Escrow Officer (Closer) | Chicago, IL

Title Forward, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Redfin, is a group of well-funded technology and real estate entrepreneurs. Our mission is simple. We want to modernize the multi-billion dollar title and settlement industry to deliver a seamless, transparent, and delightful experience to buyers and sellers and make our real estate and lending partners look like geniuses and rock stars in the process. We are putting together a team of innovative, hungry, and highly motivated professionals to blend technology and customer service with a dash of automation and good old know-how to build a new kind of national title agency.

As a Closer, you will work to manage various documents and files throughout the settlement process and provide an amazing experience for buyers, sellers, and attorneys at the closing table. This is a hybrid position, working from home, within the West Loop office, and conducting on-site closings. All equipment will be provided, and training will be conducted remotely.

The Role:

• Attends and manages real estate closings

• Responsible for ensuring that all closing instructions are being followed; making sure all funds have been received and are good funds, confirms proposed disbursements match the settlement statement; the file is balanced.

• Prepares miscellaneous documents required at closing, including revising and resubmitting figures if revisions are needed at table.

• Ensures closing package is properly executed, all names and legal descriptions are shown correctly on all documents but especially the mortgages notes and deeds.

• Reviews title commitment and is responsible for securing title clearance documents (transfer stamps, invoices, payoff statements, surveys, HOA letters, final utility bills, etc.)

• Reviews mortgage payoffs for accuracy and transmits payoff funds

• Acts as the liaison between attorney and lenders at closing

• Responsible for ensuring that all documents are recorded timely, lien payoffs completed, and lender package sent to lender as applicable.

• Handles any post-closing items necessary to cure the file; checks and balances, holdbacks, recording corrections

Skills and Experience:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills along with a positive, “can-do” attitude.

• 1-3+ years experience closing residential real estate transactions

• Attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

• Extremely comfortable working with numbers and troubleshooting to balance a bottom line.

• A Multi-tasker: You are able to work with multi-tasking skills and prioritization in a constantly changing environment.

• Detail-oriented: You are the one that finds a needle in a haystack.

• Tech-Savvy: You’re comfortable with technology and learn new programs quickly.

What We Offer:

• An open, entrepreneurial environment: New ideas are always welcome.  We want to foster an environment of continuous improvement where everyone on the team contributes. 

• Competitive compensation packages

• Generous benefits, including paid vacation, medical, dental, and vision insurance, fully paid family leave, and more

• Amazingly smart and fun teammates and a management team invested in your growth and success.

The compensation information below is provided in compliance with all applicable disclosure requirements.

Base Pay Range: $30.60 - 45.90. Actual base pay will depend on varying circumstances, including the position, location, individual qualifications, market finances, and other operational business needs. Compensation may also include bonuses and equity.

We offer a generous benefits package including flexible vacation that supports the importance of time away from work for rest and relaxation, paid parental leave, sick leave (accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked), medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits, flexible spending account, health savings account, life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Programs, and 401(k) employer match.

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