Senior Salvage Recovery Specialist

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** Company
* * Argo Group Argo Group is an underwriter of specialty insurance products in the property and casualty market. Argo offers a full line of products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims-handling needs of businesses. The Argo entities are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Clearbrook Group Holdings Inc.
** Job Description
**** Business Title(s):
** Senior Shared Services Specialist
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* Employment Type:

** Full-Time
** FLSA Status:
** Exempt
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* Location:

** Office
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* Summary:

** We are looking for a highly capable Senior Salvage Recovery Shared Services Specialist to join our Claims team and work from our Richmond office.  Alternatively, we can fill this role in Albany, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, or Omaha. The position reports to a manager based in Houston. In this role, the Salvage Recovery Shared Services Specialist will have primarily responsibility for optimizing salvage results and will also assist in other key Shared Services functions.
This is a 100% in-office position. Candidates must be able to work on-site at a designated company office during standard business hours.
** Essential  Responsibilities:
*** Working under limited technical direction and within broad limits and authority, partner with adjuster, auto/property owner, and/or our vendor(s) to gather necessary documentation and ensure an accurate and timely salvage process, potentially with significant impact on departmental results.
* Solving difficult problems that requires an understanding of a broader set of issues.
* Serve as the primary point of contact with Argo’s salvage vendors; this will include managing vendor performance, tracking results and optimizing salvage recoveries.
* Track, monitor and facilitate salvage recovery through diaries and salvage reports.
* Provide monthly updates on salvage results.
* Handle total loss paperwork; process titles in accordance with various state guidelines and time requirements for total loss vehicles.
* Act as a resource for claims adjusters by answering questions regarding state salvage and title laws and assist in locating salvage vendors.
* Communicate with lien holders to secure titles, bill of sales and power of attorney forms.
* Monitor Appraiser performance and develop and monitor metrics to ensure optimal performance.
* Provide support for SIU counter fraud initiatives.
** Qualifications / Experience

Required:

*** An advanced knowledge of the salvage function, as well as an exceptional customer service focus typically obtained through:  + A minimum of five years’ experience managing the salvage function (including title work) and salvage vendor (such as Copart) management.  + Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required. Four additional years of relevant work experience in addition to those stated above can be substituted in lieu of a degree.  

+ Experience working with municipalities is strongly preferred.
* Must have good business acumen (i.e. understand how an insurance company works and makes money, including how this role impacts both Argo Group and our customers’ ability to be profitable).
* Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to build lasting relationships.
* Ability to regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance. This role primarily faces problems and issues that generalized and typically not complex, but require an understanding of a broader set of issues.
* Strong negotiation skills a must. Ability to take…