Senior Director, Associate General Counsel - Litigation

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. 

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. 

When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.

• This is a hybrid role, on-site 3 days per week at Chevy Chase, MD; New York, NY; Chicago, IL

• Litigation Management: 
  • Serve as a senior legal leader for GEICO’s Claims litigation portfolio.
  • Manage the team handling all phases of litigation (discovery, motions, trial, appeal) and investigations; manage outside counsel, budgets, and fee negotiations.
  • Partner with Claims leadership to help design, build, and scale a litigation support model aligned to the expansion of GEICO’s commercial claims business, including assessment talent needs, defining roles, and establishing operating structure.
  • Partner with Claims and Product leadership to help design, implement, and refine claims processes and procedures that support the launch and scaling of new commercial insurance product lines, ensuring legal risk appropriately identified, mitigated, and operationalized.
  • Oversee and drive continuous improvement of litigation operations, including legal intake processes, workflows, metrics, and reporting.

• Legal Strategy and Transformation: 
  • Translate company strategy and executive leadership goals into practical, executable legal priorities, driving alignment and accountability across the litigation organization.
  • Develop cost-effective strategies for claims related litigation, identify risks, and implement procedures for legal service delivery.
  • Lead and support enterprise transformation initiatives, including change management and strategic communications related to claims litigation.

• Business Advising: 
  • Provide counsel to business partners on escalated disputes, integrate legal considerations into business decisions, and advise on risk.
  • Provide proactive legal advice on complex litigation risk, discovery strategy, and evolving legal issues impacting GEICO’s business.
  • Advise senior leadership and participate in strategic initiatives impacting GEICO’s risk profile, operational effectiveness, and long-term growth.

• Leadership & Cross Functional Work:
  • Partner with business leaders and operations, to deliver practical, risk-based legal solutions aligned with business objectives.
  • Lead, develop, and mentor a team of attorneys who themselves manage litigation matters, ensuring strong oversight, prioritization, and execution.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with outside counsel and key external partners.

• Regulatory & Compliance: 
  • Maintain awareness of external legal, regulatory, and litigation trends and advise internal stakeholders on emerging risks and implications.
  • Address regulatory enforcement actions, analyze laws, and manage compliance risks.
  • Represent the Legal department in internal governance forums and, as appropriate, in external legal or regulatory engagements.

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Current or recent experience operating at the Senior Director level or above (or equivalent), with demonstrated accountability for enterprise-level outcomes and leadership of managers.
• 12+ years of legal experience, including significant experience in insurance-related litigation, claims, or complex commercial litigation. Legal experience working for a Property & Casualty insurance company preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing attorneys who handle litigation, with the ability to operate through layers while staying close to the work.
• Strong understanding of litigation risk, insurance coverage issues, and the regulatory and legal environment impacting the insurance industry.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for business partners.
• Proven ability to balance legal risk with business priorities in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

• 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.

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Annual Salary

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind.  You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

• 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.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.