Brand Protection Investigator
Shanghai - China
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Job Summary:
The Brand Protection Investigator will support the Operations team by conducting investigations, organizing and analyzing evidence, and evaluating business processes and case projects.
Essential Functions:
- Represent Pinkerton's core values of integrity, vigilance and excellence.
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with other Pinkerton Asia agents.
- Design investigative approaches and tactics for review by the supervisor.
- Work in case-specific investigative teams to conduct highly complex investigations.
- Perform investigative preparatory work through data analysis, document review, research, and determination of necessary activities including interviews, surveys, analyses, and data backups.
- Evaluate business processes and case projects in terms of their risk, correctness, economic feasibility, and quality.
- Prepare investigative reports for review by the manager and recommend further action steps through comprehensive presentations of investigative results.
- All other duties, as assigned.
Education, Experience, and Certifications:
Bachelor's degree in Sociology, International Trade, Law, Political Science, Market Research, a similar field, or another qualification with a comparable skill set or experience level. At least two years of experience in foreign trade, market research, or investigations is preferred. For recent graduates with no previous experience, a three-six-month training program will be required. Fluency in English and either Mandarin, Cantonese, or any other Chinese Dialect is required.
Competencies:
- Foreign trade, market research, and/or investigations, preferred.
- Bi-lingual skills; Mandarin, Cantonese, or other Chinese dialect and English.
- Knowledge of investigation techniques, preferred.
- Able to organize and analyze evidence.
- Able to work independently and with little supervision.
- Motivated and initiative driven.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Analytical planning, critical review, and problem-solving skills.
- Able to participate in administrative/law enforcement raids.
- Serve as an effective and positive team member.
Working Conditions:
With or without reasonable accommodation, requires the physical and mental capacity to perform effectively all essential functions. In addition to other demands, the demands of the job include:
- Must undergo and meet company standards for background and reference checks, controlled substance testing, and/or behavioral selection survey.
- Maintain composure in dealing with authorities, executives, clients, staff, and the public occasionally under conditions of urgency and in pressure situations.
- Exposure to sensitive and confidential information.
- Regular computer usage.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently.
- Must be able to see, hear, speak, and write clearly in order to communicate with employees and/or customers.
- Manual dexterity required for occasional reaching and lifting of small objects and operating office equipment.
- Regularly requires intermittent sitting, standing, walking, and kneeling.
- Requires constant use of hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
- Travel, as required.
Pinkerton is an equal opportunity employer to all applicants and positions without regard to race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital/prenatal status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, religion, creed, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any protected status by local, state, federal or country-specific law.
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