Hiring: Extended Workforce Policy Investigator, xWI Company: Google Location: Ann Arbor, MI Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 11:07:14 Target Skills & Keywords : Risk Management, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •10 years of experience in employee relations/investigations, gained in either an HRBP role, Employee Relations Advisory role, or equivalent experience as an employment attorney practicing employment law. Required Skills: •Learn more about benefits at Google . •Lead and execute thorough and timely investigations and grievance resolution for complex, sensitive policy violations involving Google’s extended workforce, preparing and maintaining all associated data and documentation. •Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) by tracking the evolving internal/external risk landscape, anticipating high-risk issues, and escalating policy non-compliance to key stakeholders like xWS and Employment Legal. •Mitigate significant co-employment and xWS risks for Google by reviewing highly-flagged issues, formulating, and collaborating with xWS to implement corrective action recommendations. •Influence executive business leaders on strengthening awareness and compliance within their respective teams regarding co-employment risk and contingent workforce management best practices. •Leverage investigation data and insights to inform strategic risk mitigation initiatives, such as enhancing policy guidance, developing training, and driving program improvements across the Extended Workforce organization. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. •Expertise in establishing best practices for co-employment employment risk management, worker classification, and applying complex employment laws to global HR compliance and investigation issues. •Demonstrated capacity to establish domain expertise and persuasively influence executive business leaders to drive compliant structures and necessary change in contingent workforce engagements. •Demonstrated capacity to clearly convey complex investigation conclusions and business recommendations, both verbally and in writing. •The Extended Workforce Investigations (xWI) team is a dedicated pillar of Google's broader Employee Relations organization, which sits within People Operations. Our team's mission is to uphold Google's values and ensure a work environment that is fair, productive, and compliant for our vast global extended workforce. •We are a forward-thinking group of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who operate with integrity and empathy. The xWI team manages complex investigations and grievance resolutions related to violations of Google’s Extended Workforce policies, the Google Code of Conduct, and the Google Supplier Code of Conduct. •Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!