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About The Position

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
• 10+ years of legal experience conducting, managing, or advising on complex investigations, preferably within a large corporation, law firm, regulatory agency, or insurance organization.
• Significant experience leading internal investigations, regulatory investigations, compliance reviews, or other high-risk investigative matters.
• Demonstrated success managing teams of attorneys, investigators, or other legal professionals.
• Strong executive presence and ability to advise senior business leaders on sensitive and high-profile matters.
• Exceptional analytical, interviewing, fact-finding, and problem-solving skills.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex issues clearly to executive audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing or overseeing complex civil litigation, including multidistrict litigation, mass torts, or class actions.
• Prior experience developing or leading an investigations program, center of excellence, or enterprise governance function.
• Experience managing employment related litigation, including wage and hour litigation.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and responding to governmental inquiries or enforcement actions.
• Insurance industry experience strongly preferred.
• Certified Fraud Examiner, compliance, or investigative credentials are a plus.
• Strategic judgment to assess risks and make informed decisions.
• Prior experience managing a team of legal professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of attorneys and investigative professionals responsible for conducting and overseeing complex internal and external investigations.
• Provide strategic direction on investigations involving allegations of fraud, misconduct, regulatory compliance issues, whistleblower complaints, conflicts of interest, employee relations concerns, and other high-risk matters.
• Oversee responses to government inquiries, regulatory examinations, subpoenas, civil investigative demands, and other external investigations.
• Direct investigation strategy for matters involving significant legal, financial, operational, or reputational risk to the company.
• Partner with senior leaders across Human Resources, Employment Law, Compliance, Internal Audit, Security, Associate Relations, Corporate Communications, Privacy, and business operations to ensure effective investigation management and risk mitigation.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and governance frameworks to strengthen GEICO's Investigations Center of Excellence and promote consistency across investigative functions.
• Analyze investigation trends, identify systemic risks, and provide actionable recommendations to executive leadership.
• Lead transformational initiatives designed to improve investigative processes, reporting, metrics, technology solutions, and operational efficiency.
• Manage outside counsel and external consultants on complex investigations and related litigation matters.
• Mentor and develop attorneys and investigative professionals while fostering a culture of accountability, excellence, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• In office and remote opportunities, as well as our signature GEICO Flex program, offering the ability to work remotely for up to four weeks per year.