Job Description
Office of the Illinois Secretary of State
Alexi Giannoulias
Job Title: Securities Senior Investigator
Division: Enforcement - Investigations
Union: IFT
Location: 69 W Washington St, Chicago, IL – Cook County
Salary: Starting at $4,408.00 monthly, commensurate with experience
Overview:
Conducts and supervises complex investigations of possible violations of the Illinois Securities Law. Advises, gives counsel and functional direction to lower-level investigative staff in the furtherance of securities investigations; develops and maintains liaison with enforcement attorneys, state's attorneys, the Attorney General's Office, the Securities Exchange Commission, and other interested or affected parties; exercises responsibility for personnel management requiring the use of discretion and independent judgment relative to subordinate staff. Requires occasional overnight travel with accommodations . Requires occasional overnight travel with accommodations .
Duties and Responsibilities: - Conducts complex investigations of possible violations of the anti-fraud provisions of the ISL, including a variety of fraudulent conduct and activities involving investments, requiring extensive investigation, interviewing of victims, witnesses, and investigative subjects; conducts investigations of possible violations of the securities, dealer, salesperson, and investment advisor registration requirements of the ISL; reviews and analyzes findings of investigations (interviews, record searches, etc.) and makes recommendations as to disposition of cases; prepares comprehensive and detailed investigative reports on complex cases; participates with enforcement attorneys in the determination for departmental administrative or judicial action and in the preparation of cases for hearing.
- Develop and maintain expertise on the various forms of cyber-fraud and crypto-fraud that Illinois residents might encounter; evaluate, recommend, and develop expertise on technological and software tools to detect and combat cyber and crypto fraud; train Investigators, Special Agents, and Attorneys in the Department on how best to use those technological tools; participate in and take leadership positions in regulatory organizations, such as NASAA and/or the Joint Enforcement Task Force, for the purpose of staying on the cutting edge of cyber and crypto fraud trends and the tools to combat them.
- Provides advice, counsel, and functional direction to lower-level investigative staff as team leader especially in complex investigation cases; assists in training lower-level investigative staff.
- Promotes and maintains effective liaison with local, state, and federal law enforcement and prosecutorial officials and other state and federal regulatory agencies.
- Testifies in administrative, civil, and criminal proceedings as a witness for the Department.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Specific Skills: - Requires working knowledge of investigatory methods and techniques.
- Requires thorough knowledge of the Illinois Securities Law as it applies to enforcement and anti-fraud provisions.
- Requires ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in analyzing and evaluating information and resolving conflicts in facts and evidence.
- Requires ability to compile and prepare comprehensive investigative reports, presenting evidence in a clear, concise manner and to make appropriate recommendations concerning disposition of the investigation.
- Requires ability to plan and conduct complex investigations of a complex and/or highly sensitive nature.
- Requires ability and willingness to travel extensively and frequently and to work irregular hours.
- Requires ability to provide clear oral and written instruction to lower-level investigative staff.
- Requires ability to maintain satisfactory working relationships with fellow employees, law enforcement officials and the public.
- Requires possession of a valid Illinois driver’s license and a willingness to travel in the performance of assigned duties.
Education and Work Experience: Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four years of college, with courses in accounting, law enforcement, business administration or pre-law
AND two years of experience in law enforcement or regulatory investigations .
Application Process: - Please visit to apply by completing the online application; you may also upload a resume or other attachments as needed .
- Preference will be given to Illinois residents in the hiring and selection process, in accordance with the Illinois Secretary of State Merit Employment Code.
- Questions regarding this posting or Illinois Secretary of State employment practices may be directed to Job Counselors at our Personnel offices in Chicago (312-793-5515) or Springfield (217-782-4783).
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States .
Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability .
Job Tags
Full time, Work experience placement, Local area, Night shift,