Title Underwriting Assistant (Philadelphia or Pittsburgh)

Location: Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; office-based role

Salary: $20.31–$27.09 per hour

Company

hirify.global provides title insurance and commercial real estate transaction services through its National Commercial Services business.

What you will do

• Review title searches, commitments, surveys, recorded documents, legal descriptions, endorsements, and other transaction documentation.
• Identify title matters, exceptions, requirements, discrepancies, and issues requiring escalation to an underwriter.
• Prepare, review, and revise title commitments, pro forma policies, final policies, endorsements, and related documents.
• Support acquisitions, financing, refinances, construction transactions, and other complex commercial real estate transactions.
• Coordinate with underwriters, attorneys, lenders, customers, surveyors, abstractors, recording offices, and internal teams.
• Manage multiple files, priorities, deadlines, post-closing requirements, and final policy issuance.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of ALTA title insurance policy forms, commitments, endorsements, coverages, Owner’s Policies, and Loan Policies.
• Knowledge of Schedule A, Schedule B-I requirements, Schedule B-II exceptions, title commitments, and pro forma policies.
• Understanding of title exceptions, mortgages, judgments, liens, easements, restrictions, rights-of-way, taxes, assessments, vesting, conveyances, chain of title, and recording requirements.
• Ability to review deeds, entity and authority documents, resolutions, organizational documents, surveys, and legal descriptions.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, communication, judgment, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, title production systems, and electronic document management platforms.

Nice to have

• Experience in title insurance, commercial real estate, legal, or a related industry.
• Experience supporting complex commercial or national commercial transactions.
• Familiarity with multi-state transactions and state-specific title and recording requirements.
• Experience working with commercial real estate attorneys, institutional lenders, developers, investors, and sophisticated commercial customers.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, people-first workplace focused on employee support and belonging.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage based on eligibility.
• 401(k), paid time off, paid sick leave, and employee stock purchase plan based on eligibility.
• Equal opportunity employment environment.