Senior Commercial Title Examiner

Alliant National Title Insurance, a proud member of the Dream Finders Homes family, is dedicated to delivering exceptional customer service while helping property owners achieve their dreams. Founded in 2005, Alliant National has grown with a team of professionals from diverse backgrounds who share a common goal: empowering independent title agents while never competing against them. We issue title insurance in over 25 states.

Our Purpose is simple: to put people at the center of every relationship. Our Mission is to protect the dreams of property owners through secure title insurance by partnering with trusted independent title agents. At Alliant National, we believe business is personal — we recognize the humanity of everyone we work with, whether employees, agents, or customers. This people-first approach creates a culture of trust, respect, and integrity that defines who we are and how we work.

We are hiring a Senior Commercial Title Examiner.  This is a remote position in Texas, applicants should reside in the state of Texas.

Position Summary:  This position will assume primary responsibility for providing search products for commercial and residential orders that are more complicated searches that are received from assigned customer accounts.  The position requires a self-motivated individual with exceptional multi-tasking and project management skills capable of prioritizing time and workloads while providing superior customer service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned.

• Searches with increased complexity requiring superior knowledge in the industry.
• Responsible for training, answering and fielding questions from fellow commercial searchers.
• Search and examine public land records for the purpose of determining insurability and the issuance of Title Commitments, RESPA Search Reports and O&E Reports on both Commercial and Residential real estate.
• Locate and compile records affecting real property, including Taxes, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Proceedings, Probates, Guardianships, Liens and Judgments, Patriot Act Search and set forth requirements for title clearance matters.
• Draw out legal descriptions, interpret surveys, maps when needed and/or requested.
• Work with the Underwriting Department for search matters needing underwriting review and/or approval.
• Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks and interact professionally with all levels of management, employees and external customers by phone, email and in person.
• Participate in and help promote company-sponsored marketing activities at the direction of management and otherwise professionally represent the company in all business-related communications and engagements.

Education/Experience:

Associates degree or equivalent; or 10 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferable.

Required Qualifications:

Candidates must have demonstrated experience examining commercial title in Texas, with deep knowledge of applicable state and county recording statutes, title standards, search protocols, lien priority rules, and underwriting practices.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Exceptional proficiency with Microsoft Suite
• Working knowledge utilizing public records search engines (Data Trace, Property Insight, Data Tree, E-Titles, etc.)
• Working knowledge of closing software programs (Closers' Choice, Softpro, Ramquest, Qualia, etc.)

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is a remote position.

Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Those encountered in a typical office environment.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.  The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position.  Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

This document describes the minimum, essential duties, responsibilities, skills, abilities, effort, and working conditions of the position. It in no way implies that these are the only functions to be performed by the incumbent. Workers are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any job-related functions requested by a supervisor or manager. Successful performance requires that the incumbent possess and utilize the abilities and skills described. All functions are subject to reasonable modification to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some functions may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or others.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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