Location: Hybrid opportunity in Tampa or Orlando, FL.
What You'll Do
- Manage the day-to-day activities of a team of Underwriters and may also oversee title professionals and support personnel.
- Provide underwriting support and expertise to company personnel, agents, and customers related to the issuance of real estate title insurance commitments and policies.
- Utilize underwriting standards and guidelines within delegated authority limits to underwrite the issuance of title insurance.
- Provide guidance in the performance of real estate settlement services.
HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE
- Manage and prioritize the daily operations of a large functional area or department.
- Lead a team of professionals, including skilled exempt and non-exempt employees, providing direct and indirect supervision to support operational and project outcomes.
- Contribute to project reviews and approve detailed project designs and cost estimates.
- Participate in long-range departmental planning and provide input on operational decisions, project plans, and scheduling requirements.
- Conduct performance reviews, provide ongoing coaching and feedback, and make hiring and compensation recommendations. May collaborate with Senior and Executive Management on these decisions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
- Juris Doctor preferred.
- Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 5–7 years of directly related experience in the title industry.
- 3–5 years of supervisory or management experience preferred.
- Demonstrated success designing, developing, and executing complex projects within a functional area of expertise.
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with management across functional groups and business units.
- Strong influencing skills with the ability to gain buy-in and navigate sensitive situations while maintaining positive working relationships.
- Ability to communicate a clear vision, establish aligned goals, and create systems to measure results.
- Understanding of competitor, financial, and industry dynamics.
- Experience recruiting, developing, and retaining talent while fostering accountability, collaboration, and effective change management.
- Demonstrated commitment to customer service by managing expectations, soliciting feedback, and ensuring commitments are met.
- Strong communication, presentation, listening, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to collaborate with leaders to identify and implement solutions that support business effectiveness.
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. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5-7 years of directly related experience in the title industry
- Providing underwriting support and expertise for issuance of title insurance commitments and policies
- Experience managing or supervising underwriting or title teams (management experience preferred 3-5 years)
- Ability to apply underwriting standards and guidelines within delegated authority limits
- Experience with real estate settlement services and providing guidance on settlement performance
- Demonstrated success designing, developing, and executing complex projects within a functional area
- Strong communication, presentation, listening, negotiation, and influencing skills
- Experience recruiting, developing, and retaining talent and driving change management
- Understanding of competitor, financial, and industry dynamics
- Juris Doctor
First American Title Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about First American Title and has not been reviewed or approved by First American Title.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, telehealth, and healthcare advocacy services, and is often described as a strong point. Low‑cost options in some cases help overall compensation feel more reasonable.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) savings plan with a company match is part of the package. This retirement support is highlighted as helping to offset base‑pay concerns in several roles.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan is available and viewed favorably. Access to discounted equity contributes to the perceived competitiveness of total rewards.
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What We Do
First American provides financial services through its Title Insurance and Services segment and its Specialty Insurance segment. The First American Family of Companies’ core business lines include title insurance and closing/settlement services; title plant management services; title and other real property records and images; valuation products and services; home warranty products; property and casualty insurance; and banking, trust, and investment advisory services. First American Title Insurance Company provides comprehensive title insurance protection and professional settlement services for homebuyers and sellers, real estate agents and brokers, mortgage lenders, commercial property professionals, homebuilders and developers, title agencies and legal professionals to facilitate real estate purchases, construction, refinances or equity loans. First American's thorough title searches, title clearance and title insurance policies help to produce clear property titles and enable the efficient transfer of real estate. As one of the largest title insurance companies in the nation, First American offers title insurance and settlement services through its direct operations and an extensive network of agents throughout the United States and internationally. First American Title Insurance Company traces its history to 1889 and is the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF).
