Title Manager- Foreclosure/ Title/ Default Operations

About the Role

We are seeking a knowledgeable and driven Title Manager to lead our Title Department within a high-volume foreclosure and real estate law practice. In this leadership role, you’ll oversee a team responsible for title review, curative work, document preparation, and recording processes across multiple states. We’re looking for someone with deep expertise in title examination, lien resolution, and document management who thrives in a fast-paced, compliance-focused environment and is ready to elevate team performance, accuracy, and client satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the everyday functions of the Title Division, ensuring superior precision, rapid turnaround timelines, and complete alignment with client, investor, underwriter, and regulatory criteria.
• Direct, coach, and support the career advancement of Title Examiners and administrative assistance staff.
• Evaluate title reports and commitments to detect and clear obstacles regarding ownership, liens, encumbrances, easements, judgments, and chain-of-title discrepancies.
• Supervise tactical title remediation efforts, including securing lien releases, satisfactions, corrective deeds, and overseeing formal title claims.
• Ensure the exact preparation and delivery of FHA and VA title submissions alongside all foreclosure-related title outputs.
• Guide the complete workflow for Assignments of Mortgage (AOMs), Lis Pendens, Title Order Instruments, and corresponding real estate filings.
• Track departmental KPIs, balance task assignments, and mandate strict adherence to client SLAs.
• Maintain current departmental workflows, operational guides, and a perpetual state of audit preparedness.
• Partner with firm counsel, paralegals, external vendors, and title underwriters to resolve intricate title or documentation conflicts effectively.
• Serve as the department representative during client conference updates, operational reviews, and due-diligence assessments.

What You’ll Achieve

• Operational Excellence: Secure consistent, premium execution across all title analysis and document management tasks.
• Timeline Optimization: Guarantee the swift completion of title assessments, curative solutions, and public record filings in line with client and investor projections.
• Flawless Compliance: Maintain top-tier compliance ratings and spotless internal and external audit outcomes.
• Positive Culture: Foster a departmental environment built on accountability, cohesive teamwork, and ongoing workflow refinement.
• Talent Empowerment: Cultivate the individual career success and technical capability of your team members.

Requirements

• 5+ years of focused experience in title operations or default title management within a law firm, title agency, or mortgage servicing setting.
• 3+ years in a supervisory or managerial capacity guiding title examiners or legal support personnel.
• Profound comprehension of title analysis, lien priority, curative strategies, and regional property recording mandates.
• Clear understanding of ALTA standards, underwriter protocols, and state-specific foreclosure frameworks.
• Demonstrated history of managing high-capacity, multi-state title portfolios.
• Practical experience with legal case management networks like Perfect Practice, ICE, Tempo, or ADR is highly beneficial.
• Outstanding leadership attributes, sharp problem-solving skills, and polished communication talents.
• Excellent organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and a steadfast dedication to accuracy and client care.

Benefits

• Competitive salary packaging and an all-inclusive benefits selection.
• A prominent management position within an established, respected default services and real estate law practice.
• A supportive workplace framework focused heavily on quality indicators and regulatory alignment.
• Broad exposure to multi-state title, default fulfillment, and real estate litigation procedures.
• Alignment with an organization devoted to legal innovation, task automation, and ongoing structural advancement.