Compliance Investigator Jobs in California
Compliance Investigator jobs in California are among the most active in the country, concentrated in financial services, healthcare, technology, and state government regulation, with openings at every level from entry-level compliance analyst through senior investigator. Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento are the dominant hiring metros, home to major employers including Kaiser Permanente, Wells Fargo, and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The most in-demand specialties are healthcare compliance, financial regulatory investigation, and privacy and data security enforcement. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Responsibilities
About the Team
GLI is a team dedicated to identifying and addressing potential misconduct, legal violations, and ethical breaches. By detecting issues early, the GLI program helps minimize reputational damage, mitigate legal risks, and ensure compliance. Our efforts help protect the Company's integrity and build trust, by uncovering and managing problems before they escalate.
- Conduct investigations of policy violation, data leakage, fraud and financial abuse occurring within the company and develop internal procedures and data-led fraud monitoring and identification systems that enable easy identification of financial inadequacies.
- Identify, obtain, and analyze financial, operational, and other data relevant to the investigation of allegations of misconduct and the assessment of enterprise risks.
- Interview employees associated with an investigation, obtain and analyze evidence, draw relevant conclusions, and recommend control enhancements.
- Build cases to substantiate allegations of fraudulent activity by requesting and compiling witness statements and evidence from employees that were involved in transactions that resulted in a potential loss.
- Prepare reports and communicate findings to senior management, HR, Ethics and Legal departments, and recommend corrective action relating to internal control failures.
- Prepare work papers to adequately document investigations with supporting evidence for all forensic findings.
- Collaborate with various levels of the organization internally, including senior management, Employment Relations, Ethics, Legal Counsel, and DPO as well as with various external organization legal counsel, and law enforcement in fraud and other financial mismanagement cases.
- Assess internal fraud risk by conducting platform monitoring and undertaking deep-dive projects.
- Identify any possible threats to company and take appropriate actions to avoid them promptly.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Crime Investigation, Finance, Business Management, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience conducting financial crime investigations, including analyzing large datasets to identify trends and typologies related to financial fraud, money laundering, bribery, and corruption within a large organization.
- Proven experience building and developing internal investigation case-management systems, including allegation triage, root-cause analysis, and remediation processes.
- Experience performing internal fraud risk assessments and implementing effective remediation and control measures within a business environment.
- Strong background investigating and advising on internal misconduct matters across an organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Managed end-to-end workplace investigations in a fast-paced social media environment, ensuring compliance with internal policies and legal requirements.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $121600 - $220400 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
Responsibilities
About the Team
GLI is a team dedicated to identifying and addressing potential misconduct, legal violations, and ethical breaches. By detecting issues early, the GLI program helps minimize reputational damage, mitigate legal risks, and ensure compliance. Our efforts help protect the Company's integrity and build trust, by uncovering and managing problems before they escalate.
- Conduct investigations of policy violation, data leakage, fraud and financial abuse occurring within the company and develop internal procedures and data-led fraud monitoring and identification systems that enable easy identification of financial inadequacies.
- Identify, obtain, and analyze financial, operational, and other data relevant to the investigation of allegations of misconduct and the assessment of enterprise risks.
- Interview employees associated with an investigation, obtain and analyze evidence, draw relevant conclusions, and recommend control enhancements.
- Build cases to substantiate allegations of fraudulent activity by requesting and compiling witness statements and evidence from employees that were involved in transactions that resulted in a potential loss.
- Prepare reports and communicate findings to senior management, HR, Ethics and Legal departments, and recommend corrective action relating to internal control failures.
- Prepare work papers to adequately document investigations with supporting evidence for all forensic findings.
- Collaborate with various levels of the organization internally, including senior management, Employment Relations, Ethics, Legal Counsel, and DPO as well as with various external organization legal counsel, and law enforcement in fraud and other financial mismanagement cases.
- Assess internal fraud risk by conducting platform monitoring and undertaking deep-dive projects.
- Identify any possible threats to company and take appropriate actions to avoid them promptly.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Crime Investigation, Finance, Business Management, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience conducting financial crime investigations, including analyzing large datasets to identify trends and typologies related to financial fraud, money laundering, bribery, and corruption within a large organization.
- Proven experience building and developing internal investigation case-management systems, including allegation triage, root-cause analysis, and remediation processes.
- Experience performing internal fraud risk assessments and implementing effective remediation and control measures within a business environment.
- Strong background investigating and advising on internal misconduct matters across an organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Managed end-to-end workplace investigations in a fast-paced social media environment, ensuring compliance with internal policies and legal requirements.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $121600 - $220400 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
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Where California roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Compliance Investigator Job Market in California
A snapshot from current California openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- California State University4
- Meta3
- OpenAI3
- Frasco2
- Intuit2
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software10
- Education7
- Consulting & Professional Services4
- Science & Research3
- Healthcare & Medical Services2
What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in compliance investigator jobs across California.
- Active CFE, CCEP, or equivalent compliance certification recognized in California
- Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, public policy, law, or a related field
- Minimum three to five years of investigative or regulatory compliance experience
- Working knowledge of California consumer protection, privacy, or financial regulations
- Demonstrated ability to conduct interviews, gather evidence, and write investigation reports
- Experience with case management software and compliance tracking systems
Compliance Investigator Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a compliance investigator in California?
Most compliance investigator roles in California require a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, public policy, business, or law, combined with experience in a regulatory, audit, or investigative function. California does not issue a single state license for the title, but roles in insurance require a California Department of Insurance license, and financial services roles often require FINRA registration. Earning a Certified Fraud Examiner or Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional credential significantly strengthens a candidacy.
How much do compliance investigators make in California?
Compliance investigators in California earn a median of about $96,980 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $57,530 for the lowest 10% to over $158,280 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire compliance investigators in California?
Employers hiring compliance investigators in California right now include California State University, Meta, and OpenAI, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. California's density of regulated industries, from health systems and insurers to fintech companies and state agencies, means hiring is consistent across both the private sector and government departments throughout the year.
Which California cities have the most compliance investigator jobs?
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Menlo Park are the California cities with the most compliance investigator openings. Los Angeles leads because of its concentration of healthcare systems, insurance carriers, and financial institutions, San Francisco draws demand from fintech and tech compliance functions, and Sacramento is driven by state agency and regulatory body hiring across California's government sector.
Are there remote compliance investigator jobs in California?
Yes, and more than many investigative roles, because a meaningful portion of compliance work involves document review, regulatory analysis, and written reporting that can be done remotely. About 33% of compliance investigator openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, reflecting the desk-heavy nature of the role. Policy interpretation, case documentation, and regulatory correspondence are the functions most commonly performed fully off-site.
How can I get hired as a compliance investigator in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a compliance analyst or regulatory assistant role, which large California employers such as Kaiser Permanente, state regulatory agencies like the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, and major banks regularly fill with candidates who lack direct investigative experience. A lateral move from audit, paralegal, or quality assurance work is widely accepted. Earning a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional certification or completing a California State University paralegal or compliance certificate program gives a candidate a concrete edge when competing against others at the same experience level.
Where can I find and apply to compliance investigator jobs in California?
You can find and apply to compliance investigator jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings updated regularly. Find roles that fit your experience and location and apply directly to each one.
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