About Opendoor
At Opendoor our mission is to tilt the world in favor of homeowners and those who aim to become one. Homeownership matters. It's how people build wealth, stability, and community. It's how families put down roots, how neighborhoods strengthen, how the future gets built. We're building the modern system of homeownership giving people the freedom to buy and sell on their own terms. We’ve built an end-to-end online experience that has already helped thousands of people and we’re just getting started.
About the role
We’re looking for a Title & Escrow Compliance Lead to build and own the compliance processes that support property closings and the handling of transaction funds at Opendoor. You’ll partner closely with Legal and title and escrow operating teams to translate requirements into practical procedures, strengthen controls, and make compliance a consistent part of everyday operations.
This is a hands-on role with meaningful ownership as Opendoor transforms how it operates. You’ll identify gaps, implement improvements, and establish clear accountability across teams. You’ll also use technology and AI to simplify recurring work while preserving sound judgment and appropriate oversight.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain a title and escrow compliance program in partnership with Legal and operating leaders.
- Maintain a clear inventory of relevant entities, jurisdictions and compliance obligations, with assigned owners and a recurring compliance calendar.
- Coordinate licensing, renewals, filings and other recurring obligations with Legal and operating teams.
- Develop and improve procedures and controls for closing activities and the handling of transaction funds.
- Coordinate audit and compliance review preparation, organize supporting evidence, and track findings through resolution.
- Implement corrective actions with operating teams, verify that fixes work, and monitor for recurring issues.
- Turn policies and requirements into usable procedures, training and guidance for the teams carrying out the work.
- Partner with external advisers and consultants where engaged, translating their recommendations into lasting internal processes.
- Use approved technology, automation and AI to improve tracking, reporting and evidence collection.
- Communicate risks, unresolved issues and decisions clearly, escalating concerns early.
What you'll need
- Hands-on experience owning compliance work within title, escrow or real estate settlement operations.
- Working knowledge of title and escrow workflows and the controls that support accurate closings and responsible handling of transaction funds.
- Experience translating regulatory requirements into practical procedures, controls and recurring operating processes.
- A record of personally implementing corrective actions and verifying their effectiveness.
- Ability to assess requirements across business activities and jurisdictions, partnering with Legal or specialists when interpretation is needed.
- Strong organization and follow-through across deadlines, documentation, issue tracking and multiple stakeholders.
- Clear communication and sound judgment when explaining risks, recommending actions and escalating concerns.
- Experience improving workflows through technology or automation, with attention to accuracy, review and ongoing maintenance.
Bonus points
- Experience supporting title or escrow compliance across multiple states.
- Experience bringing a consultant-led remediation effort into ongoing internal ownership.
- Experience building or improving a compliance program in a growing or changing business.
- Practical experience using AI to simplify compliance workflows.
Location
We're looking for team members who are enthusiastic about an in-office culture — people who want to build alongside others and not from a distance. This role is based in one of our talent hubs where we welcome everyone 5 days a week with the requirement of Mo, Tu, Th, Fri.
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Skills Required
- Hands-on experience owning compliance work within title, escrow, or real estate settlement operations
- Working knowledge of title and escrow workflows and controls supporting accurate closings and responsible transaction-fund handling
- Experience translating regulatory requirements into practical procedures, controls, and recurring operating processes
- Experience personally implementing corrective actions and verifying their effectiveness
- Ability to assess requirements across business activities and jurisdictions, partnering with Legal or specialists when needed
- Strong organization and follow-through across deadlines, documentation, issue tracking, and multiple stakeholders
- Clear communication and sound judgment when explaining risks, recommending actions, and escalating concerns
- Experience improving workflows through technology or automation with attention to accuracy, review, and ongoing maintenance
- Experience supporting title or escrow compliance across multiple states
- Experience bringing a consultant-led remediation effort into ongoing internal ownership
- Experience building or improving a compliance program in a growing or changing business
- Practical experience using AI to simplify compliance workflows
Opendoor Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Opendoor and has not been reviewed or approved by Opendoor.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is broad, including medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short- and long-term disability, HSAs/FSAs, and mental-health/EAP resources. Company materials and current job listings consistently describe these as core offerings for U.S. full-time employees.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is presented as generous, with PTO, sick leave, volunteer time, and in some roles 12 paid holidays. Several postings and profiles also reference open/unlimited PTO in certain job families.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan are commonly included alongside base pay and incentives. Public filings and employer profiles indicate these ownership programs are broadly accessible across many roles.
Opendoor Insights
What We Do
Founded in 2014, Opendoor’s mission is to empower everyone with the freedom to move. We believe the traditional real estate process is broken and confusing. It often comes with unexpected costs, the added burden of coordinating multiple third parties and the uncertainty of a transaction falling through. Our goal is simple: build a digital, end-to-end customer experience that makes buying and selling a home simple, certain and fast. We have assembled a dedicated team with diverse backgrounds and talents across engineering, operations, design, operations, mortgage, finance, legal, and more to deliver strong results. More than 85,000 customers have selected us as a trusted partner in handling one of their largest financial transactions.
Why Work With Us
We’re on a mission to power life’s progress one move at a time
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