[Hiring] Investigative Research Specialist @HireHawk

Role Description

This is an investigative research position, not a traditional sales or lead generation role. Your focus will be finding the right people, verifying the information, and building reliable research systems that support potential employment law cases.

• Investigate targeted California employers.
• Identify current and former employees using investigative research, public information, databases, and sourcing tools.
• Build accurate, well-organized prospect lists to support potential class or representative actions.
• Locate individuals suitable as class action representatives based on defined case criteria.
• Find, enrich, verify, and document employee contact information using multiple research platforms.
• Maintain complete and accurate lead records within the firm’s CRM and research databases.
• Design repeatable workflows for employer research, people identification, data enrichment, and lead verification.
• Evaluate and recommend research databases, skip-tracing platforms, sourcing tools, and AI solutions.
• Test new investigative methods and measure which approaches produce the most accurate and qualified results.
• Support outreach efforts by delivering verified lead lists with clear sourcing notes and reliable contact data.
• Assist with online presence research and digital marketing opportunities when additional research support is needed.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in investigative research, lead research, sourcing, skip tracing, due diligence, business intelligence, fraud investigation, or advanced lead generation.
• Demonstrated experience building prospect or contact databases from scratch.
• Strong internet research skills and the ability to connect information across multiple sources.
• Experience using several lead research, people-search, sourcing, data enrichment, or contact verification platforms.
• Ability to locate hard-to-find individuals and validate the accuracy of contact information.
• Strong written English, analytical judgment, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently during Pacific Time business hours with minimal supervision.

Requirements

• Experience with OSINT, skip tracing, private investigation, background research, executive search, or legal lead research.
• Familiarity with California employment law, labor law, class actions, or plaintiff identification.
• Experience comparing research tools and presenting clear recommendations based on accuracy, coverage, cost, and usability.
• Experience developing CRM workflows, research playbooks, or lead qualification systems.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted research, automation, or data enrichment workflows.

Benefits

• Access to a $200K+ perk marketplace with discounts on 150+ global services.
• Option to withdraw up to 50% of approved earnings before payday.