Operations Supervisor (Remote Opportunity)

First American Financial • Santa Ana, CA

90d • $62,700 - $83,600 • Remote

About The Position

Join a team that puts its People First! First American's National Production Services division provides global title and escrow production support across all channels within First American Title including the Mortgage Services, Commercial, Direct, and Agency divisions. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for ten consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3-5 years of directly related experience.
• 2+ years demonstrated experience in a lead or supervisory role.
• Successful track record of executing day to day operational responsibilities, along with participating in, developing and completing projects in area of expertise.
• Able to implement and enforce processes to ensure compliance and quality.
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships at the departmental level.
• Provides others with reliable information and uses good listening skills.
• Proficient MS Office skill set.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong problem solving and organizational skills.
• Always maintain professionalism and a positive service attitude.
• Working knowledge of company and/or client operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the day-to-day operational activities of skilled, non-exempt and possibly exempt level employees who have responsibility for daily operational tasks in a customarily recognized department or functional area of the organization.
• Writes and conducts employee performance reviews and provides ongoing performance feedback with management consultation.
• Makes hiring recommendations.
• Assists with all personnel management and goal setting for the functional area.
• Provides regular status updates and reports to Manager.
• Works with multiple parties to coordinate the completion of the title process.
• Monitors and tracks the workflow from searcher and vendors.
• Coordinates multi-site project intake and transaction management.
• Reviews and validates the accuracy of data contained within order requests, production reports, vendor search work and internal systems.
• Verifies file completeness, obtains outstanding title documents, and approves completed files.
• Performs special projects.
• Assists with title production support services and settlement services preparation.
• Develop strong relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor processes and resolve issues to achieve SLAs.
• Report issues to internal stakeholders as appropriate.
• Implements best practices, develops performance standards, policies, and procedures, and provides tools necessary for effective and consistent management of vendors.
• Analyze vendor performance and identify performance trends taking corrective action as necessary to improve performance.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• PTO/paid sick leave
• Employee stock purchase plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree