Commercial Underwriting Manager-Hybrid

Underwriting Manager

Join First American National Commercial Services Lead, Inspire, and Make an Impact At First American, we're more than a leader in title insurance we're a trusted partner in helping clients close complex commercial real estate transactions with confidence. We're looking for a dynamic Underwriting Manager to join our team and lead a group of talented professionals dedicated to excellence, innovation, and service. In this role, you'll manage the day-to-day operations of a team of Underwriters who provide underwriting expertise and guidance to our company personnel, agents, and customers. You'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth and accurate issuance of title insurance commitments and policies by applying sound underwriting standards, industry knowledge, and leadership within your delegated authority. As a trusted advisor and team leader, you'll collaborate across departments to drive consistency, ensure compliance, and support exceptional service delivery in real estate settlement transactions. This is a chance to make an impact in a respected national organization known for integrity, stability, and growth opportunities.

How You'll Contribute

• Manages and sets priorities of the daily operations of a large national commercial services office
• Manages a group of professionals (typically skilled exempt and non-exempt level employees) who have responsibility for operations and project outcomes. Provides direct and indirect supervision of teams.
• Participates in long-range departmental planning and provides input to operational decisions and to clarify or modify project plans, and / or schedule requirements.
• Writes and conducts employee performance reviews and provides ongoing performance feedback through coaching. Makes hiring and compensation recommendations. May get input from Senior Management / Executive Management.
• Support dynamic sales team with customer interactions relaying underwriting decisions, considerations and education on title insurance products.
• Serve as an initial escalation point of contact for internal and external customers on underwriting issues.
• Other duties as assigned

What You'll Bring

Supervision Received or Extended

Pay Range : $126,100-$168,125 Annually

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).

First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant's criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment : handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.

Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO / paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.