Title Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Manage title-only files autonomously through examination and curative processes.

• Review county records, search packages, tax certificates, assessor reports, attorney title opinions, surveys, and property records.

• Conduct and assess searches across county, DataTrace, PACER, Patriot/OFAC, LexisNexis, and related platforms.

• Analyze title commitments and attorney title opinions to pinpoint issues that need resolution.

• Collaborate with consumers, creditors, attorneys, underwriters, and vendors to resolve title complications.

• Revise title commitments by updating requirements and exceptions as issues are addressed.

• Interpret waiver requests from buyers and lenders, preparing pro forma title policies or annotated commitments.

• Draft or coordinate legal documents such as deeds, affidavits, escrow agreements, and others where authorized.

• Assess county GIS overlays and satellite imagery to determine possible survey requirements.

• Review and validate complex supporting documents, including surveys, divorce decrees, trusts, probate records, bankruptcies, death certificates, entity documents, and court dockets.

• Create and modify Insured Closing Protection Letters and calculate title insurance premiums and invoices.

• Input clearance-related charges into settlement statements.

• Engage with transaction parties via phone and email, including supporting the general phone line.

• Ensure all outstanding matters are resolved before or during closing.

• Adhere to turnaround times, service standards, and quality metrics that are monitored and reported weekly.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of eight years of title examination and curative experience within a title operation.

• A bachelor's degree.

• Experience in search, examination, and curative processes supporting transactions on a national level.

• Significant expertise in one or more preferred markets: Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, or New Jersey.

• Comprehensive understanding of title search, examination, curative, and clearance practices.

• Familiarity with ALTA title insurance forms, endorsements, issuing guidelines, metes-and-bounds legal descriptions, and standard mortgage loan documents.

• Competence in editing deeds, affidavits, indemnity agreements, and related documents.

• Proficient with DataTrace, PACER, LexisNexis, Slack, and other relevant search and examination tools.

• Outstanding attention to detail and sound judgment in resolving complex title challenges.

• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.

• Capacity to manage multiple files and meet competing deadlines.

• Comfort in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.

• Proactive and resourceful problem-solving approach.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity awards based on experience, performance, and location.

• Opportunity for remote work from a location of choice within the United States.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunities and disability accommodations.