsels
People team
Finance, Information Security, Data Privacy and Physical Security

What You’ll be Doing
Investigations:

• Lead and conduct investigations into misconduct and compliance concerns.
• Build investigation plans, conduct interviews with reporters, witnesses and subjects, and gather and analyse documents and data.
• Follow Legal guidance on privilege and evidence preservation, including delivering privacy and confidentiality warnings where Legal directs.
• Write clear, fact-based investigation outcome reports and recommendations.Escalate matters without delay, when required.
• Support other geographies and functions on internal investigations, when required.

Legal and regulatory considerations

• Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to work with Legal counsel in applying local requirements to case handling, as well as rules on interview recording and employee monitoring.
• Support anti-retaliation protections under whistleblower laws, where they apply.

Remediation and Reporting

• Recommend proportionate disciplinary and corrective actions, and track remediation to completion.
• Carry out post-closure wellness checks with reporters to monitor for retaliation.
• Keep case records complete and audit-ready in the platform, following Nscale standards.
• Deliver speak-up and investigations training to managers and internal investigators.
• Suggest improvements to templates, processes and tooling based on case learnings.

Corporate Compliance programme

• As workload permits, you will also support the wider Global Compliance & Ethics programme, including:
• Support the design and delivery of compliance training and awareness campaigns.
• Contribute to compliance programme reviews and risk assessments.
• Help with compliance monitoring, metrics and reporting, and take on other compliance tasks as needed.

About You

• 6-8 years' experience conducting compliance investigations.
• Strong background in investigations practice.
• Strong interviewing skills, including with senior leaders and in sensitive situations.
• Working knowledge of employment laws and investigation practices, including anti-retaliation and privacy requirements.
• Clear, concise report writing that separates facts from opinion.
• Discretion, impartiality and sound judgement with highly confidential information.
• Ability to manage several cases at once and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.

Preferred:

• Experience with workplace and harassment investigations.
• Certification such as CFE, CCEP or AWI-CH (Association of Workplace Investigators).
• Experience with case management platforms.
• Experience in data centre, construction, infrastructure or high-growth tech environments.
• Additional language skills.

Equal Opportunities Statement
At Nscale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

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