Senior Commercial Escrow Officer, Texas

Blue Owl Capital Holdings LLC; Texas; On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Blue Owl Capital Holdings LLC seeks an experienced professional to oversee Texas licensing compliance, office operations, and escrow processes for commercial real estate transactions. You will coordinate with underwriters, title companies, and attorneys to ensure accurate, timely closings while maintaining strong service standards.

The role requires 7+ years of commercial experience, a Texas escrow officer license, and the ability to manage high-value transactions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must haveTexas escrow officer license and strong knowledge of Texas title insurance.
• Ability to independently manage complex, high-dollar, time-sensitive transactions.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain company licensing compliance and oversee regulatory requirements for Texas and future states.
• Manage Texas office operations and on-site requirements.
• Coordinate escrow, closing, and settlement processes for commercial real estate transactions.
• Review and approve all transaction documents including deeds, instruments, and affidavits.
• Facilitate discussions between clients, underwriters, title, and attorneys to reach agreement on coverages.

Skills

Texas escrow officer license

Independent transaction management

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

JD preferred

Job description

Blue Owl (NYSE: OWL) is a leading asset manager that is redefining alternatives®. With $330 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2026, we invest across three multi-strategy platforms: Credit, Real Assets and GP Strategic Capital. Anchored by a strong permanent capital base, we provide businesses with private capital solutions to drive long-term growth and offer institutional investors, individual investors, and insurance companies differentiated alternative investment opportunities that aim to deliver strong performance, risk-adjusted returns, and capital preservation. Together with approximately 1,430 experienced professionals globally, Blue Owl brings the vision and discipline to create the exceptional. To learn more, visit www.blueowl.com

Responsibilities

• Maintain company licensing compliance and oversee regulatory requirements for Texas and other states in the future
• Establish and manage operational procedures and workflows for Texas office
• Price premium and endorsements and create workshare invoices for underwriters, and eventually create invoices for licensed state deals
• Conduct internal audits of files to ensure compliance
• Manage Texas on-site requirements to ensure adherence to state regulations
• Open, examine and clear title requirements in compliance with TX regulations and underwriter guidelines
• Ensure files are balanced, funded, recorded, and compliant with state regulations
• Maintain exceptional service standards
• Handle communication on licensed and workshare deals to the extent needed
• Handle Texas specific vendor negotiations
• Review Blue Owl pipeline to ensure Sightline has a plant membership for each county on Texas pipeline
• Help hire and manage additional employees as company grows
• Handle escalation of all issues within Texas office and Texas transaction
• Coordinate external audits with TDI and maintain a good working relationship with TDI
• National Underwriting responsibilities
• Cross-train in national underwriting and facilitate national transactions including liaising between clients, underwriters, attorneys, title escrow, and various teams
• Manage entire escrow process for commercial real estate transactions
• Facilitate discussions and negotiations between the parties to reach agreement on title insurance coverages for the deal
• Independently and proactively identify possible title insurance coverage issues on transactions and work with national underwriters and other transaction parties to negotiate solutions on such matters
• Independently review and approve all transaction-required documentation, such as deeds, security instruments, affidavits, organizational and authority documents, releasees, etc. that are necessary to the issuance of a title policy
• Facilitate, oversee, and coordinate the escrow, closing and settlement processes on commercial real estate transactions; review, approve and comply with all escrow instructions and settlement requirements; Review and approve settlement statements and disbursements for national files
• Oversee closings by national underwriters
• Ensure recordings are handled correctly and submitted by external underwriters
• Ensure all final policies are issued by underwriters and match the proforma
• Ensure all documents are uploaded to software system or document repository

Requirements

• Dallas based – willingness to go to into office 3x/week and as required by TDI
• 7+ years commercial experience (portfolio transactions a plus)
• Texas escrow officer license required
• Deep understanding of Texas title insurance, escrow procedures and underwriting requirements
• Ability to independently manage complex, high-dollar and time sensitive transactions
• Experience managing office operations in Texas
• Understanding of TDI rate rules and regulations
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Knowledge of workshare transactions or willingness to cross-train as national underwriter until one is hired
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with limited oversight
• JD preferred

Salary

It is expected that the base annual salary range for this Dallas non-exempt position will be $140,000 to 165,000. Actual salaries may vary based on factors, such as skill, experience, and qualification for the role.

Benefits

• Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, based on factors such as individual and team performance.

Equal Opportunity

Blue Owl is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.