ARC Manager

World Business Lenders (WBL) is a privately held portfolio lender specializing in real estate-secured business loans for underserved businesses. Operating with a fully remote, multinational workforce and guided by an experienced executive leadership team, WBL offers a dynamic work environment. The typical work schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern Time, with occasional additional hours as business needs dictate.

The ARC Manager will lead a team of legal professionals managing litigation, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and other legal recovery matters related to non-performing commercial business loans secured by real estate. This role involves coordinating daily legal operations, guiding litigation and recovery strategies, monitoring case progress, and ensuring consistent execution across the portfolio. The ARC Manager collaborates closely with internal teams and external counsel to advance recovery goals, manage legal risks, control costs, and facilitate efficient resolution of distressed commercial loan cases. Strong legal expertise, leadership experience, and the ability to manage a high-volume litigation portfolio in a remote, international setting are essential.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and supervise a team handling litigation, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and asset resolution matters involving distressed commercial loans.
- Allocate workloads, set priorities, monitor deadlines, and ensure timely case management.
- Provide legal guidance on foreclosure proceedings, breach of note and guaranty claims, bankruptcy, title disputes, receiverships, judgment enforcement, deficiency claims, and other creditor recovery issues.
- Track case progress, identify risks, address delays, and escalate complex matters to senior management when necessary.
- Review litigation strategies, settlement proposals, and recovery alternatives to support sound commercial decisions.
- Coordinate with outside counsel on case strategy, deadlines, documentation, performance, and legal expenses.
- Collaborate with Asset Management, Credit, Servicing, Finance, Compliance, and Operations teams to prioritize cases and maximize recoveries.
- Support settlement negotiations, loan modifications, discounted payoffs, restructurings, foreclosure sale recommendations, and related submissions to senior management and committees.
- Maintain accurate case records and reporting on portfolio activity, litigation progress, recoveries, expenses, and outcomes.
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows, standardize procedures, enhance reporting, and increase operational efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with legal requirements, internal policies, procedures, and confidentiality standards.

Required Qualifications

- Law degree or equivalent legal qualification from a recognized institution.
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in litigation, foreclosure, bankruptcy, debt recovery, creditor rights, or related legal fields.
- Proven experience leading or supervising legal teams and managing substantial case portfolios with competing deadlines.
- Expertise in litigation strategy, risk assessment, outside counsel coordination, and case monitoring.
- Strong skills in legal analysis, case management, reporting, and stakeholder communication.
- Professional fluency in written and spoken English.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams, and legal case management systems.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands, make sound decisions, and manage a high-volume caseload in a deadline-driven environment.
- Stable internet connection and professional remote working setup required.
- Availability to work Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern Time.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

- Experience with U.S. foreclosure, default litigation, bankruptcy, or commercial creditor recovery.
- Background in commercial real estate lending, banking, financial services, specialty finance, or distressed loan portfolios.
- Familiarity with multi-jurisdictional litigation and managing law firms across multiple states.
- Knowledge of outside counsel management, legal invoice review, litigation budgeting, and cost control.
- Experience in legal operations, workflow optimization, automation, and data-driven reporting.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with senior management and cross-functional teams in lending or asset recovery environments.

Benefits

- Competitive compensation paid in USD.
- Paid time off (PTO).
- Fully remote work environment supporting work-life balance.

If you are a seasoned legal professional with strong leadership skills and experience managing complex litigation portfolios, this role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to a growing company within a flexible, remote setting.