Recovery Litigation Manager

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and oversight for large loss, complex, and litigated subrogation matters across commercial property and casualty lines.
• Exercise settlement authority within assigned authority levels and serve in an advisory capacity to claims leadership on high-exposure recovery decisions.
• Lead, develop, and manage direct-report recovery professionals, setting performance expectations and supporting professional growth.
• Oversee vendor-assigned recovery programs, including recovery desks, law firms, and other external partners; monitor performance, handle escalations, and drive accountability.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert and escalation point for complex recovery strategy, litigation management, and negotiation.
• Partner with claims leadership, adjusters, and operating companies to identify recovery opportunities and align strategy on significant losses.
• Maintain recovery litigation guidelines, best practices, and performance standards for internal teams and vendors.
• Analyze recovery results, trends, and vendor performance; prepare reporting and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Support training and mentoring efforts for recovery staff handling large loss and complex claims.

Qualifications

• 5 years of property and casualty claims or subrogation experience, including significant exposure to large loss, complex, and litigated matters.
• Demonstrated experience leading recovery professionals.
• Strong working knowledge of tort law, subrogation principles, litigation management, and Arbitration Forums processes.
• Proven experience managing external vendors, recovery desks, or litigation panels.
• Ability to make sound, independent decisions on high-dollar recoveries.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and judgment skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy while collaborating across business units and leadership teams.