What We DoCome join our Franklin, TN Homebuilder Team as a Title/Escrow Branch Manager! At First American we provide our teams with the support, tools, and technology that they need to ensure that providing unparalleled customer service is your primary focus. This position plays a key role in transforming the Homebuilder real estate experience by empowering our employees and customers to deliver next-generation solutions and results.
What You'll Do: - Responsible for directing and managing the day-to-day operations of the branch
- Acting as a working manager, handling escrow transactions
- Ensures employee conformance to established practices and proper training of staff. Prepares related reports and audits current procedures to monitor efficiency of operations.
- Maintain client base and resolves escalated issues; answers questions and provides guidance regarding products, services, policies, or specific transactions
- Complete simple and complex real estate escrow transactions by determining requirements and acting as a neutral liaison between buyer, seller, and lender
- Drive transactions forward while maintaining clear, proactive communication with all parties
- Ensure full compliance with company policies, state regulations, and industry standards
- Identify and mitigate risk to protect clients and ensure smooth closings
- Complete closing by reviewing, recording, and filing documents including preparing and distributing final closing statements and title, ensuring adherence to delivery dates and timelines.
What You'll Bring: - 6+ years of escrow related experience as an Escrow Officer, preferably in Homebuilder
- 3-5 years demonstrated experience in a leadership or management role
- High School diploma required
- Passion for helping customers while maintaining a professional and positive attitude
- Excellent verbal and written communication with both internal and external customers; uses various types of communication to meet customer expectations and build relationships
- Problem solving with strong organizational skills, detail oriented and knows how to navigate internal and external resources to resolve issues
- Ability to lead/sought out for advice; supervisory and administrative skills
- Able to manage competing priorities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Familiar with competitor, financial and industry dynamics
- Specialized knowledge in one or more escrow product areas
- Basic accounting/finance skills to be able to understand and interpret financial statements
- Customer Service orientation - responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments.
- Teamwork - balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives
Pay Range: $77,300.00 - $103,000.00 Annually
This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.
What We OfferBy choice, we don't simply accept individuality - we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First culture is inclusive for all employees - not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it's the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work.
Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.
