Unclaimed Property Case Manager

About The Role

The Return Assets Division is seeking a meticulous Case Manager specialized in forensic genealogy, heir location, and asset recovery. This is not an administrative role; it is an investigative position focused on identifying, proving, and recovering dormant assets held by State Unclaimed Property Offices.

What You Will Do (The Mission)

• Arcitect the Lineage: Take ownership of unclaimed property files from initial data discovery through to final state payout, managing the end-to-end estate and kinship investigation
• Construct Heirship Tables: Research, design, and draft legally binding, court-ready family trees and heirship tables mapping line of descent under varied state intestacy laws
• Execute Forensic Genealogy: Pore over historical and modern vital statistics—including birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates, federal census data, probate files, and immigration manifests—to verify kinship
• Conduct Targeted OSINT & Skip-Tracing: Deploy advanced OSINT, social media intelligence (SOCMINT), and proprietary locational databases to track down missing, estranged, or unknown heirs globally and establish contact
• Build State Claim Packages: Review strict, state-specific evidence requirements to systematically compile identification, probate orders, small estate affidavits, and continuity-of-address proofs
• Navigate State Audits: Act as the primary liaison with State Unclaimed Property Offices

Requirements

• Investigative Background: 3+ years of professional experience in forensic genealogy, probate research, heir-finding, title abstracting, or as a paralegal specializing in estate administration
• Lineage & Intestacy Expertise: Deep, practical familiarity with constructing line-of-descent charts and an understanding of how state intestacy laws govern property distribution
• Advanced OSINT & Public Records Mastery: Exceptional capability utilizing specialized search engines, public county court portals, historical repositories, and public record aggregators (e.g., LexisNexis, TLO, or Ancestry/FamilySearch institutional tiers)
• Meticulous Document Gathering: A track record of tracking down physical and certified vital records from bureaucratic agencies across multiple state and local jurisdictions
• Case Rigor: Strong organizational skills to manage dozens of active state claims simultaneously without letting critical deadlines or missing documentation fall through the cracks

Bonus Skills

• Experience utilizing link-analysis or mind-mapping software to visualize complex, multi-generational family trees
• Fluency in navigating foreign vital registries for first- and second-generation immigrant asset cases

Benefits

• Premium Tools & Data Access: Access to tier-one investigative databases, historical archives, public records scraping utilities, and genealogical platforms
• Operational Autonomy: The independence to build and manage your investigative strategies on a high-volume, high-yield portfolio of claims
• Competitive Compensation: A stable base salary with a performance-based bonus structure connected to successful claim yields and asset recovery milestones