Global Debt Recovery Manager

Elemental is looking for an experienced Global Debt Recovery Manager who will take responsibility for coordinating and improving debt recovery activities across the Group's international operations in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.

This is a highly independent role with direct exposure to Group-level management and a clear impact on cash recovery and financial performance.

The position does not involve managing an internal collection team or personally conducting day-to-day debt collection. Instead, the Global Debt Recovery Manager will take ownership of the process: selecting and managing external collection agencies and law firms, defining the appropriate recovery strategy for significant cases, monitoring execution and challenging external partners when necessary.

Your key responsibilities

You will be responsible for

• managing and maintaining a central overview of overdue receivables across the Group;
• segmenting the portfolio by value, age, jurisdiction, legal status and probability of recovery;
• assessing whether further recovery action is economically justified;
• recommending the appropriate strategy for significant exposures, including amicable collection, external collection agency, legal proceedings, enforcement, settlement or write-off;
• coordinating cases assigned to external collection agencies and law firms, including setting expectations, timelines and monitoring progress;
• selecting and evaluating debt collection agencies and legal partners across different jurisdictions;
• negotiating cooperation terms, fees and service standards with external providers;
• participating in negotiations relating to strategically important or high-value cases;
• negotiating settlements and payment schedules within defined authority levels;
• cooperating with local companies to ensure proper documentation and effective case management;
• preparing monthly portfolio, recovery, cost and escalation reporting for the Group CFO;
• identifying recurring causes of overdue receivables and highlighting them to management,
• Forecasting expected recoveries on a quarterly basis and preparing recommendations regarding write-offs and cases to be closed

What we are looking for

This is not an administrative collections role.

We are looking for someone who has personally worked with complex debt recovery cases and understands the process well enough to assess whether an external collection agency or law firm is taking the right actions.

You should bring

• 5-8+ years of practical experience in B2B debt collection, credit management or receivables management;
• hands-on experience in debt recovery - not only managerial or supervisory exposure;
• practical knowledge of amicable collection, litigation, enforcement proceedings and debt security instruments;
• experience in managing cases from initial payment demand through legal and enforcement stages;
• experience working with and actively managing external collection agencies and law firms;
• experience negotiating fees, service levels and expectations with external providers;
• experience with high-value or complex B2B receivables;
• experience negotiating settlements and payment schedules;
• ability to assess whether continued recovery action makes economic sense;
• understanding of typical debtor defence mechanisms, including disputed deliveries, set-offs, limitation periods and asset transfers;
• fluent English.

International or multi-jurisdictional debt recovery experience will be a strong advantage.

The person we are looking for

You are likely to succeed in this role if you combine

• strong analytical skills and the ability to manage a portfolio rather than only individual cases;
• strong negotiation skills;
• commercial judgement and financial awareness;
• the ability to challenge external experts and service providers;
• the ability to influence local management without having direct reporting authority;
• independence, ownership and excellent personal organisation;
• strong discipline in maintaining accurate data and case records.

What makes this role different

This is an opportunity to build and coordinate a global debt recovery process rather than manage a local collections function.

You will have significant autonomy in shaping how difficult receivables are handled across multiple countries and jurisdictions, work directly with local management and external specialists, and have clear visibility of the financial impact of your work.

The role reports directly to the Group CFO and its effectiveness will be measured primarily through actual cash recovered, reduction of aged receivables, cost efficiency and quality of portfolio management.

What we offer

• a highly independent global role;
• direct cooperation with Group CFO and senior management;
• international exposure across multiple markets and jurisdictions;
• real influence on the way debt recovery is managed across the Group;
• cooperation with professional collection agencies and law firms worldwide;
• compensation consisting of a competitive fixed component and a performance-related variable component linked to successful debt recovery.

INTERESTED?

If you have genuine hands-on debt recovery experience and are ready to take ownership of a global portfolio, we would be pleased to hear from you.

About Elemental

Elemental Group is a global leader in urban mining and a producer of strategic metals. Founded in Poland and headquartered in Luxembourg, we operate more than 40 companies across 35 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa.

We recover and refine critical and precious metals from spent automotive catalysts, electronic waste, and end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, returning them to industrial supply chains. In doing so, we advance the circular economy, reduce reliance on primary mining, and help build more resilient raw material supply chains.