High level commercial work, no commute, and a real voice in how things are built. This remote National Commercial Underwriter/Counsel role puts you at the center of complex national deals while letting you lead strategy, mentor talent, and influence how technology and title intersect.
About First American
First American is a long established leader in title, escrow, and real estate services, with roots back to 1889 and a strong reputation for stability and integrity. The company is known for its people first culture and has been named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for ten straight years, along with multiple awards as a top workplace for women, diversity, and LGBTQ+ employees. They are actively growing their Global Operations group, investing in tech forward commercial production and underwriting.
Schedule
- Full time, remote role
- Open to candidates in California, Arizona, or Oregon
- Standard business hours, with flexibility based on team and deal volume
- Collaborative work with national underwriting, title production, and leadership teams
What You’ll Do
- Serve as a senior underwriting leader for national commercial transactions, helping deliver best in class title production services.
- Execute against a strategic vision for centralized commercial title production, using modern tools and tech to drive consistency, quality, and speed.
- Advise leaders on underwriting and operational strategy for complex, multi jurisdiction commercial deals.
- Collaborate with underwriters and title professionals across the country to solve production and risk challenges while balancing business opportunity.
- Evaluate title and underwriting issues across multiple states, applying expert knowledge of commercial real estate, title insurance, and settlement services.
- Mentor and develop underwriting talent, helping build a strong pipeline of next generation commercial underwriters.
- Act as a thought partner on how AI, data, and emerging technology can be applied to underwriting and commercial operations.
- Build relationships across business units and serve as a key resource for complex questions and escalations.
What You Need
- At least 8 years of national commercial title underwriting experience, with multi region experience strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree, with a law degree strongly preferred.
- Expert level understanding of commercial real estate transactions, title insurance, and settlement services.
- Proven ability to evaluate commercial underwriting and title issues across multiple jurisdictions.
- Demonstrated leadership grounded in ownership, accountability, and sound judgment.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build rapport, listen actively, and communicate clearly across legal, operations, and business teams.
- Comfort working in a fast moving environment that is blending title, commercial real estate, and technology.
- Curiosity about AI and emerging tools and willingness to challenge the status quo and improve how work gets done.
Benefits
- Annual salary range: 145,000 to 212,657 dollars, depending on experience, location, and qualifications.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) with company participation.
- PTO and paid sick leave, plus other paid time off programs.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Inclusive, people first culture where you are encouraged to bring your full self to work.
If you want to shape the future of commercial title at scale instead of just processing the next file in the queue, this is a serious step up.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…