Residential Real Estate Title Search Quality Control

About the Company

Pippin Title is a venture-funded real estate technology startup focused on delivering nationwide, high-quality, tech-enabled title search services. The company is based in New York City but operates with a remote-first mindset, hiring strong talent from across the country.

How the Business Works

The company partners with title insurers, property developers, and financial institutions to produce title documents quickly and efficiently, helping streamline the real estate closing process. Its cloud-based platform is designed to make workflow management simpler, faster, and more cost-effective for customers. Following a recent financing round, the organization is scaling quickly and expanding its team.

Role Overview

As a Residential Real Estate Title Search Quality Control professional, you will collaborate with the search team to review completed searches and title reports, confirm property conditions from a legal standpoint, and ensure the final deliverables meet quality standards before they are sent to clients. You will also support customer service by sharing updates, clarifying order details, and responding to order-related questions.

What Success Looks Like

• Review completed title searches for correctness, completeness, and compliance with client-specific standard operating procedures.
• Study and assess records such as deeds, mortgages, property tax records, inheritance and estate tax records, deeds of trust, liens, judgments, easements, restrictions, bankruptcy records, foreclosures, chancery actions, plats, maps, and related documents to determine ownership, encumbrances, and legal property descriptions.
• Evaluate chains of title, identify defects, and prepare summaries of title-related issues.
• Review title records prepared by outside abstractors and request additional information from ground abstractors when a full examination requires it.
• Combine all search findings into property reports and title commitments.
• Accurately extract information from source documents and enter it into reports or software with a high level of precision.
• Work a standard full-time schedule of 8 hours per day, 5 days per week in a remote setting.

Candidate Profile

• You are driven, ambitious, and focused on results.
• You value ongoing learning and adaptability in a changing environment.
• You manage deadlines, milestones, and quality expectations carefully, even as priorities shift.
• You bring initiative, leadership, innovation, motivation, and strong communication to your work.
• You maintain a positive outlook and bring energy to the team.
• You communicate directly, listen actively, and are open to candid feedback.
• You enjoy teamwork and are willing to be challenged outside your comfort zone.

Requirements and Qualifications

• 1 to 4 years of experience as a title abstractor or examiner, including online search experience.
• Working knowledge of state-specific guidelines and the ability to search property tax jurisdictions at the state, city, county, and school levels online.
• Strong attention to detail when reviewing source documents and entering data into reports.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Familiarity with title search systems such as SoftPro, Qualia, and Datatrace is helpful but not mandatory.
• Sound judgment when handling confidential borrower information.
• Ability to work well with others as part of a team.
• Capacity to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, deadline-heavy environment.
• Willingness to work overtime when needed to meet client timelines.

Compensation and Benefits

The pay package is competitive and flexible based on experience. Benefits include paid vacation, paid holidays, and full employer-paid health insurance.

Culture and Values

The company promotes an innovative and inclusive culture where different perspectives and new ideas are welcomed. Team members are expected to bring pride, consistency, adaptability, and appreciation to their work.

Additional Notes

This is a remote full-time position. The role requires a standard 40-hour workweek, and overtime may be needed from time to time to support client deadlines.

The ideal hire is someone who is passionate about title search work and quality control and who fits a collaborative, service-oriented environment.