Investigator - Compliance & Ethics

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 United States, mainly handling SpeakUp reports and compliance investigations across our US offices and data centre sites. You will run cases from intake to outcome report, applying US 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 US footprint grows.

Key stakeholders
US operations and corporate teams
Legal, including US employment counsels and external counsels
People team and US People Business Partners
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 Upjohn 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. 
• US legal and regulatory considerations
• Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to work with Legal counsel in applying federal and state requirements to case handling, as well as state 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.

Programme Support

• 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.
• Support compliance improvement projects.
• Help with compliance monitoring, metrics and reporting, and take on other compliance tasks as needed.

About You

• 6-8 years' experience conducting compliance investigations in the US.
• Strong background in investigations practice.
• Strong interviewing skills, including with senior leaders and in sensitive situations.
• Working knowledge of US employment law and investigation practice, including EEO, 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.

What We Can Offer You

• A collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions will make a real impact.
• A competitive compensation package (base + equity).
• A clear progression plan. We want you to keep growing. That means trying new things, leading others, challenging the status quo and owning your impact. Always with our complete support.
• Flexibility: We see you as individuals first, employees second. This approach includes all the expected perks but goes beyond that to offer true flexibility. We’re proud to be a workplace that trusts our Nscalers to excel in their roles while giving you the freedom to shape your day- whether that means fitting in a school drop-off or taking a midday break for a walk with your dog.
• Hybrid Working: Join our hybrid team, and enjoy the flexibility of self-led remote work, allowing you to create a productive and balanced work-life setup, while staying connected with your global team.

Equal Opportunity

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.

Salary Range 100000 - 170000 USD