Escrow Officer

C4000 Stewart Title Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness insurance options

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase program

Employee discounts

Job summary

Stewart Title Company provides escrow services for residential and commercial real estate transactions, including new construction, refinancing, relocation and timeshares. You will facilitate closings with high levels of customer service and proactive communication for internal and external customers.

The role emphasizes neutral liaison duties, adherence to policies, risk mitigation, and collaboration with related teams to ensure timely, accurate settlements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; Bachelor’s preferred.
• Typically requires 5+ years of related work experience.
• Experience handling real estate escrow and closings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establish new escrow accounts and manage funds for closings.
• Process documents for closings in accordance with policies.
• Act as a neutral liaison and monitor risk to the company.
• Communicate complex information clearly to internal/external customers.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Customer service

Escrow processing

Risk awareness

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

At Stewart, we know that success begins with great people. As a Stewart employee, you’ll be joining a company that was named a 2024-2025 Best Company to Work For by U.S. News & World Report, and a 2025 Top Workplace by USA Today. We are committed to helping you own, develop, and nurture your career. We invest in your career journey because we understand that as you grow, so does our company. And our priority is smart growth – by attaining the best people, investing in tools and resources that enable success, and creating a better home for all. You will be part of an inclusive work environment that reflects the customers we serve. You’ll be empowered to use your unique experiences, passion and skills to help our company and the communities we serve constantly evolve and improve. Together, we can achieve our vision of becoming the premier title and real estate services company. Stewart is a global real estate services company, providing title insurance, settlement, underwriting, and lender services through our family of companies.

Job Summary

Provides escrow services for residential and commercial resale, new construction, refinance, relocation and timeshare transactions. Responsible for facilitating real estate transactions by providing a high level of customer service and proactive communication to both internal and external customers throughout the closing process.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for handling real estate transactions by establishing new escrow accounts, managing funds, processing documents for closings, and completing settlements in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Acts as a neutral liaison between file parties, adheres to company policy, and monitors and mitigates risk to the company
• Understands how own team integrates with related teams to accomplish objectives
• Impacts the quality, timeliness and effectiveness of the team through own work
• Recognizes and solves atypical problems that occur infrequently
• Evaluates and selects solutions from existing precedents or procedures
• Communicates and explains complex information, including interdependencies within the team and others
• Works under limited supervision and may use discretion to modify work practices and processes to achieve results or improve efficiency
• Individual contributor acting as a resource for less experienced team members; does not have supervisory responsibilities
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management

Education

High school diploma required; Bachelor’s preferred

Experience

Typically requires 5+ years of related work experience

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Stewart is committed to ensuring that its online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance or an accommodation in the application process, please contact us by email at [e-mail].

Benefits

• Variety of health and wellness insurance options and programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee stock purchase program
• Employee discounts

Stewart is on a journey to become the premier title services company. We offer personalized service, industry expertise and customized solutions for virtually any type of real estate transaction and are a leading global real estate services provider. At our core, we help make property ownership around the world possible. In doing that, we take every step to foster meaningful relationships through our ingenuity and efforts and are dedicated to going above and beyond to provide the best experience for employees and customers alike. To do so, we know we must sustainably serve our employees, shareholders, customers and our communities at large. That’s why we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that fosters a deep sense of pride, passion, respect and belonging, while lessening our impact on the environment and providing transparency around the way we do business.