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Company: Direct Energy

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At Direct Energy, an NRG company, we’re all about propelling the next generation of leaders forward. We are driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future. We deliver innovative solutions that make our customers’ lives easier—helping them power, protect, and intelligently manage their homes and businesses. To do this, we need creative and talented people to join our company.

We offer a dynamic work workplace and a unified and inclusive culture. Our company programs are designed to help employees develop the skills they need for success now and in the future. In everything we do, we aim to champion our employees and bring value to our customers, investors and society.

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Job Summary

The EOP & 3rd Party Collections Specialist is responsible for collection strategy execution oversight, recovery performance analysis, audit support, compliance monitoring, and continuous improvement for Early-Out Program and third-party collection agency portfolios. This role focuses on ensuring vendor activities align to approved collection strategies, operational controls, recovery objectives, and regulatory requirements.

The Specialist works closely with the Vendor Relationship Specialist, Collections Vendor Manager, Active Collections team, Credit/Collections Operations, Legal, and external vendors to assess performance, identify recovery opportunities, support audit readiness,



and recommend actions that improve portfolio outcomes.

Collections Strategy Execution & Portfolio Oversight

- Oversee execution of approved collection strategies across EOP and third-party agency portfolios
- Validate that vendor activity aligns to placement logic, allocation strategy, workflows, and business priorities
- Assess portfolio performance and identify opportunities to improve early-stage recovery and post-placement liquidation
- Support recommendations related to placement strategy, campaign effectiveness, and vendor optimization
- Partner with internal teams to ensure collection strategies are operationally sound and effectively executed

Vendor onboarding and offboarding

- Coordinate vendor onboarding and offboarding activities, including readiness checklists, training, system access, security requirements, documentation, and internal approvals.

Invoice and expense coordination

- Support vendor invoice validation by confirming charges align with approved rates, services, staffing, and contractual terms, and coordinate resolution of discrepancies.

Performance Monitoring, Reporting & Recovery Analysis

- Monitor daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly vendor performance across assigned collection portfolios
- Analyze key performance indicators including contact rates, recovery rates, liquidation curves,



productivity, and portfolio trends
- Provide performance reporting, variance analysis, insights, and recommendations to support business reviews
- Identify performance gaps, recovery trends, and root causes impacting vendor or portfolio results
- Support recovery forecasting and recommend corrective actions to improve performance

Audit, Compliance & Quality Oversight

- Support operational and recovery audits of EOP and third-party collection agency activity
- Review vendor adherence to policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations
- Validate vendor reporting, recovery results, process adherence, and operational control effectiveness
- Monitor quality findings, customer complaints, compliance trends, and operational risks
- Escalate compliance, legal, customer experience, or operational risks to the appropriate internal partners

Operational Controls & Governance Support

- Maintain oversight of operational controls related to account placements, allocations, reporting, campaign execution, and recovery processes
- Partner with Vendor Relationship Specialist, Vendor Manager, Legal, Risk, Analytics, and Operations to resolve control issues and strengthen governance
- Support Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly Business Reviews with performance insights and risk-based commentary
- Identify governance gaps and recommend improvements to reduce risk and strengthen vendor accountability
- Support documentation and evidence requirements related to audits, controls, and performance reviews

Continuous Improvement & Performance Optimization

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📌 EOP & 3rd Party Collections Specialist (Calgary)
🏢 NRG Energy
📍 Calgary