Escrow Officer

Stewart Title; Powell (OH); On-site; USD 47,831 - 79,719; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase program

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Stewart Title is seeking an experienced escrow professional in Ohio to provide high‑quality residential and commercial escrow services. You will manage funds, documents, and settlements while communicating proactively with clients and internal teams.

The role emphasizes risk awareness, collaboration, and service excellence across closings, with a strong focus on accuracy and timely delivery of results.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; Bachelor's preferred.
• Typically requires 5+ years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of escrow processes and closing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Establish new escrow accounts, manage funds, process closing documents.
• Complete settlements in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Serve as a neutral liaison between parties and monitor risk.
• Understand how own team integrates with related teams to achieve objectives.
• Influence quality and timeliness of the team's work.
• Identify and solve atypical problems that arise.
• Explain complex information and interdependencies clearly.
• Work under limited supervision and adapt processes for efficiency.
• Act as a resource for less experienced team members.

Skills

Escrow services

Customer service

Risk management

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree

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. To learn more about Stewart, visit stewart.com/about.

More information can be found on stewart.com. Get title industry information and insights at stewart.com/insights. Follow Stewart on Facebook @StewartTitleCo, on Instagram @StewartTitleCo and on LinkedIn @StewartTitle.

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].

Pay Range & Benefits

$47,831.39 - $79,718.99 Annually

The base salary range provided is consistent with similar roles at the Company. The base salary range is not an absolute, but a guide, and actual offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, education, experience, location, market conditions, and other compensation components. Depending upon all of the preceding considerations, the base salary may be lower or higher than the stated range.

Stewart offers eligible employees a competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to a variety of health and wellness insurance options and programs, paid time off, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program, and employee discounts.