Overview /Objective
The Vice President (VP) of Investigations will be responsible for assigning, monitoring, and guiding all investigations, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely closure. The VP will manage a team of Directors and Security Representatives, overseeing all background and due diligence, personal conduct policy (PCP), tampering, game integrity, insider threat, and digital forensics investigations. Integrity and insider threat management will include ongoing proactive prevention efforts as well as effective mitigation and incident management practices. A strong working knowledge of these disciplines is essential. The VP will support the Chief Security Officer with strategic planning, budget forecasting and analysis, and policy management related to investigations. The VP will also play an integral role supporting game day operations, tentpole events, and the international series games (ISG), as needed.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and manage the Gaming Integrity Team.
- Manages Insider Threat program and personnel.
- Collaborate with other Leagues, local/state/federal agencies, and the gaming industry on effective measures to preserve gaming integrity.
- Conducts data recovery operations to extract artifacts of evidentiary value.
- Recovers and examines data from computers and other electronic storage devices in support of internal investigations, potential criminal matters, and e-discovery efforts.
- Provides detailed reporting, in verbal and written formats, to support investigators and key decision makers.
- Serves as subject matter expert relative to digital forensic investigation, providing consultation to management when necessary.
- Coordinate, supervise and manage detailed and complex investigations involving alleged impropriety or criminal conduct by League and Club personnel and review reports.
- Liaise with other League and Club departments such as Compliance, Human Resources, Internal Audit, and Legal on sensitive issues, or other matters of importance.
- Contributes and supports various steering committees.
- Supplement game day operations for International and Super Bowl Games.
- Other department administration, as assigned by Chief Security Officer.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in criminal justice.
- Experience in conducting and completing investigations involving cyber and technology.
- Experience working with Information Security teams and skills/familiarity with computer platforms.
- Demonstrated expertise in conducting complex and varied criminal investigations to include, but not limited to financial crimes, crimes of violence, gambling offenses, weapons offenses and drug and alcohol-related offenses.
- Expertise in both civil and criminal judicial processes, to include rules of evidence, prosecutorial determinations, court proceedings and civil lawsuits.
- Strong background in working with SecOps, IT Support, and IT Operations teams, for the purpose of identifying, retrieving, and analyzing data from logs and other critical software applications to aid in investigations.
- Strong background in intelligence gathering, to include familiarity and use of online resources, subscription services and public record checks.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with people of diverse backgrounds and variety of levels inside and outside of the organization.
- Clear concise written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain an elevated level of confidentiality in matters of all types, both internal, and those affecting, Clubs and partners.
- Familiarity with current cell phone imaging and analytical techniques, encryption, social media, and communication methodologies.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of sports betting and gaming operations.
- Strong and proven experience with analytics and reporting.
- Expertise in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work long hours, nights/weekends, and some holidays, as needed.
- Supervision of staff across multiple disciplines, to include contractors and other security team members.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree in related field(s).
- 3-5 years of management experience in the private sector, combined with a minimum of 5 years of law enforcement management experience.
- Gaming industry investigation or risk mitigation experience.
- Special event security planning.
- Digital forensics and/or corporate investigations industry certifications.
Physical Demands
- Role requires long periods of standing, climbing stairs and walking in connection with NFL game and stadium operations, as well as on-scene investigations.
Travel
- Extensive national and international travel to club offices and events, or other assignments; approximately 50% travel.
Terms / Expected Hours of Work
- FSLA Exempt
- NFL employees are required to work 40 hours per week.
- This position may require hours to be worked outside of the normal business day and on weekends.
Salary / Pay Range
This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.
The NFL maintains a Flexible Workplace Policy that provides members of our workforce with opportunities to periodically work from a location of their choice while maintaining a priority on in-person work at an NFL office, which enables us to more effectively collaborate, connect, and build a workplace culture that will drive our continued success.
The NFL is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment that reflects our incredibly diverse fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.