Manager, Legal - Outside Counsel Panel Management; HYBRID

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.

GEICO is seeking a strategic and results-driven professional to co‑lead our Outside Counsel Panel Management function related to Claims. This role will focus on optimizing the use of outside counsel through effective technology solutions, rate negotiations, and relationship management. The Manager will play a key role in ensuring cost efficiency, compliance, and strong partnerships across our legal ecosystem. Reporting to the Sr.

Manager, Legal Strategic Operations, this position will collaborate closely with stakeholders in Claims, Supplier Management, Technology, and Finance to drive initiatives that enhance performance and value from our outside counsel network.

• Lead and oversee the administration and optimization of outside counsel management technology platforms, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Manage law firm onboarding, rate negotiations, and invoice review processes to align with organizational objectives and cost‑control strategies.
• Establish and enforce best practices for governance, reporting, and performance monitoring across the outside counsel network.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying process gaps and implementing innovative solutions to enhance legal spend management and strengthen vendor relationships.
• Manage panel development initiatives, including RFP coordination and leveraging data‑driven insights to support strategic decision‑making and panel performance evaluation.
• Provide leadership in analytics, ensuring actionable insights for budgeting, forecasting, and relationship management.
• Maintain a high level of organizational agility, balancing multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment while delivering measurable results.

• Experience with legal billing, LEDES files, e‑Billing systems
• Well organized with good verbal and written communication skills
• 4‑year degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance, Law or related field
• Minimum 3 years experience
• Preferred corporate legal department or law firm experience
• Preferred experience in financial services or insurance industry

HYBRID

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At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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.

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.

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 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.