National Commercial Underwriter/Counsel (Remote)

First American•Santa Ana, CA

3d•Remote

About The Position

Join First American Global Operations (GO) as National Commercial Underwriting Counsel. As Global Operations Commercial Underwriting Counsel, you’ll be a go-to underwriter on a high performing title production team responsible for delivering best-in-industry commercial production services. You will operate with aligned autonomy – given the freedom to make high-impact decisions while owning every outcome. With grit and the steadfast support of our team, you will overcome significant challenges to deliver exceptional value to our customers. Growth, achievement, and shaping the future of First American is not just possible, it’s expected.

Requirements

5+ years of national commercial title underwriting (multi-region experience strongly preferred).
Bachelor's degree, Law degree preferred.
Excellent ability to build relationships, generate empathy, and create rapport across a variety of different constituencies.
Demonstrated commercial underwriting experience grounded in ownership and accountability.
The ability to actively listen, communicate clearly and persuasively, and consider the viewpoints and objectives of the diverse business organization we support.
An expert-level understanding of the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of commercial real estate transactions, title insurance, and settlement services.
Comfort in evaluating commercial real estate title production and underwriting issues across jurisdictions.
Drive to be constantly upskilling and learning in areas relevant to the intersection of title insurance, commercial real estate, and technology.
Intellectual curiosity, creative problem-solving and the courage to challenge the status quo.
The capacity to address problems using AI and an eagerness to engage with emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

Execute our strategic vision to deliver best-in-industry commercial title production services with cutting edge technology and a world class team.
Collaborate with underwriters, examiners and business stakeholders across the country to navigate commercial title production challenges and identify innovative solutions that balance risk and business opportunity.
Use your expertise to propose new ideas that support an improved commercial production process.
Support the development of our 21st-century underwriting talent, growing the skills of teammates, and serving as a talent magnet to attract more A level people to the First American team.